RESUME

I am a designer dedicated to crafting experiences that focuses on the customer while meeting business goals. I get excited about customer insights, data, and enjoy testing into my assumptions. For me, it’s okay to be proven wrong as long as we learn as a team and leverage that information to make data-driven decisions.

Senior Design Manager

Microsoft, Redmond, WA / March 2018 – Present (6y 4m)

  • Create designs to support key initiatives for the Microsoft.com online store through wireframes, high-fidelity comps, and interactive prototypes.
  • Facilitate brainstorm sessions and collaborate with stakeholders as well as cross-team partners to get new perspectives and ideas that help influence projects and solve complex problems.
  • Provide consultation, usability test ideas, and designs to the experimentation team in order to improve online experiences.
  • Lead and mentor a team of designers by providing guidance and feedback to ensure the team is operating in good health.

UX Design Lead

Microsoft, Redmond, WA / April 2012 – March 2018 (5y 7m)

  • Managed a team of designers and copy writers to redesign and launch websites throughout Microsoft (including AI, MakeCode, and Women in Business Technology) in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Presented progress and designs in close communication with key stakeholders.
  • Created user flows, page flows, information architecture structures, and defined user scenarios.
  • Researched and interpreted analytics data to make data-driven decisions for designs.
  • Coordinated with engineers to ensure that designs are translated smoothly and accurately into the development build.

UX Designer

Microsoft (Filter LLC), Redmond, WA / April 2008 – April 2012 (4y)

  • Designed wireframes and workflows for the interactivity of the user experience.
  • Planned and designed various layouts of pages within MicrosoftStore.com.
  • Produced graphics for MicrosoftStore.com, including category page banners and ads.
  • Processed product imagery for new products being added to the assortment.
  • Reviewed banners, product imagery, and designs created by the design team.

Graphic Designer & Motion Graphics Freelancer

SalonSense Media, Seattle, WA / April 2008 – October 2010 (2y 6m)

  • Created graphics and motion graphic clips for TV displays within Desert Tanning Salons.
  • Designed print work for the promotion of SalonSense Media.

Graphic Designer & Motion Graphics Artist

Screaming Flea Productions, Seattle, WA / September 2006 – April 2008 (1y 7m)

  • Developed graphics and animations for a variety of TV shows.
  • Designed logos and animated intro sequences for TV show demo reels.
  • Worked on explanatory graphics for several TV shows including, Gardening By The Yard (HGTV), Have Fork Will Travel (Food Network), and Three Sheets (Mojo).

Technical Skills

  • Adobe Analytics

  • After Effects

  • Axure

  • Contentsquare

  • Figma

  • HTML/CSS

  • Illustrator

  • InDesign

  • JustInMind

  • Lua

  • Photoshop

  • UserTesting

  • XD

Education

BFA in Graphic Design
The Art Institute of Seattle
Seattle, WA / 2008

Associate of Arts
Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA / 2005

Experience

16 yrs of UX & product design
10 yrs of app development
8 yrs of team management
4 yrs of motion graphics

A little bit about me

I enjoy being creative and I always look forward to learning new things. Outside of the workplace, this passion has led me to launch successful mobile apps and console games, and transform my art into physical products. One of my goals is to publish a children’s book.

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