Senior UX/UI Designer
Practicing Musician | 2024
Simplified user flows to significantly reduce cognitive load and time on task. I transformed their software from an engineer’s approach to a task-oriented one, catering to the unique needs of young students, music educators, and parents. Additionally, I wrote detailed redlines and documentation for seamless handoff to a third-party developer.
User Interface Design · Wireframing · User Research · Rapid Prototyping · UX Research · Personae · Figma (Software) · User Experience (UX) · User Journeys · Customer Experience · Product Design · Journey Mapping · Product Management · Design Systems
https://practicingmusician.com/
UX & Product Design
Big Green DAO | 2023
Built a coherent, branded customer experience across 3 separate platforms, with minimal or no API interface between them, creating a smooth and logical workflow for customers within the design guidelines provided from Big Green.
Product Road Mapping · User Interface Design · Wireframing · User Research · Rapid Prototyping · UX Research · Personae · Figma (Software) · User Experience (UX) · User Journeys · Customer Experience · Product Design · Journey Mapping · Product Management · Design Systems
Head of Product Design
Creation Space / VEME | 2022 – 2024
Brought the company from a high level idea to a functional beta product to raise $1M seed funding, with limited resources and timeline in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment.
Recruited, hired & managed engineering & design team, defined product spec and roadmap, managed beta community & investor relations & research, managed agile development cycles with stakeholder input and updates.
UX, product & business strategy, design, research, and management. Communal Social Network for Artists & Creatives on blockchain.
Head of Product Design
ReSource Network | 2021 – 2022
Designed and managed the build out of bespoke e-commerce platform and blockchain economy, onboarding ~300 businesses with $500k transaction volume & ~$1.2M credit lines issued across 3 markets.
UX, product & business strategy, design, research, and management, building a mutual-credit based economy and eCommerce platform from scratch on Web3 blockchain protocol
Head of UX & UI
Wrench | 2018 – 2021
Researched, designed, and planned build out of new features and product initiatives enabling almost 200% market growth in 2 years.
Data-driven product, web, & mobile app design: B2B, B2C, and internal tools. Design system, wireframe, prototype, usability testing & research.
Web Developer & Designer
Sno-Isle Libraries | 2016 – 2018
Cross-product design, development, SEO, analytics, and support.
Communication · User Research · Adobe Photoshop · UX Research · User Experience (UX) · Google Analytics · Search Engine Optimization (SEO) · User Journeys · Customer Experience · Cross-functional Team Leadership · Journey Mapping · Design Systems
Web Developer & Designer
Black Butte Copper Project | 2016
Awareness campaign for a minimal-impact copper mine.
Custom WordPress theme development
Javascript, Scss, HTML, PHP
Web Developer & Designer
Seattle Humane Society | 2015
“Animal People Can” Animal Shelter Fundraiser.
Custom WordPress theme development
Javascript, Scss, HTML, PHP
Web Developer & Designer
United Way of Santa Fe County | 2015
Regional United Way website and Community Resource.
Custom WordPress theme development
Javascript, Scss, HTML, PHP
Web Developer & Designer
Oregon Immigration Resource | 2015
Bi-lingual custom WordPress theme development
Javascript, Scss, HTML, PHP
http://oregonimmigrationresource.org/
Web Developer & Designer
KEXP Radio | 2014
“All-In Music Match” KEXP New Home fundraiser.
Custom WordPress theme development
Javascript, Scss, HTML, PHP
Web Developer & Designer
Reality Sandwich | 2013
A magazine of ideas for the transformational community.
HTML & CSS development from Photoshop mock-ups on a WordPress platform. Bootstrap framework using LESS CSS
http://www.realitysandwich.com/
Web Developer & Designer
Mind Money Meaning | 2013
Growth planning software for businesses & entrepreneurs.
UI & UX design, HTML & CSS layout development on a MeteorJS platform, custom style framework in LESS CSS
Web Developer & Designer
Tributr | 2013
Peer-to-peer network for businesses & entrepreneurs.
UX design, HTML & CSS layout development on a MeteorJS platform, custom style framework in LESS CSS
Head of UI
Dreamcatcher.net | 2010 – 2011
Online dream journal social network.
Co-founder, project manager, UX & UI designer and developer, developed custom Haml & Sass framework on a Ruby on Rails platform, HTML emails, user-customizable UI via javascript & CSS
Instructor of User Interface Design
Edmonds Community College | 2010
Taught a class of 13 students, ranging in age from 18 to 55, cultivating a collaborative learning environment across cultural, demographic, and age differences. My duties included developing course curriculum & projects, classroom management, project / student assessment, and working with struggling students to help them succeed.
Web Design & Information Architect
WSU College of Education | 2007 – 2009
Modernized a legacy HTML website, adhering to WSU branding guidelines. I streamlined navigation and information architecture, collaborating with department chairs and staff to create an effective web presence. My work transformed a cluttered site with over 500MB of disorganized data into a cohesive, user-friendly web application serving students, faculty, staff, and philanthropists.
