Highly skilled, detail-oriented product designer with a proven history of success transforming user experiences through sophisticated, elegant interface designs.
Highly skilled, detail-oriented product designer with a proven history of success transforming user experiences through sophisticated, elegant interface designs.
Innovative, enthusiastic technical professional with a track record of accomplishment creating impactful user experiences across numerous platforms.
Encouraging team player with demonstrated success overseeing design implementation across platforms and identifying opportunities for improvement throughout the development process.
Engaging, highly-personable communicator skilled at driving cross-functional collaboration, conveying complex ideas, promoting constructive criticism, and furthering user-focused solutions both remotely and in-person.
September 8, 1984
Gaming, boating, and learning
Munising, Michigan
Academy of Art University—San Francisco, CA
Northern Michigan University—Marquette, MI
Multiplatform Digital Products & Application Design
User Experience Design
Web & Mobile Design
Prototyping
Creative Problem Solver
Team Leadership
Project Management
Presentation Skills
Software Applications & Tools
Programming Languages
Environments
Disciplines
Sketch, InVision, Microsoft Applications (SharePoint, Flow, Forms, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe Applications (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, AfterEffects, Premier Pro), MySQL, Drupal (CMS), Jira, Confluence, Slack, Teamwork, FTP Clients, CodeKit.
HTML, CSS-SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile, PHP, AJAX, JSON.
OSX, Windows, iOS, Android.
Responsive Design, iOS Design, ADA Compliance, UX Design Experience, UI Design Experience, IA Design Experience, Product Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Lighting.
Lead UX/UI Designer for Vineya, a multi-platform scheduling application for American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Services.
Executed competitive research for all new product features and launched end-user surveys for feedback analysis.
Drove cross-functional collaboration among teams, liaising with software engineers and product managers remotely in order to further project workflows.
Noted Accomplishments
Championed Vineya’s native iOS application design for Agency MVP, skillfully integrating iOS design patterns and establishing design guidelines for Vineya web application.
Guided development of new product features for desktop, tablet, and mobile views by building high-fidelity interactive prototypes using Sketch and InVision.
Direct and deliver creative projects for small businesses in order to promote brand awareness, drive business development, communicate company missions, and increase engagement.
Leverage extensive knowledge and expertise with regard to user experience and interface design, aesthetics, and development to conceptualize, produce, and deploy digital elements.
Establish rapport with clientele and cultivate ongoing professional relationships, laying foundations for continuous collaboration and success.
Noted Accomplishments
Redesigned company logos, printed promotional materials, designed annual report, and consulted on website redesign for Hiawatha Communications, Inc.
Built gallery website for Creations by Terri Merrick, a jewelry artist showcasing handmade crafts and creations; developed initial site using Drupal and revamped using front-end and back-end development.
Designed and developed website for Breakwall Bakery & Café’s newly-established business using mobile-first design technique to optimize website on mobile interfaces before building compatibility for larger screen resolutions.
Designed and developed promotional website for Williams Island Cabin Rental, a private island cabin rental on Lake Superior.
Lead designer for all printed and digital promotional materials
Effectively communicate technological products details including cellular devices and service plans.
Focus on positive user experience with their devices, before during and after the sale.
Owned and managed a cellular phone dealership as an Authorized Alltel Agent
Designed all visual marketing materials
Performed all managerial and business related tasks including sales, marketing, accounting, human resources, and supervising one to three employees at any given time