DESIGN SKILLS
Accessibility, Design Thinking, User Research, Affinity Mapping, Usability Testing, Persona Development, User Journey Mapping, User Flows, Sitemaps, IA, Illustration, Video Production, Wireframes, UI Design, Design Systems, Lean UX
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Figma, Sketch, Omnigraffle, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, InVision, Principle, Adobe XD, Foundation, Bootstrap, Custom, After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut, Maya, Modo, ZBrush, Sublime Text, Coda, GIT, SASS, Terminal, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, PHP
EDUCATION
- BA, Computer Science specializing in Art & Design, Briarcliffe College
- Certification in General Art and Design, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
- Certification in Papervision 3D, Rich Media Institute
- 2 GD Graphic Design Awards for Email Marketing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2022 | Remote
UX/UI Design Director at various companies
- Managed and led multiple UX and design projects from concept to completion across lines of business.
- Plan, facilitate and drive the evolution of responsive design, accessibility and industry leading best-practice standards.
- Training employees on processes and procedures.
- Set the creative and technical direction for products and services.
- Developed a component library, style guide, HTML/CSS guidelines.
- Utilized agile methodologies and lean UX to deliver new products.
2010 – 2017 | New York
Co-founder and Creative Lead at Thinkbgr
- Conceptualized and designed websites, campaigns, and interfaces for native and web applications
- Managed and directed all creative and front-end design
- Provided creative and technical consulting for SMBs and universities
2010 – 2011 Loewy | New York
Senior Designer
- Conceptualized and designed websites and apps
- Acted as project manager, organizing projects from concept to launch
- Responsible for website maintenance and development
- Lead client account management to ensure high degree of client care
- Conducted user research as input into personas, scenarios, user flows, sitemaps, wireframes and UI designs
2003 – 2011 Inky Dinky | Remote
CG Artist
- Create hand-drawn and digital storyboards and layouts
- Modeled and texturized characters and environments
- Post-production compositing and editing
2007 – 2009 NBTY Direct | Remote
Print/Web Designer
- Design and implement emails, banners, web and flash content
- Manage web content for 30+ brands
- Design print elements; posters, coupons and catalogs
