Resume
Summary
Collaborative UX designer with 12 years of experience. I love building simple solutions to complex problems and creating intuitive designs. Good communication, both internally and with customers, makes the best products.
Experience
Freelance Designer
Aug 2023 – Present | Seattle, WA
- Served multiple clients on projects ranging from graphic design to UX and prototyping.
Sr UX Designer
INRIX · Contract | Oct 2021 – Aug 2023 | Kirkland, WA
- Created application features for INRIX’s SAAS offerings using Figma.
- Collaborated with product managers and developers to craft solutions for customer needs.
Sr Designer
Microsoft · Contract | Nov 2018 – Jun 2021 | Redmond, WA
- Crafted emails, forms, and landing pages for the Microsoft Visual Studio Developer Division.
- Managed and maintained the Dynamics 365 Marketing automation platform.
- Wrote documentation related to the platform for the Visual Studio team.
- Onboarded new users and assisted them in running autonomously.
Sr UX Designer
Microsoft · Contract | Jan 2018 – Apr 2018 | Redmond, WA
- Designed landing page experiences for Visual Studio.
- Created A/B testing variants using Figma and Photoshop.
- Implemented tests using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the Optimizely platform.
- Gathered qualitative and quantitative user acquisition data and distributed it to stakeholders.
Content Manager
Onvia · Full-time | Jul 2017 – Dec 2017 | Seattle, WA
- Developed new portions of the website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Conducted landing page A/B testing using Optimizely.
- Ran reports on lead generation and user behavior from Marketo and Google Analytics.
- Distributed weekly reports to the team.
Product Designer
Microsoft · Contract | Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 | Redmond, WA
- Created features for Microsoft PowerApps using Adobe products, Sketch, and eventually Figma.
- Designed dashboards to enhance usage and implement cross-product branding.
- Developed landing page frameworks for easy A/B testing.
- Designed and built email templates using Sketch and HTML.
UX Designer
Smartsheet · Full-time | Feb 2013 – Apr 2016 | Bellevue, WA
- Led design efforts for the native Smartsheet mobile app (Android) and multiple web app features.
- Collaborated with the marketing team on design and development.
UI/UX Designer
iLink Systems · Full-time | Jun 2012 – Jan 2013 | Redmond, WA
- Designed user interfaces for native Windows applications and SharePoint frameworks.
- Created interactive point of sale applications.
Tools
- Figma
- Sketch
- Adobe Creative Suite
- HTML, CSS, jQuery
- WordPress, Drupal
Skills
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Interaction Design
- User Research
- Wireframing and Prototyping
- Usability Testing
- Visual Design
Education
Bachelor of Science – Graphic Communication
Minnesota State University Moorhead