Education
Bachelor of the arts Degree in Illustration/ Design, Columbus College of Art and Design
Associate Degree in Commercial Art, Madison Area Technical Institute
Experience
Docusign
Director of Product Design, June 2018 to February 2024
Led and mentored a team of seven designers responsible for shipping design system updates
Led creation of a new design system consisting of 60+ components, which saw 55% adoption growth in first two years of release. Design and Dev reported increased efficiency averaging 60-70% with an average satisfaction score of 4+ out of 5.
Worked closely with cross-functional teams including Brand, Marketing, Product and Front End Dev in insuring system fits brand values and maintains high quality level in product experiences.
Partnered with Front End Dev on building out annual system roadmaps
Contributed to numerous vision prototypes that helped inform product vision
Samsung Electronics America
Principal Designer, Director of Visual Design, June 2016 to June 2018
Creative visual design lead on all lab initiatives.
Managed visual design team consisting of seven direct reports.
Worked remotely and on site with Korea GUI/UX design teams, developers and product managers.
Creative visual design lead on all lab initiatives with seven direct reports.
Concept phase UX project lead on major Samsung 2018 product platform initiative.
Worked remotely and on site with Korea GUI/UX design teams, developers and product managers.
Visual design lead on Samsung Smart hub 2.0 refrigerator.
EVA AUTOMATION / Bowers & Wilkins
Principal UX Designer, February 2015 to June 2016
Worked on an in home device connecting streaming and gaming devices.
Established visual and motion design language for product.
LG Electronics
Principal UX Designer, September 2013 to February 2015
Designed key features for the systems UX team developing the WebOS smart TV.
Was a design lead for the 2016 WebOS smart TV UX features.
Designed Features and build prototypes to illustrate concepts to product and developers.
Worked remotely and on site in Korea with GUI/UX design teams, developers and product managers on planning UI/visual design for future UX product enhancements.
YAHOO
Lead Visual Designer on the UX mail team, May 2013 to August 2013
Was responsible for the visual design of the desktop mail product.
Designed features and built prototypes to illustrate concepts to product and developers.
Worked closely with developers and product managers on planning UI/visual design for future product enhancements.
AOL
Senior UI/ Visual Designer on the UX mail team, December 2007 to May 2013
Was responsible for the visual design of the new Alto Mail application.
Co-inventor/ patent holder for A Portion of a Display Screen (United States 29/434,893)
Co-inventor/ patent holder for Systems and Methods for Processing Electronic Content (United States 61/715,290)
Built prototypes to illustrate concepts to product and developers.
Established and produce material for use in advertising, and promotions.
Worked closely with developers and product managers on planning UI/visual design for future product enhancements.
Directed contract designers for needed materials.
Tandberg TV an Ericsson Company
Tandberg TV are leading visionaries in on-demand and interactive television.
Visual Interactive Designer, April 2007 to December 2007
G4 Media Inc.
Largest TV channel dedicated to gamer lifestyle and interests.
Interactive Design Director, August 2005 to April 2007
Wired News
Senior Designer, March 2005 to August 2005
G4 Media Inc.
Largest TV channel dedicated to gamer lifestyle and interests.
Interactive Art Director, June 2004 to February 2005
TechTV
TV channel dedicated to technology. Acquired by G4 Media in June 2004.
Visual Designer, June 2001 to June 2004
The Industry Standard/Standard Media International
Sr. Online Designer/ Associate Art Director, Aug 1999 to June 2001
ZDNet
Lead Web Designer, Jan 1998 to Aug 1999
The Seattle Times
Web Designer, Aug 1996: Jan 1998