Experience

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  Meta

  • Remote

  • Product Designer

    • Oct 2022 - Present
    • Remote

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  ViaSat Inc.

  • United States
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Lead Product Designer

    • Dec 2018 - Jun 2021

    Worked collaboratively with product managers, engineering leads, and senior researchers to make strategic decisions pertaining to product vision, product roadmap, and desired product outcomesUtilized design-thinking principles and analytical skills to transform technically complex and ambiguous product concepts into intuitive, user-centered designsModerated user interviews and test sessions, and helped to analyze and organize research findings for dissemination to product teamUsed industry-standard design tools to generate end-to-end design artifacts, including information architecture, user flows, wireframes, mockups, clickable prototypes, and interactionsPresented work to stakeholders, business area, and business partners in order to clearly articulate design rationale and generate discussionVolunteered for various leadership opportunities, e.g., mentoring students enrolled in Purdue University’s Data Mine program, managing interns, speaking to students participating in SDSU’s Zip Launchpad program, onboarding new hires, etc.

  • Product Designer

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

    Delivered product designs that adhered to visual design principles, usability/heuristic best practices, accessibility requirements, company design system, and brand guidelinesBalanced project parameters (e.g., business objectives, product requirements, technical constraints, budget, timeline, etc.) with user needs in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environmentRoutinely referred to and referenced research artifacts (e.g., journey maps, user personas, study results, etc.) when generating both early design concepts and subsequent design iterationsCollaborated with design colleagues via formal and impromptu design critiques, both seeking and providing feedbackPartnered with a multidisciplinary team to build Viasat’s original design systemCreated Viasat’s digital style guide

  • Digital Designer

    • Aug 2014 - Oct 2016

    Designed various digital deliverables, including interactive training materials, customer portals, animated holiday cards, animated web banners, website sliders, social media collateral, etc.Generated concepts and storyboards for corporate videos

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  EMC

  • Carlsbad, CA

  • Graphic Designer (Contractual Basis)

    • Feb 2013 - Jun 2014
    • Carlsbad, CA

    Designed and built interactive digital publications showcasing EMC’s product offerings to be used by EMC sales representatives during sales pitches. Created and managed a WordPress.org site featuring EMC’s brand guidelines. Designed EMC’s 2012 digital annual report.Developed miscellaneous EMC collateral including advertisements, infographics, logos, icons, animations, web banners, presentations, and posters.

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  Departure

  • San Diego, CA

  • Graphic Designer (Contractual Basis)

    • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
    • San Diego, CA

    Designed print advertisements and large-format trade show displays for a leading biotech company.Developed weekly promotional materials (e.g., print flyers, web banners, Facebook cover art, eBlasts, etc.) for a hip local nightclub.Created point-of-sale posters for an up-and-coming restaurant.

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  The Core Knowledge Foundation

  • Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Editor

    • 2006 - 2011
    • Charlottesville, Virginia

    Wrote, edited, and designed teacher’s guides for Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA), a phonics-based reading program. Conceptualized and produced student workbooks for CKLA.Wrote and edited stories for CKLA.Developed supplementary CKLA components, e.g., sticker books, posters, charts, etc.Maintained Moodle, a website used by teachers piloting CKLA.Hired and managed freelance writers.Conducted CKLA training sessions.