Experience
Intertek Wisetail; Remote
Lead Product Designer | 2024-Present
Senior Product Designer | 2022–2024
- Lead design projects and influence design strategy, practices, and outcomes.
- Deliver solutions that work and demonstrably increase value.
- Establish and maintain cross-functional design system process.
- Establish user experience research and usability testing process.
- Solution with cross-functional teams, advocating for users.
- Formulate and conduct UX research and usability studies with client base.
- Document and communicate designs via wireframes, mockups, user flows, prototypes, and other deliverables for multiple platforms. (iOS, Android, Web, etc.)
- Collaborate with and advise other designers on product solutions.
- Facilitate and participate in design reviews.
IRA Financial; Remote
UX/UI Designer | WordPress Developer | 2018–2022
- Rebranded company. Directed the design of marketing and general company materials (designing when needed), ensuring brand and messaging consistency.
- Designed, developed, and maintained company websites. Made with a builder, HTML, CSS, and some JS for custom functionality. Optimized for search engines, speed, performance; integrated Google Analytics.
- Architected sites' move to WP, restructuring content and site map. The improved design, content, and SEO resulted in improved site visits and sales.
- Designed landing pages for Google ad campaigns. Performed A/B testing for ad campaigns to inform designs and impprove sales.
- Designed and regularly updated the UI for company app with attention to client feedback. Collaborated with a retirement specialist and an offshore developer team to continuously improve user experience.
Pension Investors; Remote
UX/UI Designer | WordPress Developer | 2020–2021
- Rebranded company. Directed the design of marketing and general company materials (designing when needed), ensuring brand and messaging consistency.
- Designed, developed, and maintained 3 websites. Made with a builder, HTML, CSS, and some JS for custom functionality. Optimized for search engines, speed, performance; integrated Google Analytics.
- Architected sites' move to WP, restructuring content and site map. The improved design, content, and SEO resulted in improved site visits and sales.
- Designed landing pages for Google ad campaigns. Performed A/B testing for ad campaigns to inform designs and impprove sales.
Profile
I have 7 years of experience as a product designer and a master’s degree in technical communication focused on digital information design.
Skills
Design
Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Systems, User-Centered Solutions
Design Tools
Figma | Sketch | InVision | Adobe InDesign, XD, Illustrator
Development
HTML, CSS, JS, WordPress, Scrum, Kanban, JIRA
Education
MA Technical Comm.
Focus: Information Design
Auburn University
2016