SUMMARY
Empathetic Human-Centered UX Designer with 4+ years OF experience in UX and Service Design. With degrees in Social Work and Industrial Product Design, I excel at creating innovative solutions by simplifying complex products and services through behavioral analysis, user-centered research, and creative problem-solving.
EXPERIENCE
UX Designer
MyGrowthub, Freelance 2023–Present
● Implemented and iterated human-centered design solutions for 22 web pages within the constraints of a no-code website on an Agile team
with minimal direction
● Led team to design services for clients, resulting in a successful redesign of a
subscription service utilizing Agile Scrum methodology
● Identified business opportunities and missed user interfaces by creating service
blueprints improving overall service delivery of a new service
● Applied style guides and component libraries, when designing wireframes, low and
high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and a no-code website to create
easy-to-navigate user interfaces for 22 web pages
Founding UX Designer
ThorDrive, 2021–2023
● Reduced non-value-added time for employees of 1 hour per task by automating 3
services
● Collaborated with the product owner and cross-functional team members to
conceptualize and prioritize features, flows, and user interfaces, aligning them with
user goals and business needs
● Implemented and iterated human-centered design solutions for Fleet Management
System within the constraints of the autonomous technology, customers (UPS, DHL,
American Airlines) system, airfield safety constraints, on an with minimal direction
● Identified 2 business opportunities and missed user interfaces by creating service
blueprints improving overall service delivery of a new service
● Applied style guides and created component libraries, when designing wireframes,
low and high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, for fleet management system,
and prototypes for internal testing software.
● Developed personas and journey maps through participation in research efforts to
understand customer needs and define business opportunities, leading to
improved customer satisfaction
UX Design Student projects and Internships
freelance Contracts, 2019-2021
Hyundai
● Created journey maps, service blueprint, and stakeholder map to aid in the design
of future state end-to-end services and improve the experience for customers.
● Collaborated with team members to create a scalable business strategy, capturing
the needs and goals of the brand and the needs of potential customers.
● Designed the physical product following brand standard guide in collaboration with
designers, storyboarded the service of the product.
Stellantis
● Created a strategy, service design, and detailed UI mobile app and vehicle interface
for a Jeep 2030 concept vehicle, emphasizing brand messaging and visual
storytelling of vehicles created for the social media content creator
● Strategized and created a high level UX Service Design around a wide range of
touchpoints across platforms (Automobile interface, mobile, web, and more) to
create a unique adventurous experience for the Jeep content creator user
Ford
● Conducted comprehensive user research and market research for 2030 Ford
Mustang Concept leading to the creation of service design blueprints, business
strategies, design components.
● Collaborated with designers to create high level business strategy and service
design that balanced the brand's historical identity with the changing needs and
values of the user-created infographics, moodboards, sketches, storyboarding,
design, and illustration.
● Tested concepts created through focus groups with target user group visualized
qualitative research found in infographics.
SKILLS
Design & UX/UI
● User Experience (UX) Design
● User Interface (UI) Design
● Graphic Design
● Responsive Web Design
● Wireframing
● Prototyping & Mockups
● Accessibility Compliance
Research & Strategy
● User Research & Analytics
● Design Research
● User Interviews
● Card Sorting
● Usability Testing
● UX Strategy & Planning
● Service Blueprints
● Customer Journey Mapping
● Data-Driven Insights
● Information Infographics
Software & Applications
● Adobe Creative Cloud
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
After Effects, Premiere, XD)
● Figma
● Sketch
● Miro, Mural, Jira, Bluescape,
Confluence
Leadership & Management
● Team Leadership
● Project Roadmaps
● Resource Allocation
● Public Speaking & Presentation
Stakeholder Engagement
● Executive Presentations
● Proposal & Pitch Development
● Stakeholder Collaboration
Collaboration & Soft Skills
● Focus Group Facilitation
● Cross-Departmental
Collaboration
● Solutions-Oriented Problem
Solving
● High-Level Adaptability &
Flexibility
● Time & Deadline Management
● Empathy & Emotional
Intelligence
● Constructive Criticism &
Feedback Reception
● Conflict Resolution & Mediation
● Able to work independently on
multiple projects
EDUCATION
Cleveland Institute of Art, BFA
Industrial Design; Transportation
Product Design
Saint Louis University, BS
Social Work