Work Experience
7/2018 | Senior Product Designer
Allstate – Chicago, Ilinois
UX for Agile XP teams. Projects have included tier 1 enterprise sales apps, liability analysis workflow tools, and NLP solutions. I have also been leading an extracurricular group called “Design Hackers Guild.” We practice interdisciplinary code/design projects using HCD methods.
7/2014 – 7/2018 | Senior UX Designer / Lead
Motorola Solutions – Chicago, Ilinois
UX work for enterprise radio network infrastructure tools. Users included engineers and LMR system administrators. Digital Transformation strategy. UX for dynamic mapping application. UX and front end dev work on Design System.
2/2013 – 5/2014 | Associate Designer and Developer
Wiegand Associates – La Grange Park, Illinois
UX research & design, front-end development (primarily with WordPress sites), print design.
4/2011 – 5/2012 | Print and Media Designer
Wearable Collections – Brooklyn, New York
Outreach/campaign strategy. Web design. Digital content & social media management. Print material/ merchandise/ display design.
11/2008 – 2/2009 | Skilled Papermaking Intern
Dieu Donné – New York, NY
Tech/artist assistance (planning and production). Co-teacher of beginner papermaking courses, pulp-painting courses
3/2006 – 6/2006 | Ecological and Educational Intern
Chabot Space & Science Center – Oakland, California
Curriculum development and facilitation for K-6 aged children and their families.
1/2006 – 6/2006 | Architecture & Design Intern
Tsui Design and Research – Emeryville, California
Architectural renderings, RFP review and response.
Core Competencies
Design Strategy, Journey Mapping, Information Architecture, Wireframing & Layout, Rapid Prototyping, Frontend Development, UI Component Reusability, User Research, Project Planning, Requirement Planning & Documentation, WordPress & CMS…
I am always learning, and I strive to keep up to date with the latest technology.
Languages/Frameworks
Fluent in: Javascript, jQuery, Semantic HTML5, Dynamic CSS3.
Proficient in: React, Node, JSX, XML, JSON, MongoDB/Mongoose/Firebase, SQL, PHP.
Familiarity with: .NET / C#, C++ and Java…
UX Tools
Adobe Illustrator, inVision Studio, Sketch, Balsamiq, Mural, and etc…
Education
2017-2018 – Full Stack Coding Certification – Northwestern School of Professional Studies
2012-2016 – Undergraduate Computer Science & College of Dupage and NEIU
2004-2009 – BFA – The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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