​PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

AD HOC, LLC 
Experience Designer and Researcher
2019-Present - Remote
  • Designed, tested and helped successfully launch a new product for millions of users on va.gov as the sole designer. This new page had a 7% increase in interactions as well as an increased satisfaction score for the user.
  • Navigated an extremely complicated high profile and cross-team project with professionalism, resulting in a full redesign (launch pending) of the user dashboard on va.gov
  • Conducted and synthesized comprehensive virtual usability studies with Veterans to understand pain-points, successes and future goals of launched designs and designs-in-progress
Improved the design system by adding elements that had not previously been designed or utilized

CONSULTNET
Experience Designer
2018-2019 - Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Researched user needs by interviewing stakeholders, performing a competitive analysis of similar solutions, then applying learned information to create personas and wireframes
  • Composed business process app and web designs to reflect brand identity and promote usability for many local and large national companies

ERGONOMUX
Experience Designer
2015-2018 - Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Conducted cognitive walkthroughs, card-sorting, tree-testing and various other tests for drawing up effective grey comps
  • Developed graphics and packaging for 150,000 units distributed in 300+ Sam’s Clubs across the country - all cost and timeline requirements were met

CONSONUS MUSIC, LLC
Graphic Designer
2015-2017 - Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Planned and coordinated client calls, design reviews and invoicing to create a positive and effective business relationship
  • Improved layout and readability of current guitar curriculum to promote sales

MOXTEK
Design Consultant
2014 - Orem, Utah
  • Created sketches, prototypes and final design concepts for new X-ray products to satisfy the needs of consumer and company based-off previous research

​EDUCATION

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - Fulton School of Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Industrial Design

​2009-2014 - Provo, Utah​

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE DESIGN
  • User Research
  • Research synthesis
  • Information Architecture
  • Prototyping
  • Requirements Gathering
INTERACTION DESIGN
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Mockups
  • Interaction Guides
VISUAL
  • Branding
  • Style Tiles/Style Guides
  • Packaging
  • Marketing Material
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
  • Sketching
  • Modeling
  • Technical Drawings
  • Human-centered Design

TOOLS

  • Sketch, Invision, Mural, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Solidworks and Microsoft Office
  • MIG Welding