I believe to be a designer is to take ownership of the end-to-end process and responsibility for the fate of the entire project. Methods vary by industry but the core is the same: research, ideation, validation, implementation. Wireframes, prototypes, pixel-perfect CSS, customer journey maps -- these don’t make me a designer. I’ve led branding and UX/UI/Web design efforts, agile product development, as well as process and technology improvements. I am a designer because I understand not just interaction and visual design, but also what it takes to solve problems, build experiences, and deliver on the clients goals and their users needs.
Led creation of Digital Content and Customer Experience Design department to manifest creative thinking and design output that best represents the firm’s vision and goals. Collaborate with creative teams, project managers, developers, and clients to understand and incorporate technical, business, and user requirements into usable designs through sketches, storyboards, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and the production of final asset hand-offs to developers for specific features and projects.
Led a team of marketing and product managers tasked to create branding for a new start-up. Upon launch, was responsible for creative direction for multiple SaaS products and services, specifically UX/UI design for internal and external websites, research publications, and marketing collateral.
Responsible for design and development for corporate web sites and web-based applications, and marketing collateral production. Developed design systems, training, and support for conference director and editorial board.
Responsible for designing and developing web pages and other marketing materials. Duties included HTML and CSS hand-coding, graphic design, UI design, and coordination with other internal development teams.
Freelance UX/UI, CMS customization, creative and art direction, and consulting services. Sample projects include:
DVC Magic Resales (dvcmagicresales.com)
Magical Vacations Travel (magicalvacationstravel.com)
Danbury Youth Soccer (dysc.us)