RESUME

Summary

Creative and versatile UX designer, application prototyper, and award-winning motion graphics designer with a wide-ranging background in video editing and audiovisual production currently working for Creed Interactive as a UX Designer. Dedicated to finding creative solutions and creating unforgettable experiences through a focus on testing data and exceptional visual design.

Technical Skills

UX/UI: UX Research, Persona Building,  Empathy Mapping, Product Design, Storyboarding, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, UI Design, Presentation Design, Public Speaking, Design Systems

Technical: Figma, Framer, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD, After Effects, Premiere, Microsoft Office, InVision, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap, WebFlow, Lottie Animations

Visual Design: Graphic Design, Logo Design, Color Theory, Typography, Motion Graphic Design, Branding, Illustration, Mood Board Creation, Presentation Design

Projects

Delta Dental Missouri - Provider Portal Redesign

Created a new web portal to allow dental providers to submit claims digitally and find patient data.

  • Roles: UX designer, UI designer

  • Tools: Figma, Miro, Google Drive Suite

TechChannel - Website Redesign

Redesigned MSP TechChannel’s website from the ground up by adding new functionality and improved visuals to create a better user experience.

  • Roles: UX designer, UI designer

  • Tools: Figma, Miro, Google Drive Suite

RoastPath - Software for Coffee Roasters

Online portal and data logging application created to help roasters track their coffee roasting process.
Designed while at  Mill City Roasters

  • Roles: UX Researcher, UI designer, Interaction Designer

  • Tools: Figma, Miro, Google Drive Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator

Experience

Creed Interactive / Senior UX/UI Designer

JANUARY 2023 - PRESENT / MINNEAPOLIS, MN

  • Designed portals and interactive low to high-craft prototypes to test out and iterate on products before development.

  • Collaborated with UX researchers, stakeholders, users, and developers to create impactful web products for companies such as Delta Dental, CHS, Quantinuum, MSPC, Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, Child Care Aware, and others.

  • Designed products that lead to better experiences and increased revenue for clients as well as Creed.

  • Designed best-in-class cutting edge artificial intelligence flow design interfaces for C1.

  • Created award-winning motion graphics to promote Creed.

Mill City Roasters - RoastPATH / UX/UI Designer

AUGUST 2021 - JANUARY 2023 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN

  • Created designs for Mill City’s RoastPATH coffee roasting software that enables users to track their coffee roasting process with real-time data visualization.

  • Designed a user interface that enabled users to automate their roast and monitor the roasting progress.

  • Tested and improved the latest version of the software and helped bring in new users for the beta version of the app.

  • Observed RoastPath beta testers using the application to discover new insights for how to improve the application.

Freelancer / Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics

MARCH 2020 - JANUARY 2023 /  SAINT PAUL, MN

  • Developed brand identities for a wide variety of companies and projects Solidified 3D printing company, Left Reckoning Podcast, Overman Guitars, and Adornwell Handmade Homegoods

  • Collaborated with clients to solve problems and create clean and interesting graphics and increase revenue

  • Analyzed creative briefs to figure out exactly how to meet clients’ expectations

  • Exported and delivered proofs and communicated on revisions and developing ideas to

    finalize visuals quickly

AVI-SPL / Onsite Audio Visual Support Technician at 3M Headquarters

JUNE 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2021 /  MAPLEWOOD, MN

  • Upgraded the capabilities of 3M's corporate offices by installing and maintaining cutting-edge conference systems.

  • Elevated the level of customer service and trust in the AV support team by providing exceptional support and communication to keep meeting spaces running flawlessly

  • Found a solution to a large-scale issue where all the TVs in one building were defective by working with the manufacturer to replace parts on-site costing 3M no money for repairs

  • Designed and improved touchscreens on user interfaces to make controls in spaces functional, intuitive, and easy for the employees of 3M who may have limited knowledge of AV equipment

Education

University of Minnesota / UX/UI Design Bootcamp

DECEMBER 2020 - JUNE 2021 /  Minneapolis, MN (online, remote)

An intensive 24-week long boot camp dedicated to User-Centered design for web and mobile. Skills learned consist of Figma, Miro, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, User-Centric Design Research, Visual Prototyping & Wireframing, User Interface Development

Minnesota State University / Bachelor of Arts, Film Production

AUGUST 2007 - MONTH 2012 /  Moorhead, MN

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Film Production 2007 - 2012  + Minor in Graphic Communications and English Writing