Lead User Experience Designer, Gossamer Interactive
Sept 2019 – Current
- Create end-to-end designs for data visualization application for e-commerce vendors
- Design map with data visualization overlay for research results out of Brandeis University
- Design mobile-first web application for reading-focused social media network
- Develop concept and wireframes for US Air Force Pilot Training application
- Create interface for B2B AI-enabled chatbot customization application
- Create style guides with development specifications to ensure cohesive style
- Collaborate with project managers and developers to ensure positive user experience
- Execute remote, moderated and unmoderated user testing and perform analysis of results
- Socialize user testing results with investors, founders, and developers
- Provide user experience consultation sessions, advising clients on visual design, color theory, mobile use patterns, and user testing procedure
- Educate clients regarding design process, usability, and the importance of accessibility
User Experience Designer, Primerica
Sept 2018 – Sept 2019
- Design responsive application for consumer-facing financial management, with artifacts including wireframes, high-fidelity mock-ups, clickable prototypes, schema, and user-flows
- Create style guide for project and contribute to organization-wide design system
- Perform over 20 remote, self-guided user tests and live interviews to validate concepts
- Lead two additional responsive redesign initiatives for existing finance products
- Facilitate design thinking sessions, design spikes, and sprints to foster innovation
- Work closely with developers, product owners, QA, and stakeholders
- Design, develop, and manage surveys and intercepts in Qualtrics, analyzing results
UI/UX Designer, Fledger Labs
May 2017 – Sept 2018
- Design mobile application for vacation rental management automated messaging from development, including research, iterative design, and usability testing
- Design prototypes in Axure, Sketch, and Photoshop in accordance with UCD principles and adhering to Apple Human Interface and Android guidelines
- Work collaboratively with over 20 clients to provide well-tested, responsive software optimizing intuitive user experience and search engine ranking
- Serve as design lead in Agile Scrum environment for 3 projects, directing two designers
- Implement A/B testing, remote-moderated testing, focus groups, and contextual inquiry
- Perform development for mobile-responsive websites in HTML5 and CSS3
Instructional Librarian, Leander Public Library
Sep 2015-May 2017
- Designed tutorials, technology courses, brochures, and flyers in Adobe CC
- Managed website and social media, performing design and content management
- Planned and facilitated HTML & CSS classes and Tech Day, serving over 300
Application Designer, The Williamson Museum
Jan 2015 – May 2015
- Designed and implemented educational mobile application for use in the county school district
- Developed educational game in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with mobile-friendly drag and drop capabilities
- Composed multiple web pages featuring content adhering to state educational standards
- Participated in marketing initiative, designing fliers and promoting events online
Researcher, Center for Transportation Research
Jun 2014 – Dec 2014
- Designed infographics and dashboards using Adobe Creative Suite, Tableau, and Qlikview
Education
University of Texas at Austin, School of Information
- Master of Science in Information Studies / Human-Computer Interaction
Vanderbilt University
- Bachelor of Arts / Classical Studies, Anthropology, Art Studio
