​PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

AD HOC, LLC 
Sr. Experience Designer and Researcher
2019-Present - Remote
  • Ran discovery research to understand product needs and user needs for a new logged-in homepage/dashboard and a notifications hub
  • Navigated an extremely complicated, high profile and cross-team project with professionalism, resulting in a full redesign and successful launch of the My VA page on VA.gov (which will eventually become the homepage of VA.gov)
  • Presented research findings and design direction to stakeholders, including the Chairman of the Veterans Board of Appeals
  • Designed, tested and helped successfully launch the new profile page on VA.gov as the sole designer. This new page had a 7% increase in interactions as well as an increased satisfaction score for users
  • Improved the design system by adding elements that had not previously been designed or utilized
  • Created documentation for all design decisions and content to hand-off to new designers as the team grew as well as helped with onboarding


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


FREELANCE DESIGNER
User Experience Designer, User Interface Designer, Graphic Designer
2017-2019 - Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Worked with a large array of clients- ranging from large international companies to startups. This includes: Savage, Axiom, Tetra Solutions, Garrison Growth, SaltClick, Rise+Refuge, Rainforest Gardens, Held, Onset Financial, Nom Nom Doughnuts, Into the Woods Wellness, and Pure Progression Music Therapy
  • Created new logos and branding for successful ad campaigns and marketing
  • Designed and updated new websites for internal and external use, depending on the client


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