ui/ux designer

From a young age, I always loved art and finding ways to make tasks easier. In third grade, I was the only student who loved the cursive unit and continued to use it ever since. Printing just ceased to make sense to me when cursive allowed the letters to flow and connect, it was so much easier to write and read in! This was only the beginning of my love affair with human-centered design.

I attended college at Syracuse University with a major in graphic design. I quickly learned that I loved figuring out how to design anything in a way that allowed the easiest use for the user. This led me to the field of ui/ux and I decided to specialize my career in it. To give me a solid background, I minored in information management & technology with a focus on web design. I have a basic understanding and skillset of front end web development.

My goal as a designer is to make the world, and the growing amount of information and content constantly being created and shared, easier for people to process and understand. This way more can be done with it when less time and energy are wasted on trying to figure out what you’re looking at.

education

Syracuse University

  • May 2022

  • B.S: Graphic Design

  • Minor: Info Management & Tech

    • Focus: Web Design

  • GPA 3.5, Dean’s List

 

awards

American Graphic Design Awards

2022 Student Design Category

  • UI/UX design of wildlife identification app

MSUSND College Design Contest

Silver, Sports Page Design

  • Daily Orange | Spring 2021

  • Sports back layout with hockey graphic

Honorable Mention, Feature Page Design

  • Daily Orange | Spring 2020

  • Feature page layout for horoscopes

2020 Graphis New Talent

Silver, Stamp Design Category

  • Continuous stamp design of jazz musicians

Honorable Mention, Type A-Z Category

  • Original typeface, Bondy Regular

 

skills

Design

  • Figma

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Illustrator

  • Photoshop

  • InDesign

  • Acrobat

  • XD

  • Aero

  • Dimension

  • After Effects

  • Premiere Pro

Coding

  • Squarespace

  • WordPress

  • CMS

  • LMS

  • ADA

  • SEO

  • HTML

  • CSS

Other

  • Communication

  • UI/UX Design

  • Digital Design

  • Web Design

  • Graphic Design

  • Wireframing

  • Prototyping

  • Social Media Design

  • Storyboards

  • Marketing

  • Advertising

 experience

Graphic Designer, Stephens Direct

  • Dayton, OH | Remote | 3/23 – Present

  • Developed and executed marketing campaigns for diverse clients across digital, print, and social media platforms, increasing engagement

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align design strategies with business objectives, enhancing overall brand communication

  • Designed user-centric interfaces using Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, focusing on accessibility and interactive design principles

  • Presented strategic design recommendations to stakeholders, receiving approval for various client campaigns

  • Researched and integrated design trends, ensuring alignment with user experience best practices

graphic designer, stolz mead global

  • Columbus, OH | Hybrid | 11/22—3/23

  • Design graphic solutions for a wide range of clients and needs including logo design, promotional items, web development, digital product design, social media, online stores, events, etc

  • Utilize creativity as well as an understanding of design principles, programs, information technology, and a customer-first approach

  • Demonstrated strong attention to detail and highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines for many clients

  • Provided constructive feedback in team environments, fostering a collaborative atmosphere that encouraged creative risk-taking

graphic designer, lake’s end & special t’s

  • Thornville, OH | In Person | 9/22—11/22

  • Created eye-catching graphic solutions for websites, social media, banners, signs, stickers, magnets, logos, embroidery, etc for clients upon request

  • Turned logos and artwork into the correct format for screen printing films

  • Digitized logos and artwork into proper embroidery files for sewing

  • Communicate with clients to determine the needs and specifications of their products and order requirements

Design & Development specialist, Driver Training Group

  • Seattle, WA | Remote | 5/21—6/22

  • Developed digital product designs, prototypes, wireframes, infographics, site maps, page layouts, etc to evolve, grow, and elevate the training courses

  • Collaborated with product managers, content strategists, users, and engineers on product direction and delivery in a fast-paced environment

  • Maintain and evolve online courses to best meet the functionality needs of users and stay up to date with changing course material and information

  • Working through the iterative design process while applying empathy design tactics and strategic design principles to all work, incorporating customer feedback/needs

  • Design from concept through execution and final implementation

  • Used CMS and LMS programs including WordPress and others

resume

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