Recent Experience

Senior Product Designer - Docker

‘21–current, remote

Product design, UI/UX, creation of design system, product experience, user research, basic html

Senior Product Designer/Design System Lead - CloudBees

‘18–’21, remote

Branding and identity, product design, UI/UX, creation of design system, design system management, product experience, team Scrum Master, marketing, basic html

Visual Designer, Founder - Method & Medium

‘17–’20, remote

Branding, web, UI/UX, print, digital illustration, iconography, apparel/merchandise design, product marketing, typography, calligraphy, and fine arts

Lead Visual Designer - Radius CoWork

‘16–’20

Full brand redesign: identity guide, logo creation, mission/goals, web design; digital illustration, marketing; print design: infographics, promotional material, flyers, and business cards

Web/Graphic Designer - Epic Web Studios

‘14–’17

Web design: client goals, competitor analysis, wire-framing, mockups; e-mail marketing; logo creation; iconography, typography; social media content creation; UI/UX; client communication; and assisting in digital media strategy and content revision

 

Other Experience

'18–’20 – ComicCon Event Team - Sixfoot Promo (Marvel, FoxNext, & Boom!): San Diego, CA and New York City, NY

'18–’20 – Design Lead - Erie Day of Code Conference

'18 – Contract Visual Designer - Shift Collaborative

'18 – Part-time Museum Experience Associate - The Frick Pittsburgh

'17–'18 – Marketing Designer - BOMA

'17–’19 – Visual Designer - Bobby Borgia

'17–’20 – Visual Designer - Ethos Copywriting

'16–'18 – Visual Designer - Erie Ale Works

'16-'18 – Exhibitor Assistant and Expo Hall Zone Lead - Penny Arcade Exhibition (PAX)

'16-’20 – Brand Designer - MenajErie Studio

'14–'15 – Package Designer - Abuelita Mexican Foods

'13 – Adobe Suite Instructor, Graphic Designer - Fauquier Health and Hospital

'11 – Aircraft Wrap Designer - Belk and SCAD Collab. Centre

What I Bring

  • 8+ years of real-world experience designing UI and UX for consumer-facing products in web, tech, mobile, and social environments

  • An understanding of the junction of User Experience and User Interface

  • Experience designing large-scale design systems

  • Well-versed in data-informed product design (A/B discovery, user testing, data analysis, competitors and market analysis)

  • Oral and written communication skills to articulate the rationale behind design decisions and influence key stakeholders

  • Experience designing global products for a diverse range of users across the world

  • Expert ability to create wireframes and prototypes

  • Product leadership and relationship building skills in a cross-functional team environment (in-person and remote)

  • Experience in performing Agile roles: Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Dev Team

Certifications

Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance

Software Skills

Prototyping: Sketch, Figma, Abstract, Principle, InVision, Marvel

Adobe Creative Suite CC: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc

Web/Development: GitHub, Squarespace, Shopify, Wordpress, Wix

Office Suites: Google, Atlassian, Microsoft

Project Management: Atlassian/Jira, Slack, Trello

Education

'09-'13 – Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), BFA Classical Painting; Graphic Design

 

3 Fun facts about me:

I always have a book when I go to a bar.

My dog is named after the giant wolf and son of Loki.

I sometimes take meeting notes in Khuzdul.