Interactive Designer

• Sep 2018 - Present

Solve a wide variety of complex UX/UI challenges using Sketch, InVision, WordPress, and the Adobe CC suite. Collaborate and work closely with developers, account managers, and clients from start to finish of each project, and present work confidently to internal and external stakeholders. Use important skills on a daily basis such as efficient multi-tasking, organization and prioritization of workflow, personable interactions with co-workers and clients, and accurate verbal and written communication.

Adjunct Instructor

• Aug 2019 - Present

As a Graphic Design Adjunct Instructor at Cincinnati State, I teach (and also created the entire course curriculum) for the User Interface Design class - a course on researching, designing, and prototyping an interface for web and mobile products. At completion of the course, students are able to:Analyze, assess, and critique digital product design.Analyze, discuss, and make informed decisions about design, industry trends, and ethics.Effectively convey ideas and processes when writing, or presenting design concepts tostakeholders.Be better equipped with the skills needed to pursue a career in digital design.Students must research, design, and prototype an interface for desktop and mobile, based off of a randomly assigned, existing, real-world site. Their websites must balance function and form; it should not only be well-designed and user-focused, but should also solve a defined problem. This semester-long project is broken down into weekly deliverables (similar to real-world web design projects), and each week’s segment builds on the next. Students learn to use Adobe XD, as well as other tools such as Balsamiq, UserBit, etc. to research, design, prototype, and conduct user testing and card sort testing.

Student Tutor

• Oct 2016 - May 2019

Assist graphic design and Web Development 1 & 2 students with portfolio pieces, coding (HTML, CSS, Javascript), coursework, reinforce and further develop students' knowledge of class concepts, and perform one-on-one lab time with each student. Assist graphic design and Web Development 1 & 2 students with portfolio pieces, coding (HTML, CSS, Javascript), coursework, reinforce and further develop students' knowledge of class concepts, and perform one-on-one lab time with each student.

UX Designer

• May 2018 - Sep 2018

Joined the Health & Wellness and Platform pods and used Sketch, Adobe XD, and InVision to wireframe and prototype user interfaces for internal and external digital products including: The Little Clinic, My Prescriptions, Kroger.com, the Kroger Design System, AMP (Kroger’s internal CMS), Ruler Foods app, and PPSRx.com. Conducted user experience research through in-person testing sessions and competitive analyses. Helped run the inaugural Design Sprint for the AMP team.

UX Design Intern

• Feb 2018 - May 2018

Graphic Design Intern

• May 2017 - Feb 2018

Utilized skills in Adobe CC applications for print and digital design, motion graphics, and large displays for internal communications and external advertising. Gained experience working in an Agile environment and utilizing Jira Software for project management. Utilized skills in Adobe CC applications for print and digital design, motion graphics, and large displays for internal communications and external advertising. Gained experience working in an Agile environment and utilizing Jira Software for project management.

Receptionist

• May 2012 - May 2017

Serve as the face and the voice of the company, and successfully represent the doctors and the unique philosophy of the practice both in-person and on the telephone. Use important skills on a daily basis such as efficient multi-tasking, organization and prioritization of workflow, excellent customer service, personable interactions with clients and staff, and accurate verbal and written communication.

Veterinary Assistant

• Mar 2010 - May 2012