Summary

Principal UX Designer with a strategic mindset and a system thinking approach, experienced in setting the vision for customer and associate experiences, and championing intuitive design. I thrive at the intersection of strategic leadership and individual contribution, seamlessly guiding cross-functional teams while actively engaging in hands-on design work to drive impactful, user-centered solutions.

Experience

Principal UX Architect
Kitestring Technical Consulting | October 2022 – Present

As the Principal UX Architect, I help to develop marketing strategies for both brand awareness and lead generation for the UX practice. I grow and develop the UX team by mentoring & inspiring designers and the cross-functional team to create world-class experiences. I work to establish UX processes that support product excellence.

Principal Product Designer
RevUnit | Nov 2021 – Oct 2022

In this role I partnered with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for our clients business needs. I lead my team in user experience, design strategy, and product development best practices. I’m responsible for casting a strategic vision for our work, coaching team members to grow their skills in the design industry.

Senior Product Designer
RevUnit | Nov 2020 – Nov 2021

I work with client stakeholders to research and design products that solve enterprise business problems. I apply Object-Oriented User Experience and Design Thinking to leverage emerging technologies in the retail space. I facilitated workshops, synthesized research, and delivered designs for an employee facing app and CMS.

UX/UI Designer
Kitestring Technical Consulting | Sept 2017 – Nov 2020

I collaborate with a small multi-discipline team made up of other Designers, Researchers, Analysts, Data Scientists, and Developers. I create high fidelity prototypes, interactive mockups and design documentation to communicate design materials with our development team and stakeholders. I cover the strategy, scope, skeleton, structure, and surface planes of a user’s experience with the products I work on.

Education

Nielson Norman Group
User Experience Certification | Sept 2020

Certification included courses in UX Basic Training, Usability Testing, The Human Mind and Usability, Personas: Turn User Data Into User-Centered Design, and Service Blueprinting.

University of Arkansas
Bachelor of Arts – Visual Design | May 2017

Primary concentration in Visual Design with courses including Typography, Brand Identity, Web Design, Interactive Journalism, Color Studies, 3-Dimensional Design, Figure Drawing, User Experience, Interactive Language and Photography.

Skills

Super Powers
Org Awareness, Curiosity, Constant Communication, Team Collaboration, Radical Candor Feedback, Tactical Engagement, Future Focused, Mentoring, Coaching, and Leadership

Functional Expertise
Project Planning, UX Research & Design Ops, Workshop Facilitation, Design Thinking, Divergent & Convergent Problem Solving, Usability Testing, Data Visualization, and Presenting

Technical Proficiency
HMTL / CSS / Javascript / PHP / ASP
WordPress / BigCommerce / Joomla
Sketch / Adobe XD / Invision / Figma
Google Analytics / Dovetail / Maze
Confluence / Notion / Lattice / MS Teams