I'm a multidisciplinary designer from Chicago with 13 years of experience. I've worn a variety of hats, but most recently I've spent my time as a lead UI & UX designer solving unique problems for public sector and non-profit organizations.
Redesign of the City of Chicago's dated 311 system. Award winning upgrade that reduced request scheduling time by 83% and case closure time by 12%.
Client: City of Chicago
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web, iOS, Android
Redesigned several student and faculty applications into a single app for Chicago Booth University. Increased faculty and student course management efficiency.
Client: Chicago Booth University
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web App
Designed a multi-purpose firearm background check system for the Washtington State Patrol. Improved response time and background check clearance rate.
Client: Washington State Patrol
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web App
Designed new information and service portal for Santa Clara Water District. Allowed residents to easily request and track water related services.
Client: Santa Clara Valley Water
Role: UI/UX, Web Designer
Platform: Web, iOS, Android
Led brand and marketing design for advertising agency Womensforum. Aligned with business team, creating high-impact graphic and video artifacts.
Client: Womensforum
Role: Graphic Designer, Video Editor
Platform: Web, Video
Designed Hubspot based marketing website for mHUB. Increased visibility of site content as well as ease in content and marketing efforts.
Client: mHUB
Role: Web Designer & Developer
Platform: Web
2018 - 2023
Catalyst Consulting Group | Chicago, IL & Remote
Taking design ownership of projects and providing user-centered design expertise throughout the company. Designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in Figma for mobile, salesforce, and responsive web applications. Reviewing user feedback and analytics to iterate on designs. Creating marketing materials as needed for the company including PDFs, Word and Powerpoint templates, and videos. Giving direction and feedback to junior designers and interns.
2017 - 2018
Womensforum | Chicago, IL
Fulfilled all visual design needs of the company, including web interfaces, infographics, logos, various print materials, banner advertisements, and video and motion graphics. Also minor development and content work for the website and client facing projects as needed.
2015 - 2016
Straight North | Downers Grove, IL
Designed websites for in-house CMS, Wordpress, and Drupal implementation. Designed Google Adwords advertisements, internal and client collateral materials, and assisted with HTML & CSS web development.
2011 - 2015
Weblinx | Oswego, IL
Designed website GUIs, built sites using HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript/jQuery, and made templates for CMSs like Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress. Also designed logos, business cards, and advertisements (both digital and print).
2010 - 2011
Advanced Media Network | Woodridge, IL
Tasked with daily editing and scheduling of videos for use on media screens, as well as designing new digital screen layouts, business communication pamphlets, and single page digital ads. Also installed and maintained on-site computers and screen displays.
2009 - 2011
Remote
As a freelance designer, I did a variety of projects for single persons and small business alike. Projects ranging from logo designs to full websites.
Bachelors
Digital Arts and Design
2007
(Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma)
(Analytics, Mockups, Prototyping, User Flows, Wireframing)
(Accessibility, Email, HTML/CSS, Wordpress)
(Asana, Jira)
(Logos, MS Office Templates, Style Guides)
(Editing, Motion Graphics)