I am a multidisciplinary creative lead and experience designer with more than decade of experience developing original concepts into strategic, award-winning design solutions for clients, including Blackboard, Capital One Financial, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cushman & Wakefield, CVS Pharmacies, FAO Schwartz, Gannett, General Electric, Home Depot, MasterCard, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, the National Institutes of Health, Navy Federal Credit Union, Pantone, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Sapient Nitro, and USA Today.
As an embedded member of the digital team, I partner with clients, researchers and developers to launch exceptional experiences utilizing Figma to deliver documentation and code snippets (CSS) for collaborative review in FigJam. For Sentara Healthcare, I assisted with the web redesign effort for both the patient and provider portals, and designed an online interactive timeline encompassing nearly 250 years of healthcare milestones and advancements utilizing components from the newly established design system used by Sentara’s portfolio of digital properties.
As a member of the UX Design Team at Navy Federal Digital, I partnered with product ownership, user research, and development teams, in an agile environment, to help deliver superior products with enhanced feature functionality, clearly communicated messaging, and visually balanced presentations based on design principles and best practices.
As an Art Director for Palladian Partners, I worked on a range of digital design for web and social media campaigns, including the design of responsive web layouts and page templates, and social media graphics, videos and GIF animations. I also supported a broad range of print products and publications for various national health institutes.
As a Freelance UX Consultant for clients including the EOP Office of Budget & Management, the Franklin Institute, and Neustar, I worked on a range of user experience design for mobile and desktop products, including the design of responsive web sites, and analytics dashboards.
As a Senior Digital Designer for Blackboard, I created a range of digital and print products, including the design of responsive web layouts and templates. In addition, I supported on-going, marketing initiatives and promotional events through the design of collateral and email templates.
Created responsive web design templates and maintain digital asset library for global sites
Supported the CMS migration from Kentico to SDL Tridion, revised global site components, and provided new graphics for desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints
Tracked progress and milestones, and provided statuses and documents via Smartsheet and Basecamp
Developed corporate web analytics dashboard and integrated data sources
Assisted the design of mobile product landing pages and key art
Designed marketing materials and promotional collateral
Processed quick web edits and content updates as needed
As a Senior Digital Designer for Sapient, I worked on a range of digital, customer-focused experiences, including the design of responsive web layouts or new and existing web sites. In addition, I supported on-going, blue chip client work through responsive web UI layout designs and enhancements.
As an Art Director and UX Designer for Capital One, I worked on a range of digital, B2C and B2B products, including new and existing native applications. Working with various sprint teams, and utilizing current design software and best practices, I supported UI and UX needs for both iOS devices: tablet and mobile phone.
As a Mobile UX Designer with Gannett Digital, I worked with product managers and developers (back-end and front-end) to create highly usable, stylish, visually appealing, and intuitive user experiences. I supported 18 local broadcast properties with periodic brand updates and enhancements, across platform, including mobile web and native applications (Android and iOS).
As an Art Director at IQ Solutions, my responsibilities included conception and direction, and execution. I have experience working with vendors across a broad range of products, including packaging, exhibits and signage. One notable campaign, the Pantone Plus Series Launch event, utilized both direct mail and electronic email blasts, as well as web advertising and a user-centered micro site to engage and inform.
As a Senior Marketing Associate (Design) of the U.S. Marketing team, I managed projects through the entire design cycle from client consultation to final presentation. I developed all the advertising, proposals, presentations, and marketing collateral for the DC metropolitan region branches. As the sole designer in the DC office, I was responsible for art direction, design/layout, production, and client services. I designed sales presentations for high profile commercial and retail clients.
As a Senior Graphic Designer, I worked on an array of concurrent projects from conception to completion. My responsibilities include creative conception and execution, creative staff supervision, project and resource management, presentation preparation, content generation and copy writing, and providing preliminary editing and quality assurance. I have experience working with vendors across a broad range of products, including packaging, displays, exhibits and signage.
As an Adjunct Professor of the Design Department at Frostburg State University, I created a curriculum that included initial research and style execution, wireframing, workflow diagramming, rapid prototyping, user testing, and visual design, in final fidelity. I led weekly lab-style classes structured to maximize student involvement and learning, which included weekly surveys to measure course accuracy and identify additional learning opportunities. Held weekly office hours for student development and mentorship. Project deliverables included style tiles, mood boards, flow diagrams, clickable prototypes, and design comps.
Developed a 16 week digital design curriculum culminating in the creation of an interactive online portfolio for graduating seniors.
Designed a successive course of projects aimed at reinforcing an omni-channel approach with an emphasis on a mobile first approach.
Administered weekly learning diagnostics where students participated in design learning exercises to mapping peaks and deficits in learning.
Introduced students to the iterative design process, simulating agile methodology into weekly practice.
Instructed students through various stages of digital product design, from early research and discovery, through sketching/wireframing and rapid prototyping on to final high fidelity visual design.
Hosted industry leaders to speak on a variety of real world subject matter, from standard workday experiences to leading edge software and concepts.
Graded project work, utilizing a process of submission with the opportunity for continued refinement and rescoring.