UX/UI Designer
Designer based in Minneapolis, MN. Responsible for utilizing user interface design techniques, along with empathy, user testing results and creativity to determine the most effective way of getting a message across in digital media. I have excellent problem-solving skills, always paying attention to intended end-user, project details, product and strategy with the ability to work independently, manage the project from start to finish, budget time, to meet deadline schedules.
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Visual Designer at U.S. Bank
December 2021
to present
UI designer for digital marketing department
- Collaborate with content strategists, website authors and business line partners to produce design assets that support campaigns for website personalization, marketing landing pages and usbank.com global home page.
- Follow brand guidelines and component specifications to produce wireframes, prototypes and images to optimize the UX and design of digital assets that support business goals.
UX lead for multiple Elavon product teams, April 2023 to present
- Component creation with design, A11Y guidance and dev documentation utilizing the Shield Design System; create CSS theming guides to reflect brand; work with dev team to QA components with new theme, document deficiencies and review updates; base level pages designed in Figma to reflect new themes with annotations for website authors; and make necessary updates in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to reflect UX guidelines.
- Collaborate with team members and AEM authors for accurate page creation, validation, updates, and publishing of 300+ legacy pages into global components.
UX lead for product team, August 2022 through April 2023
- Collaborate with product manager, team members, business line partners, content writers, A11Y consultants, and AEM authors for accurate page creation, validation, updates, and publishing of 500+ legacy pages into a global set of AEM components to achieve WCAG 2.1AA (A11Y) compliance across four business lines.
- Guided offshore UX team members in the creation of annotations, wireframes, hi-fi prototypes, image selection and photo cropping following brand, component and UX guidelines.
Designer at Stratasys
November 2019
to November 2021
- Integral member of corporate digital marketing team, responsible for ensuring digital and print materials reflect the company’s brand identity.
- Digital team responsibilities: create strategically designed images and icons for websites; compose banner ads, email headers and social media graphics; QA components and address issues; participate in design review sessions; and interim web designer.
Graphic Designer at School District 196
September 1998
to August 2019
- Lead designer for district’s in-house print shop with ability to guide projects, work independently, maintain deadlines, prioritize assignments, and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Solid understanding of design, branding, typography, composition, and color theory, with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
- Responsible for content and design updates to department intranet site, as well as design and consultation of web presence for select departments.
Education
The Makery • Minneapolis, MN
UX/UI Design Bootcamp
Saint Paul College • Saint Paul, MN
Certificate, Web Design
Iowa State University • Ames, IA
Bachelor of Science, Apparel Design