Updated: 2/3/26
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Toolkit
Methodologies: Agile, Atomic Design, Responsive Design
Design: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Axure, Framer, Cursor + Figma MCP
Project Management: JIRA/Confluence, Trello, Asana, Google Suite
Accessibility: Voiceover/JAWS, Siteimprove, WebAIM, WCAG, APCA
Research, Metrics & Testing: Marvin, Optimizely, UserTesting, UserZoom, Crazy Egg, Optimal Workshop, Pendo, Tealeaf, Coremetrics, SurveyMonkey, DataDog
EXPERIENCE
Self-Learning
FRGR v3.1 (case study)
Design System
Built design token system supporting responsive, multi-branding, and light & dark themes
Updated Figma assets including component & pattern library, style guide, and responsive portfolio design using new design token system
AI Exploration
Tested various AI techniques to style review Figma designs, write design system documentation, and build design system components in React
Lead UX Designer - SaaS
Unite US
Design System (case study)
Leveraged Atomic Design practices and design tokens to build a responsive Figma component library leading to a more consistent core platform and a 20% (corroborated by a Sr. UX Designer) productivity increase
Codified accessibility standards guided by WCAG guidelines improving Siteimprove ratings, keyboard/screen reader usability, and client confidence
Created & established design system governance process to guide iteration and guard existing internal UX principles
Maintained design system focus & progress by facilitating recurring updates & strategy discussions with team members and partners
People & Talent
Mentored junior designers to contribute to design system improvements & evangelize component library usage across product teams
Collaborated with UX Director & HR partners in interview & selection process for multiple rounds of UX interns
Business Ops
Communicated with vendors about existing tools & capabilities to protect UX team from tool outages & data compliance violations
Regularly collaborated with UX Director & UX Leads on progressing team effectiveness through educational opportunities & tool evolution
“0→1” Design: Platform Message Center
Improved user efficiency, engagement with platform, and task confidence with launch of messaging within platform
Leveraged user feedback & accessibility analysis to make follow-up iterations that improved overall user experience
UX Designer - eCommerce
Best Buy
Post-purchase teams
Led design efforts in post-purchase space to ensure timely completion for high-visibility release of Yardbird product offering (case study)
Protected the health of customers & employees alike during the COVID-19 pandemic with alterations to the curbside pickup process facilitating physical distancing
Expanded & improved trade-in program for customers while navigating multi-team collaboration & complex business requirements
Commerce team
Contributed to launch of Total Tech Support membership program launch as part of Commerce team by ensuring branding & business requirements remained consistent through the final steps of the shopping experience
Collaborated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital team to enable donations during the checkout flow contributing to Best Buy being named the largest donor of their 2017 campaign
Web/UX Designer - eCommerce
Foot Locker Inc.
UX/Usability team
Successfully campaigned to add Optimal Workshop to research tooling enabling teams to gain new insights via quantitative information architecture testing methods
Spearheaded research effort for first ever remote usability study on printed Eastbay product catalog leading to gained confidence in branding strategy
Eastbay brand
Collaborated with external agency & Champs Sports team to create Eastbay Performance Zone in-store touch screen shopping interface that boosted brand awareness for Eastbay in broader markets
(case study)Utilized Crazy Egg heatmap/scrollmap & Coremetrics data to drive strategy conversations & optimize engagement rates on various user flows
Education
May 2013
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Multimedia Design
Graphic Design | Front-End Web Development | Web/Interactive Design| Video Production | 2D & 3D Illustration & Animation