Design Ops Chapter Co-lead

• Sep 2023 - Present

Senior UX Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

UX Manager

• Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

Principal User Experience Designer

• Apr 2021 - Jan 2022

Senior User Experience Designer

• Apr 2018 - Apr 2021

Adjunct Professor

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Senior User Experience Designer

• Mar 2016 - Apr 2018

Senior User Experience Designer

• Jan 2014 - Feb 2016

Brought together diverse stakeholders by surfacing roadmap conflicts, communicating openly with all leadership, and assisting with collaboration. Accomplished initial integration of newly acquired technology in two months, and continued to work with feedback to improve user experience. Became a subject matter expert to provide critical UX for cyber analyst through observing and interviewing analysts to understand how they operate. Minimized UX & Engineer design efforts… Show more Brought together diverse stakeholders by surfacing roadmap conflicts, communicating openly with all leadership, and assisting with collaboration. Accomplished initial integration of newly acquired technology in two months, and continued to work with feedback to improve user experience. Became a subject matter expert to provide critical UX for cyber analyst through observing and interviewing analysts to understand how they operate. Minimized UX & Engineer design efforts by assessing product typography and creating simplified style sheets. Worked with multiple UX teams to begin a design system and ensure similar interactions across products. Show less Brought together diverse stakeholders by surfacing roadmap conflicts, communicating openly with all leadership, and assisting with collaboration. Accomplished initial integration of newly acquired technology in two months, and continued to work with feedback to improve user experience. Became a subject matter expert to provide critical UX for cyber analyst through observing and interviewing analysts to understand how they operate. Minimized UX & Engineer design efforts… Show more Brought together diverse stakeholders by surfacing roadmap conflicts, communicating openly with all leadership, and assisting with collaboration. Accomplished initial integration of newly acquired technology in two months, and continued to work with feedback to improve user experience. Became a subject matter expert to provide critical UX for cyber analyst through observing and interviewing analysts to understand how they operate. Minimized UX & Engineer design efforts by assessing product typography and creating simplified style sheets. Worked with multiple UX teams to begin a design system and ensure similar interactions across products. Show less

Senior User Experience Designer

• Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

Designed user experiences for web sites and web/software applications. Specific areas of expertise include Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Taxonomy development, User Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Graphic and Information Design. Worked in a variety of industries including higher education, energy, healthcare, global foundations, and government agencies. Designed user experiences for web sites and web/software applications. Specific areas of expertise include Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Taxonomy development, User Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Graphic and Information Design. Worked in a variety of industries including higher education, energy, healthcare, global foundations, and government agencies.

Interaction Designer

• May 2010 - Dec 2011

Worked on site with the Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Division. Studied the EOD domain to develop an understanding of tasks, methods, and tools of EOD Techs. Conceptualized, designed, and prototyped software user interfaces on platforms ranging from web portals to touch screen devices. Translated operational capability requirements into static designs, developed scenarios, storyboards, UI Specification documents, and UX patterns. Worked on site with the Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology Division. Studied the EOD domain to develop an understanding of tasks, methods, and tools of EOD Techs. Conceptualized, designed, and prototyped software user interfaces on platforms ranging from web portals to touch screen devices. Translated operational capability requirements into static designs, developed scenarios, storyboards, UI Specification documents, and UX patterns.

Adjunct Professor

• Jan 2010 - May 2010

Instructor of sophomore level graphic design course, teaching introduction to design, design foundations, color, form, tension, and typography. Created lectures to give students historical appreciation for design practice and introduce them to current design innovators.

Professional Technologist

• May 2009 - May 2010

Conceptualized, designed, and built websites for various academic and service units at WVU. Adhered to common design elements used campus wide to maintain a consistent/uniform aesthetic for the University. Assisted with maintaining content on www.wvu.edu as well as defining scope of various marketing campaigns at WVU.

Visiting Instructor

• Jan 2009 - May 2009

Instructor of record for two sections of sophomore level graphic design, and one section of junior level graphic design.