Product Experience
Collage Director of UX/UI
DEC 2022 – PRESENT | BETHESDA, MD (REMOTE)
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Worked with internal and external stakeholders to concept, design, and launch fluen.ci, Collage’s first SaaS app (Nov, 2023).
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Created a design system for the new app and collaborated with Front-End Engineers to implement Mosaic, our component library.
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Assisted Marketing with several website design iterations, then a full brand and logo redesign (May 2024) before the addition of a FT Marketing designer.
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Redesigned look and feel of client-facing content website, Insights Hub, working closely with PM, Web Dev, and other stakeholders to develop and launch.
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Interviewed PM and Engineering candidates to help grow the product team.
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Lead product demos and regularly communicate design updates to Leadership Team, on company meetings, and occasionally to Board Members.
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Create abstracted product graphics to support Product Marketing needs.
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Utilize Fullstory and Google Analytics to track engagement and metrics.
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Advocate for healthy remote company culture by participating in virtual cross-team team events as well as starting a #design-chatter Slack channel to share design-related info and inspiration outside of product.
Optimizely Staff Product Designer
APR 2021 – DEC 2022 | REMOTE
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Integrated into Optimizely teams and processes following the acquisition of Zaius.
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Led design processes for Optimizely Data Platform (formerly Zaius) products, including the creation of Real-Time Segment Builder and interface updates to align with Optimizely's design system.
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Collaborated with Product Design to exchange feedback, improve the Axiom design system, and harmonize cross-product experiences.
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Assisted VP of Design in developing a unified navigation system across Optimizely’s product portfolio, integrating existing product navigations while accounting for global navigation needs.
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Evangelized design thinking through cross-team presentations; participated in and advocated for employee resource groups (Mentally Forward, Out@Opti, Women of Opti, and Green Team).
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Mentored a junior developer and a mid-level designer (March–September, 2022).
Zaius (Acquired by Optimizely) Senior Product Designer
MAR 2018 – APR 2021 | BOSTON, MA
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Worked collaboratively with Product Management, Engineering, and other stakeholders to drive projects from research & problem discovery, user experience design, interface & visual design, and usability testing.
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Led the initiative to create and maintain a component library and style guidelines.
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Assisted Marketing Graphic Designer in updating brand look and feel, occasionally helping provide graphics for web.
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Provided Product Marketing with abstracted product graphics for informational and promotional purposes.
DZone (Now Devada) Lead UX/UI Designer
JUN 2015 – MAR 2018 | CARY, NC
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Took business vision from concept through to research, design mockups, and often to front-end development for both website & software products.
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Began as a Graphic Designer, working on the Marketing team to create marketing and ad collateral, lay out publication content, design infographics, and help establish & maintain the branding through a website redesign.
Design Experience
Boston Sings [BOSS] A Cappella Festival Website, Graphics & Social
NOV 2016 – PRESENT (VOLUNTEER)
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Coordinate social media & email marketing, creating all graphic & video content.
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Design and manage festival website and submission forms.
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Produce print material such as badges, signage, and certificates.
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Redesigned festival branding for a more modern, polished look (2017).
Freelance Graphic Designer
2014 – 2020
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Worked with various clients to provide personal & product-specific branding; logos; illustrations; business infographics; graphics & content for web, email, and social media; graphics for print collateral; and packaging design.
EDUCATION
NC State University
Bachelor of Graphic Design
MAY 2013
Introduction to Web Accessibility
Certification
NOV 2021
SKILLS
UX · UI · Visual Design · Branding · Accessibility
Information Architecture · Design Systems
AI · HTML · CSS · Responsive Web Design Audio/Video Editing · Vocal Arranging
Social Media Management
PROCESS
Collaboration · Concept · Sketching Wireframing · Interactive Prototyping
Research · Usability Testing · Documentation
Leadership · Project Management
TOOLS
Figma · Illustrator · Photoshop · Canva
Jira · GitHub · FullStory · Google Analytics
Docs · Sheets · Powerpoint · Wordpress
INTERESTS
Music · A Cappella · Crafts · Baking · Cooking Crocheting · Weightlifting · Yoga · Walking
Video Games · Puzzles · Board Games · Anime Psychology · Culture & Language
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