Summary
I am a designer with four years of professional experience in user experience and user interface design (across both startup and consulting environments) and over seven years of freelance graphic design experience.
I strive to create compelling and meaningful experiences for users by connecting with them; discovering their interests, passions, and pain-points; guiding them along the way during the design process, and delivering exceptional designs on-time through close cross-functional collaboration with product teams and stakeholders.
Design Strengths
Software Competency
Front-End Development
HTML
CSS
JS
Design Experience
Relevant Equity Systems: July 2022 — present
Lead Senior Designer
Infosys + Wongdoody: July 2019 — July 2022
Lead Senior Designer
I work with other designers, development and engineering teams, and business stakeholders for clients across healthcare, IT enterprise, vehicle manufacturing, and other industries to create compelling designs for web and mobile applications that encompass a wide variety of UX and UI engagements including design thinking workshops, user studies, persona generation, accessibility checks, heuristic evaluations, rapid prototype generation, visual quality assurance audits, and contributions to evolving design systems.
Clients and projects include:
Capital Blue Cross: October 2019 - May 2020; Lead Onsite Designer for Capital Blue Cross’ Capital Blue mobile application; worked with key project managers and business stakeholders to design an iOS and Android based mobile health insurance app for users to view and manage their benefits and claims, get up-to-date information on deductibles and out of pocket costs, view, share, and request new ID cards, and get in quick contact with their doctors and health providers; conducted user interviews to generate key user personas and user journeys; saw product through from initial sketches through wireframes, low-fidelity designs, and high-fidelity prototypes; scaled the app across mobile and tablet screen sizes; established a design system for future product use and growth
Hewlett Packard Enterprise: May 2020 - September 2020; Senior Designer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise; worked with key project managers and business stakeholders to design a web-based asset and lease management portal for businesses and clients to view and order various HP-related equipment, submit purchase orders, create support requests, view data visualizations of product usage and global distributions;
Rivian Automotive: October 2020 - present; Product Designer for the enterprise user experience design team; worked closely with project managers, development leads, and key business stakeholders to build Basecamp: a custom supply chain management portal for facilitating business relations between Rivian and select suppliers and contractors: specific modules include a request for quote (RFQ) process manager, a master data manager, a parts and materials dashboard, a file and document manager, a purchase order and scheduling agreement process manager, and other business-to-business design needs as necessary; delivered consistent visual quality assessments on developed modules; regularly performed user interviews and research for product improvement insights and direction; contributed to Rivian’s Enterprise design system;
Knections: December 2019 — December 2020
Lead Designer
Responsible for the visual direction and delivery of all creative assets for a startup dating platform, including
A new logo and brand identity
A high fidelity prototype and design system
Website and social media campaigns
App Store promotional material, including banner photos and a 30-second preview video demonstrating in-app functionality
Thorough collaboration with developers, providing visual quality assurance audits and bug testing of builds
BioBright: March 2017 — August 2017
UX/UI Design Intern
I was the UX/UI design intern at BioBright, a startup biotech company based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Worked cross-functionally with the CEO, Product Manager, and UX/UI Developer to design a user interface for the Darwin Speech and Sync platforms.
Led the development, implementation, and documentation of the company’s first cohesive logo redesign and brand identity.
Attained strong working-knowledge of Github, agile methodology, and frond-end development languages including HTML, CSS, and Javascript
Presented my design process and challenges of designing the Darwin platform at Brown University’s Better World by Design 2017 Conference as a guest speaker.
Hospitality Experience
Gaslight Brasserie du Coin: July 2018 — July 2019
Server
Maintained thorough knowledge of all food and beverage offerings, delivered prompt service in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant, as well as smaller-style private events.
Legal Sea Foods; Legal Crossing: February 2014 — July 2018
Key Associate Manager; Server
Regularly opened the restaurant as the manager on duty, ensuring an accurate safe count, conducting restaurant-preparedness walkthroughs, issuing appropriate cuts and/or call-ins, maintaining accurate item availability through daily Micros processes, and assisting all front-of- house roles as needed. Additionally, designed a new daily floorplan, premeal templates, and company value posters.
As a server, maintained thorough knowledge of all food and beverage offerings, and delivered prompt service in a fast-paced, high-volume restaurant to ensure company goal of “return-of-guest.”
Attended a four month college-level beverage certification course, taught by Master of Wine MW Sandy Block.
Indigo by the Water: May 2012 — July 2014
Food Expo, Busboy, Barback
Ensured prompt and correct delivery of food as food expo, regularly ran food, and drink to tables and bar patrons, ensured restaurant cleanliness and organization, assisted the bartender behind the bar as needed, worked with servers to ensure tables were cleared between courses and between parties. Also worked with restaurant owners to design a 10” x 10” advertisement for the New Haven Register, the Fall 2013 “Food” “Drink” and “Bar” Menus, the Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 “Food” and “Drink” Menus, as well as tabletop advertisements for updated Sunday brunch and late night promotional offerings.
Cabo Restaurant: May 2011 — May 2012
Busboy, Barback
Ensured restaurant cleanliness and organization, assisted the bartender behind the bar as needed, worked with servers to ensure tables were cleared between courses and between parties. Entertained guests while making tableside guacamole and salsas.