*Please feel free to download a condensed and recent version of this resume, [here.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sr8hQ8zzqf0zDb0vfyFS4nLKHskPIOJO/view?usp=sharing)* ### Design Experience #### North Highland *Senior Consultant, March 2025 - January 2026* **KeHE Distributors** - Served as a senior UX designer across multiple development teams. - Created mockups and hi-fidelity designs using a design system in order to hand off to developers. - Conducted usability testing and concept validation to ensure that designs and products met both stakeholder constraints and user needs. #### SPR *Senior UX Designer, April 2024 - November 2024* *UX Designer, September 2021 - April 2024* **Univar Solutions** - *Contact me for a presentation of my work.* - Created a design system to refresh, refine, and unite design work across digital teams. - Created wireframes and prototypes for an internal price management tool. - Provided UX guidance and created designs for ChemCentral’s website. - Served as a mentor to younger designers. **Nielsen Corporation** - Collaborated with a global team to create an enterprise-level budget planner. - Created wireframes and prototypes of the planner, with a focus on entry-level users. - Led presentations to the stakeholder and their clients to gain insight and feedback. - Prepared assets to be handed off to the stakeholders’ design team. **Allstate Corporation** - Created wireframes for a team within a national insurance company to better access archived data. - Partnered with the UX Strategist to make informed design decisions based on research. - Worked closely with stakeholders to ensure that concepts best fit how users would interact with them. #### Vanguard Technology *UX/UI Strategist, July 2017 - August 2021* - Provided UX/UI strategy and design for: - [VetSpecialists.com](https://www.vetspecialists.com/) - [National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc.](https://www.ncbfaa.org/) - [American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine](https://www.acvim.org/) - [Academy of Management](https://www.aom.org/) - [Independent Insurance Agents of Texas](https://www.iiat.org/) - [American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities](https://www.aaidd.org/home) - [CEDIA: The Association for Smart Home Professionals](https://cedia.org/en-us/) - Oversaw the discovery and design phase for projects. - Served as the go-to for any UX/UI related questions for clients. - Prepared UX deliverables such as Google Analytics Reports, personas, and user journeys. - Created wireframes and prototypes using Axure. - Designed hi-fidelity mockups using Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator. - Worked on content migration and ongoing quality assurance when launching clients' websites. #### DESIGNATION *UX/UI Designer, April 2016 - July 2016* [**Windy City Labs**](https://thewcl.com/) - [Example of Work](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C6J5ColX3dh95Iz6xBMephdriY-VjRcb/view?usp=sharing) - Designed interfaces for Glance, a smart mirror and companion app. - Created mockups and tested users to inform design decisions. - Explored branding ideas, created a visual competitive analysis, presentations, and style guides. [**The 100 Club of Chicago**](https://www.100clubil.org/) - [Example of Work](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11-jx5A3F54kNa8VDcgpom63TZCb3k8Au/view?usp=sharing) - Explored branding ideas in order to bring its website’s look and feel into modern web design. - Designed mockups that addressed a new feature as well as navigation issues on the original website. ### Mentorship/Teaching Experience #### Upright Education *UX Design Instructor, April 2024 - May 2025* #### Avocademy *UX/UI Design Mentor, January 2023 - September 2023* #### DESIGNATION *Designer-in-Residence, July 2016 - September 2016* #### Elite Educational Institute *SAT/ACT & English Teacher, May 2013 - September 2015* ### Esports Experience #### kaiju corp *Owner, December 2016 - Now* - Founded a nonprofit gaming community with a focus on coaching & mentorship. - Oversees a community of 100+ members. - Managed mentors, coaches and players of all backgrounds in a healthy environment aimed at player/student growth. - Worked to partner with and provide coaching and mentorship to various high schools and colleges such as: DePaul University, Illinois Tech University, Northwestern University,
and Loy Norrix High School. - Managed tournaments and leagues both locally (Chicagoland Area) and online. #### Loy Norrix High School *Overwatch Coach, October 2020 - September 2021* - Part-Time Coach for Loy Norrix High School's Overwatch Team. - Conducted coaching sessions with the whole team two to three times a week. - Conducted 1-on-1 coaching sessions with each individual member once a week. - Focused on developing critical thinking skills with regards to in-game decisions, team communication and culture, and Overwatch-specific game knowledge and strategies.