My Journey
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Indiana University (2013-2017)
I attended IU Bloomington from 2013-2017, earning a B.S. in Informatics (Human Computer Interaction/design) from the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
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NSWC Crane (Present)
I began my professional career here as a design intern in 2017. In June 2018, I became the Senior UI/UX Designer & Design Lead.
In this role, I developed overarching UX research and design strategy for the Enterprise Application team. In my capacity as the Design Lead, I employed all manner of research and design methodologies to lead to a marked improvement of the team’s service offerings.
I also developed my abilities to lead, build consensus, and effectively manage the digital products our team produced.
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OCS (2024)
In January 2024 I started OCS to help small business owners enhance their digital presence. I develop strategy, build websites, and help owners build experiences that engage their customers in meaningful ways.
Skills & proficiencies
Design
prototyping
wireframing
Figma
Sketch
Adobe XD
Keynote
Research
quantitative & qualitative methodologies
user interviews
user observation
user mapping
user persona generation
A|B testing
Productivity
JIRA
agile development
kanban
Scrum
Microsoft Teams