Specializing in enterprise applications
Working with tireless commitment to user advocacy
I utilize an iterative design process with data-driven research to quickly move from concept to final release.
I apply human factor principles to design complex enterprise products.
- Analyze Business Goals
- Requirement Gathering
- Competitive Analysis
- Persona Development
- Heuristic Evaluation
- User Interviews
- Scenario Creation
- Information Architecture
- Task Analysis
- Flowcharts
- Wireframes
- Interaction Guidelines
- Graphical Interface Design
- Icon Creation
- Illustration
- Visual Guidelines
- Content Development
- UX Writing
- Sketch 4.3
- Adobe Creative Suite
- HTML5 / CSS3
- JavaScript
- PHP / WordPress
Work
UX/UI Designer
Google Cloud (Adecco contract), Seattle, WA (May – November 2017)
Worked with Google Cloud DevTools team on various projects.
Web/UI Designer
Raun Craig Productions, Bellevue, WA (August 2016 – April 2017)
Freelance sole proprietorship specializing in UX/Web Design for websites and web applications for non-profit organizations.
UX/UI Designer
Google DoubleClick Search (Adecco contract), Seattle, WA (August 2014 – July 2016)
Worked on various projects including Bid Strategy Health Status, Material redesign project, Attribution, and Geo-Targeting.
Senior UI Designer/UX Researcher
Astonish Results, Warwick, RI (February – June 2014)
Worked remotely with team on insurance lead generation tool. Worked as sole UX Designer/Researcher with product managers and engineers.
Senior UX Designer
Vertafore Agency Platform, Bothell, WA (January 2013 – February 2014)
Worked as lead UX designer with product managers and engineers during conceptual phase of Vertafore Agency Platform, dashboard to provide a single-entry point for all user workflows.
UX/UI Designer
Vertafore Reporting, Bothell, WA (August 2012 – January 2013)
Designed information architecture for reporting dashboard to fit seamlessly within Vertafore’s navigation system. Wrote detailed specifications for other product groups to follow while developing reports using Oracle’s Business Intelligence suite.
UX/UI Designer
Vertafore Sagitta, Bothell, WA (May 2010 – August 2012)
Worked on improving navigation structure; workflows for managing large datasets; and client search interface with product manager, UX researcher, business analysts, local and remote engineering and QA teams.
Web/UI Designer
Raun Craig Productions, Bellevue, WA (July 2009 – April 2010)
Freelance sole proprietorship specializing in UX/Web Design for websites and web applications.
Product Designer 3
Microsoft Server & Systems Center (Aquent contract), Redmond, WA (November 2008 – June 2009)
Developed an internal website for communicating visual and interaction design specifications. Also, worked with program managers and UX researchers to create and validate wireframes for various workflows.
Education
User-Centered Design Certificate
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
User-Centered Design:
Conducted end-to-end research study with team for improving StumbleUpon.com, a social bookmarking website.
Usability Testing:
Conducted standard usability study utilizing Morae and eye tracking software on live website data for Market Leader Professional, website for real estate agents.
Experimental Research Methods:
Evaluated inter-rater reliability between EASY and TRAPS heuristic evaluation checklists by comparing websites for TryMicrosoftOffice.com and Google business apps.
Continuing Education
Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Courses Taken: Responsive Web Design, Introduction to Statistics, JavaScript and Microsoft Access
MFA
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
BFA
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
Skills
Competencies
Analyze Business Goals, Requirement Gathering, Competitive Analysis, Persona Development, Heuristic Evaluation, User Interviews, Scenario Creation, Information Architecture, Task Analysis, Flowcharts, Wireframes, Interaction Guidelines, Graphical Interface design, Icon Creation, Illustration, Visual Guidelines, Content Development, UX Writing
Tools and Languages
Sketch 4.3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, PHP/WordPress