Multi-disciplinary and cross functional product designer, drawn to work with driven fast-growth startups along side a nimble and talented team! Outside of that I'm a dog fanatic, wood-worker, outdoor explorer, and a design community advocate.
Experience
Hopgrade, Inc —Head of Design
March 2018 - Present
• Manage feature roll-outs end-to-end. Conducting research interviews with quick hi-fi designs, collaborated with development team, and ticketed VQA.
• Laid the groundwork for a solid design process with a design library that works seamlessly across the mobile app, portals and email campaign.
• Invested in mentoring and managing junior designers, they now own the user experience of the customer-facing mobile application for both iOS and Android.
• Designed and implemented new strategies closely with the co-founder to reduced the overall CAC.
Hopgrade, Inc — Sr. UX/UI designer
September 2017 - Feb 2018
• Confidently owned all branding aspects of hOp from sales, client success, to customer-facing app.
• Worked extremely close with CEO and sales team with sales materials and decks.
• Spearheaded the overall UX designs and rollout into the residential space, filling in all missing edge cases on both iOS and Android apps.
• Explored and strategized with customer success to market and launch the app across 50 properties.
Phunware, LLC —UX/UI Designer, Product
April 2017 – September 2017
• Worked closely with the product managers and directors to improve the overall user experience for our out of the box solution applications and re-vamping the CME for web.
• Designed prototypes and wires for the both development teams and user testing based on user research and competitive data. Updating the UI system and configurability of the mobile applications for the fulfillment team to utilize with customers.
• Created a process that forges a more inclusive partnerships with teams across multiple offices.
Phunware, LLC —UX/UI Designer, Fulfilment
July 2014 - March 2017
• Developed UX deliverables such as application maps, hi-fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes for client and internal company applications on multi-devices and operating systems.
• Strong internal motivation, natural ambition with an ability to deliver assets in tight deadlines for multiple projects.
• Designed user interface deliverables such as style boards, key screens, custom iconography, and additional screens required for client and internal review on multi-devices and operating systems.
• Designed user interface style guide and assets to development team that meet OS guidelines for all appropriate devices.
• Coordinated multiple events to improve moral among the design team and forged more inclusive partnerships with teams across the office.
• Mentored and on-boarded multiple designers and design managers.
• Set up and ran multiple community events to promote Phunware as a industry leader within the design community locally and internationally.
AIGA ATX—Programming Board Member
May 2015 - May 2017
• Led and facilitate profitable hands on workshops showcasing design leaders within the Austin community
• Facilitated a workshop-style series that offered insights from industry leaders through small group and one-on-one interactions in an intimate studio setting. Creating a freelancers and emerging designers navigate more of the business side of graphic design
• Worked closely with high school students as a teaching assistant in a collaborate and evolving after school program that taught design thinking methodology over a semester
• Attended 80% of events put on by AIGA ATX
AAFB — Lead Designer
August 2013 - June 2014
• Designed and developed e-commerce website.
• Created a better user experience for sales inquires regarding custom products, while simultaneously expanding the stock product line digitally.
• Strategized alongside the marketing team to re-design the materials for the marketing campaigns
• Created custom product designs for clients
Education
Texas State University, San Marcos — BFA Communication Arts
May 2013
Skills
Technical
Adobe Suite—Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and In Design
Sketch
CSS/HTML RWD
Keynote | Omnigraffle
Atomic | Invision
Jira
Trello | Basecamp
Creative
Design Thinking Methodology
Illustration
Iconography
Branding
Knowledge of iOS human guidelines for mobile, tablet, wearables, & tvOS
Knowledge of Material Guidelines for mobile, tablet, wearable, android TV, and web
Agile process
UX research, User Testing
IA Technical wireframe
Prototyping
Manage multiple projects at a time
Acceptance Criteria
Assets / Style Guide
Facilitate Team Building Events