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About Me

I’m a collaborative, problem-solving UX/UI and product designer who creates superior digital experiences with clean visual designs. I'm now based in Denver, CO.

 

My recent focus has been on designing more than 20 financial services products including complex software, websites and mobile apps that answer real-world needs from both consumer and enterprise perspectives. Recent clients include AllianceBernstein, Deutsche Bank, MetLife, American Express, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Guardian Life.

 

I’m also passionate about early 20th century design, from typography to furniture to architecture. 

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Download my resume.

 

Key UX Competencies

Strategic

  • Cross-functional team collaboration

  • Solution finding via design thinking, Lean UX, and Agile methodologies

  • Product ideation and development

  • UX team mentorship

Functional

  • UX, interaction and graphic design

  • Customer journeys and task flows

  • Information architecture

  • Prototyping and wire framing

  • Responsive web and mobile app strategy

  • Usability testing 

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Work History

UX Design & Product Consultant  |  WalkerUX  |  Current, 02/2013 – 05/2014

  • Currently consulting on design pattern libraries, accessibility issues and international websites at AllianceBernstein

  • Recently consulted on highly complex financial software at Deutsche Bank

  • Recently designed phone/tablet apps and responsive websites for American Express and MetLife

  • Previous clients include NBCUniversal, Hewlett Packard, KPMG, and Dannon

  • Previous agency work includes Blue State Digital, Havas, Story Worldwide, and Grey Healthcare

  • Projects span responsive websites, iOS apps, and eCommerce sites

 

Vice President, UX Design Lead  |  Chase Pay app, JPMorgan Chase & Co.  |  06/2016 – 06/2017

  • Mentored team to use design thinking, Lean UX techniques and usability testing as primary UX methods

  • Achieved more efficient, effective customer-validated design solutions by partnering with researchers

  • Transformed traditional team structures into small, self-managed Agile teams

  • Represented UX on Agile Transformation management team

 

UX & Graphic Design Lead  |  Guardian Life Insurance  |  06/2014 – 06/2016

  • Led UX and graphic design on 10+ consumer and enterprise product releases

    • Consumer products received strong customer engagement, with double-digit increases in interactions

    • Enterprise products allowed employees to work more effectively, with productivity increasing by 20%

  • Enabled tradition-bound teams to appreciate UX’s vital role in modern product design

  • Created a UX Center of Excellence with a standardized UX process, multipurpose UX tools, and UX Service guidelines for use across the enterprise

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iOS/Android Art Director  |  Popular Mechanics  |  07/2010 – 02/2013 

  • Directed the UX and visual design for multiple iOS/Android tablet and phone apps

    • Popular Mechanics’ app was a best-seller on the App Store, with Apple recognizing it in Best of the Year, Editor’s Choice, and Featured categories

  • Coached a team of print designers in the fundamentals of interaction design

 

Creative Director  |  TV Guide & tvguidemagazine.com  |  03/2004 – 12/2009

  • Oversaw UX and visual design for tvguidemagazine.com, a content-rich editorial website

  • Managed teams in two locations to produce a Top-10 circulation magazine, which received many design awards

 

Art Director  |  Entertainment Weekly  |  02/1997 – 03/2004

  • Designed award-winning special issues, feature stories and magazine covers

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