My Design Journey
Experience
Freelance Product Designer, Graphic/Motion Designer | 2017 - Present
- Drove collaboration with clients to bring their concepts to life.
- Designed/built websites for a variety of clients, including for a popular YouTuber.
- Commissioned artwork, film posters and music albums.
- Animated videos for a startup and performed animations for live music shows.
Thrivent Financial
- Senior Product Designer | Feb 2023 - March 2024
- Product Designer | Jan 2022 - Feb 2023
- Designed accessible, D2C responsive web application process for life insurance, resulting in 51% fewer errors than previous iteration and a 99% completion rate.
- Led design team on our mutual funds application.
- Worked in lockstep with developers, managers, and other stakeholders for effective delivery.
- Expanded the design system, including new motion design guidelines.
- Conducted primary and secondary research, and synthesized findings.
- Mentored new joiners and facilitated design thinking workshops.
- Animated videos to demonstrate work to shareholders.
Fjord
- Senior Service & Interaction Designer | Nov 2021 – December 2021
- Service & Interaction Designer | Dec 2019 – Nov 2021
- Associate Service & Interaction Designer | Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
- Consulted for B2B and D2C digital products on desktop and mobile app (iOS and Android), directly reaching millions of users, including a mobile app with 4.1 stars with over 6,000 reviews.
- Facilitated workshops with clients and stakeholders.
- Led usability testing and research, and synthesized findings into journey maps and blueprints.
- Expanded design systems for large-scale products.
- Mentored new joiners and entry-level designers.
- Co-led Inclusion and Diversity team.
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports
- Supervisor | Winter 2019
- Adaptive Ski Instructor | Winters 2011 – 2019
- Lead instructor for ski, snowboard, bi-ski, and mono-ski lessons for disabled students.
- Supervisor; responsible for delegating tasks, matching students with instructors, and ensuring general safety.
- Certified in Adaptive Snowboarding from the American Association of Snowboard Instructors in 2013.
Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Video & Graphic Design Intern | Summers 2017 & 2018
- Produced, set up, shot, and edited videos for internal and external audiences, and interviewed speakers for the videos.
- Built animations in After Effects, and designed 2D print and digital material
- Developed an “ARC 101” video, explaining the functions of the company in an accessible approach.
Wellborn + Wright
- Industrial Design Intern | Summer 2016
- Designed, modeled, rendered, and drew technical drawings and ideations of custom furniture for clients’ projects.
- Collaborated with shop managers for improved communication and efficiency.
