Experience

Surround Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead UX Designer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Led design of software from minimum viable product to best-in-class user interaction for purchasing insurance. Collaborated closely with software developers, agents, and company stakeholders to create a modern insurance experience through user-centric designs, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes. Tested existing functionality, assessed customer input, and gathered stakeholder feedback to design customer-facing experiences. Built workflows using InVision, Sketch, and other design packages. Led design of software from minimum viable product to best-in-class user interaction for purchasing insurance. Collaborated closely with software developers, agents, and company stakeholders to create a modern insurance experience through user-centric designs, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes. Tested existing functionality, assessed customer input, and gathered stakeholder feedback to design customer-facing experiences. Built workflows using InVision, Sketch, and other design packages.



Liberty Mutual Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• UX Designer

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  Researching, testing, and evaluating user requirements in collaboration with product owners and developers. Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps. Researching, testing, and evaluating user requirements in collaboration with product owners and developers. Illustrating design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.



PRECISIONeffect

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• UX Designer

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  As UX Designer, my job involves working with art/creative directors, media/engagement teams, and creating a wide array of media. With the Art/Creative Directors, we collaborate to translate concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences. I assist the Media and Engagement team in development of media and digital strategy. For web work, I produce sitemaps and user flows, clickable prototypes. As well as collaborating with Strategy/Engagement to mine user insights, analytics, best practices, to inform design decisions. On the creative side, I provide multi-media and video editing support, create infographics, illustrations, and animations. My role also entails researching and sharing industry trends, competitors, and comparable experiences; appling and driving design standards across clients and channels. I also advise strategic design decisions related to core and new functions and features. Show less

• Content Designer

  • May 2016 - Feb 2017

  Responsible for visual elements in marketing collateral including but not limitedto still and motion design, infographics, animated GIFs, animations and final cut onvideos.



They're Using Tools!

• Providence, RI

• Founder

  • Jul 2007 - May 2016

  They're Using Tools! is a video company specializing in design and animation. Resourceful creativity and original narrative characters are the basis of our unique style. Whatever size of the production, whether it’s online, in-house, or public, They’re Using Tools! brings experience and perspective to an idea from conception to implementation. Clients include: AARP, Amazon, (add)ventures, American Laundromat Records, the Basics Group, Canadian Invasion, Choice Hotels/Econo Lodge, Continuum Innovation, Emily's List, First Act Inc., First Priority Media, Focus Vision Media, Genius Rocket, Hasbro, Live Nation, Levick, Public Ink, RISD, Stepframe Interactive/ Microsoft, United Health, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Show less



Rhode Island School of Design

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Continuing Education Faculty

  • 2005 - Dec 2009

  Video, Animation, Photoshop and Web Design courses. Video, Animation, Photoshop and Web Design courses.



Advertising Ventures, Inc.

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Interactive Design

  • Mar 2008 - Jul 2009

  Design and animated material for motion graphics, Flash and After Effects products. (add)ventures works with Fortune 500 companies, industry and innovation leaders, leading universities, major non-profits and governments. Design and animated material for motion graphics, Flash and After Effects products. (add)ventures works with Fortune 500 companies, industry and innovation leaders, leading universities, major non-profits and governments.



College Crusade of RI

• Americorps Crusade Member

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2005

  Community organization that assists low-income children in getting a post-high school education. Formed a Comic Book Club (3rd& 5th grade), 3rd grade Video Club and helped 4th graders to create their own book. Supported literacy, math and peer cooperation skills. Also reworked and provided illustrations for Americorps Member Guide. Community organization that assists low-income children in getting a post-high school education. Formed a Comic Book Club (3rd& 5th grade), 3rd grade Video Club and helped 4th graders to create their own book. Supported literacy, math and peer cooperation skills. Also reworked and provided illustrations for Americorps Member Guide.