Jul 2019 – Oct 2019 · 3 mos

Oct 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Responsibilities / skills included:
• Quickly understand the value from experimental prototypes to producing marketable and delightful, production ready software
• Designing for a larger platform; compatible with any site engine
• Designing for flexibility with multiple offering bundles
• Helping dev to define the service(s) needed to provide the ideal user experience
• Helping define agile workflow with dev and OM
• Designing within a new design system and refining / expanding the system as needed

Jun 2014 – Oct 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Our team focused on delivering user-centric outcomes and market/industry differentiators which exemplified the power of AI to solve everyday user problems in conversational collaboration, in a modern, end-to-end user experience. We achieved significant business milestones including bringing a brand new offering, IBM Watson Workspace, to market.
• Responsibilities / skills included:
• Leading the overall content experience across mobile (Android and iOS phone/tablet) and web applications. Specifically, providing direction and prioritization to 6 designers and ID, ensuring they all have a voice in the design process.
• Leading the design on strategic partnership/partner integration solutions
• Driving and negotiating scope and priority discussion with development and offering management to ensure users are provided the optimal experience; balancing short term plans with long term vision
• Integrate other designers into established relationships with developers, helping transfer best practices I’ve formed for individuals and their collaboration styles
• Supporting development efforts through paired programming - visual scrubs with dev 1x1 multiple times a week

Jun 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• We designed a consistent drive-based approach to file organization and collaborative sharing, modernized and enhanced the ease of use of the web user interface by providing a file viewer, thumbnails, and drag and drop.
• Responsibilities / skills included:
• Mapping and designing end-to-end flows; designed ux and visual aspects
• Participated in and conducted design thinking workshops with Product Management, Development and stakeholders to ensure user goals are met
• Participated in the full lifecycle development to promote an engaging user experience

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina

• Created printed educational materials, including activity booklets within museum branding guidelines.

May 2012 – Aug 2012 · 3 mos

• Assisted in designing the exhibit’s overarching concept and wayfinding

Sep 2011 – May 2012 · 8 mos

• Conceptualized and helped designed aspects of the student publication

May 2011 – Aug 2011 · 3 mos · Belmont, NC

• Assisted in a Netsuite Migration, in which html coding and light graphic design work was necessary.