Experience

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  FINRA

  • Rockville, MD

  • UX Designer

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Rockville, MD
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  The World Bank

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • UX Architect and Analyst

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    The primary subject matter expert on the WB External Web Design System (EWDS). Responsible for reviewing and approving all website designs relative to EWDS. Expanded and improved the EWDS to accelerate web design, development, and approval. Collaborated with internal business clients to ascertain...

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  HiveWise

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • UX Design Lead

    • Oct 2016 - Mar 2018
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Worked with HiveWise, an MIT commercial spin-off, creating an open innovation platform. My working relationship with HiveWise began while at General Assembly. Performed a complete overhaul of their platform. Interviewed current users to determine usability issues. Structured the information archi...

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  General Assembly

  • UX Design Instructor

    • Nov 2016 - Sep 2017

    Hired initially as a Teaching Assistant and promoted to Instructor. Taught 4 immersive UX design programs. Each program spanned 10-weeks and 400 hours of class time. Class size varied from 12 to 15 students per program. Received an average student feedback score of 4.6/5.0. The feedback questionnaire measured instructional quality including helpfulness, clarity, and subject matter expertise. Originated, prepared ,and delivered curriculum. Provided student instruction, project feedback, and 1-on-1 guidance and project support.

  • Immersive UX Design Student

    • Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

    Chose General Assembly for a UX immersive program, based on its high reputation with graduates. Performed 400 hours of immersive study, receiving 120 hours of instruction. Subjects covered IA, wireframing, design ethics, client interaction, research, interaction design, and prototyping. Developed 5 collaborative projects with a variety of constituents including data science and full-stack students. During the program, worked with Hivewise, an external company. Hivewise requested my ongoing participation, which lasted 18 months.

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  Punita Group, Inc.

  • Chantilly, Virginia

  • Product Design Lead

    • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Chantilly, Virginia

    Responsible for product development cycle from ideation all the way to production and validation. Led a team in the creation of three brand new labels. Originated product, branding, and packaging designs for wallets, purses, backpacks, and a variety of other items. Performed prototype testing to ...

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  Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Leesburg, VA

  • Design Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
    • Leesburg, VA

    Provided graphic design, web design, and brand management to small and medium sized organizations. Clients included tech startups, local artists, and cycling teams.