Experience

ReadySkill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead UX Designer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Lead UX and digital product design for ReadySkill. Owned and led by the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, ReadySkill is a skilling platform that helps learners connect with social services platforms, leading universities, and other resources to support the whole individual on their journey. Lead UX and digital product design for ReadySkill. Owned and led by the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, ReadySkill is a skilling platform that helps learners connect with social services platforms, leading universities, and other resources to support the whole individual on their journey.



Mid-Ohio Food Collective

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• User Experience Designer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  UX and UI Design for several of Mid-Ohio Food Collective's ongoing digital products where technology and community intersect. UX and UI Design for several of Mid-Ohio Food Collective's ongoing digital products where technology and community intersect.



Freelance

• Freelance Designer

  • Jan 2014 - Present



McGraw Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning Experience Designer

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2020

  Learning Experience Designer for Science, Health, AP, and Social Studies. This includes print books, digital product design, ancillary printed materials, product marketing and samples. Skills involved include UX, usability testing, wire-framing, rapid prototyping, agile design methodology, and user-centered design thinking. Learning Experience Designer for Science, Health, AP, and Social Studies. This includes print books, digital product design, ancillary printed materials, product marketing and samples. Skills involved include UX, usability testing, wire-framing, rapid prototyping, agile design methodology, and user-centered design thinking.



Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Specialist

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2015

  Design Lead on the Communications team. Worked with and collaborated with department heads, including the Board of Trustees and Executive Director. Responsibilities of the role included all print and web design components, including annual reports, website updates, internal designs and educational materials, video editing, and other miscellaneous design projects. A lot of the information in the annual reports and video work involved breaking down and visualizing complex information for both active and retired members. The information involves large quantities and technical data from investment portfolios and must be presented in a way that is easy to understand for OP&F members.



Lextant

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Designer (Contractor)

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  Helped develop the design of their UI system. This project was for an operating system that managed a warehouse that housed HVAC and refrigeration systems. The large amounts of data this UI displayed was complex and had a need for a lot of progressive disclosure and other UX best practices.Collaborated with a small team on early information architecture, wireframing, and visual design. The responsibilities of this role included competitive research and presentation, sketching and wireframing layouts, developing visual direction for the UI skinning, and creating mock walk-throughs of use-cases.



Bath & Body Works

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Design Contractor

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2011

  Contract designer position at the home office responsible for design of internal documents, training materials, holiday pieces, and other graphics. Contract designer position at the home office responsible for design of internal documents, training materials, holiday pieces, and other graphics.



Resource/Ammirati, An IBM Company

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

  Resource Interactive (now Resource/Ammirati - IBM, 3 months)Website layout for clients including Victoria’s Secret, Hewlett-Packard, P&G, Bush's Baked Beans, The Limited, and many other multinational clients. My work involved reporting to a senior designer and helping with a lot of the digital production work, web page layout, and UI element creation. Resource Interactive (now Resource/Ammirati - IBM, 3 months)Website layout for clients including Victoria’s Secret, Hewlett-Packard, P&G, Bush's Baked Beans, The Limited, and many other multinational clients. My work involved reporting to a senior designer and helping with a lot of the digital production work, web page layout, and UI element creation.



WD Partners

• United States
• Design Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graphic Designer (Co-op)

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  I worked on many large name-brand products, including Best Buy, Footjoy, Frito-Lay, Pepsico, and Bruegger’s Bagels. The work with Best Buy included a lot of cross-functional collaboration with digital design team managers to conceptualize some in-store retail experience concepts for some of their digital kiosks and environmental design. Another project involved UX work on a touch-screen kiosk for grocery stores to help buyers find a wine they would like in the wine & beer department. I worked on many large name-brand products, including Best Buy, Footjoy, Frito-Lay, Pepsico, and Bruegger’s Bagels. The work with Best Buy included a lot of cross-functional collaboration with digital design team managers to conceptualize some in-store retail experience concepts for some of their digital kiosks and environmental design. Another project involved UX work on a touch-screen kiosk for grocery stores to help buyers find a wine they would like in the wine & beer department.