research
I’m not a researcher, but I’ve done some research…
user interviews, contextual interviews, surveys, usability testing, synthesizing data, card sorting, workshops, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis
design
I can deliver these things…
personas, journey mapping, service blueprinting, user flows, wireframes, prototyping with sketch & invision, adobe xd or figma, design systems, branding, illustration, interaction design, information architecture
experience
Some things I’ve done in the past…
product design, ux design, marketing, management, in-person & remote workshop facilitation, design thinking, vision, vision workshops, enterprise vision, creative direction, storytelling, experience in agile
software proficiency
Tools I know how to use…
figma, adobe xd, sketch, invision, zeplin, adobe creative suite, mural, trello, asana, azure dev ops, jira, google suite, office 365, keynote, slack, microsoft teams, wordpress, solid understanding of html & css
work history
Here are the design jobs I’ve had…
2020 – PRESENT | fm global, johnston, ri, experience design manager, AVP, engineering |
2020 | fm global, johnston, ri, lead ux designer |
2018 – 2020 | fm global, johnston, ri, senior ux designer |
2018 – PRESENT | elcruzdesign, ux designer / consultant |
2016 – 2018 | craft worldwide, boston, associate creative director, ux team manager |
2011 – 2016 | staples, inc., framingham ma, senior experience designer |
2012 – 2013 | lyfepoints, ux design consultant & freelancer |
2007 – 2011 | upromise / sallie mae, senior interactive designer |
2005 – 2007 | freelance interactive designer |
2004 | upromise, inc., freelance designer |
2003 | pearson education / prentice hall, production coordinator |
2001 | mazer digital media, production coordinator |
education
The key is to never stop learning…
bfa in visual design, umass dartmouth, minor in graphic design & typography, graduated with honors, dean’s list 5x. UXQB Certified, NN/g UX Certification