Resume

Work experience

OverDrive / Feb 2021 - May 2022

Work with the team to help design the UI and ensure a quality user experience.
Develop and adhere to a process for prototyping and implementing the UI for software/website features in accordance with UI and UX standards.
Identify and interpret users’ needs and understand how users consume and navigate content.
Assist in planning and development of existing information architectures and identify areas for improvement, including content inventories and audits.
Offer expert advice to team members, educating on UI/UX knowledge and best practices.
Conduct A/B or split-testing, iterating on designs and gathering feedback to constantly improve products or websites.
Focus on market research and work closely with teams to create and plan digital marketing campaigns.
Focus on use cases, flow diagrams, define information hierarchies and ideal user journeys.

Thermo Fisher Scientific / May 2022 - Present

Facilitate seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing to achieve project goals, with over 60 designers as team liaison between the UXD and UXR teams.
Analyze user feedback, conduct usability tests, and gather insights from user research studies to identify pain points and areas for improvement within lists, quotes, and subscription features.
Apply human-centric design and system-thinking expertise to enhance fishersci.com experiences and design system across multiple platforms.
Meet regularly with stakeholders from various departments to understand their needs and requirements for specific feature requests to ensure the final product meets expectations and aligns with business objectives.
Provide detailed specifications, wireframes, and annotations to ensure accurate implementation of the user interface and interactions.
Wireframing detailed and responsive designs, ensuring ADA compliance.
Seek opportunities to stay updated with industry trends and best practices, striving to improve and elevate the overall quality of design deliverables.

MTD / Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

Design compelling creative for Troybilt.com and Cubcadet.com that includes, but not limited to homepage, landing pages, banners, graphic-headers, and eSpots all while working within the parameters of the brand guidelines and direction from strategic brand agencies
Leverage consumer insight studies and findings to establish the best overall design elements to include in UX design experiences
Wireframing and designing clean, pixel-perfect interfaces for our website and mobile products
Working with e-comm and dev team to track, measure, and optimize user interfaces and experience
Plan and run user tests and other design research to inform design decisions
Rapid product concepts, wireframes and documentation
Rich release documentation
Assist channel and eCommerce team on development of A+ web content creative to support products on retailer websites
Collaborate and brainstorm with cross-functional teams including agencies on design execution for short term and long-term projects

Brand Castle / April 2018 - Feb 2019

Developing package style guides in collaboration with key internal stake-holders for multiple in-house and licensed brands, including Kellogg's, Disney, Universal, Bailey’s, and Cost Plus World Market
Working directly with local and overseas printers to produce in-house, licensed, and customer specific branded packaging
Product design and illustration for hard goods
Setting up photo shoots, photographing and editing
Developing social media plans, designing posts and scheduling multiple channels through Hootsuite
Designing and drafting email blasts using MailChimp

Darice / May 2006 - Feb 2017

Researching and developing product and packaging systems for a wide range of consumer product goods, including kids, home decor, holiday and basic craft items.
Coordinating with product buyers to create the best packaging for their item while integrating legal compliance regulations.
Working with in-house photographer to stage and take product photos.
Continuously in contact with vendors and printers locally as well as overseas to produce packaging and product.

Masters’s degree, User Experience Design / 2018 - 2020

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree, Graphic Design / 2001 - 2004