[ skills & software ]Creative & Technical Skills
Design thinking, heuristic evaluation, web accessibility audits (WCAG 2.1 AA), creation of design systems, strategic thinking, sketching, rapid prototyping, information design, CAD modeling, 3D printing What I'm Like to Work With Team player, observant, empathetic, problem solver, troubleshooter, proactive thinker, detail oriented & big picture perspective, tinkerer Softwares Adobe: ( XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Indesign, Dimension ), Figma, HTML, CSS, Github, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, AutoCad, Microsoft Office Suite, Automated email platforms (Dotmailer, iContact, Constant Contact, Mailchimp) |
[ work experience ]Lead UI/UX Designer
Accelerate Media // April 2019 - Present Working as part of a digital marketing team supporting 40+ clients. Main responsibilities are design of websites & software, brand design/design systems, print, video, and other items as requested by clients. Performing accessibility audits on client sites and providing recommendations for improvement. Mid-Level Graphic Designer Salzman Group // October 2017 - April 2019 Working as part of the creative team responsible for the marketing and day-to-day upkeep of several e-commerce sites: primarily WholeLatteLove.com. Design and deploy multiple email blasts per week that reach our 100,000+ subscribers. Create relevant content to populate our brand's social media presence. Design fresh display ads for marketing efforts. Sewing & Textile Art Instructor Creativity Shell // August 2017 - April 2018 Part-time instructor for workshops and evening classes for kids age 5+. Assisting leadership in this launch of new chapter in Rochester, NY. The Creativity Shell is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the next generation of makers with essential life and practical skills. Creative Mastermind // CTO Viggi Kids, Corp. // March 2015 - June 2017 Co-founder of children's product design firm. Designer for marketing materials (print, web & video), product design for Digit Widgit® and STEM line, manufacturing strategies and for the Vidget® and Digit Widgit®. General operational and technical guru...basically any software or system that needed integrated into our processes, I configured (and learned a lot along the way). Adjunct Professor Rochester Institute of Technology // Spring 2015 Teaching advanced CAD modeling techniques & strategies to junior and senior level industrial design students. Focused on Solidworks 2014 and Keyshot 5. Senior Designer Rove Design Group // February 2013 - March 2015 Consultant for graphic & web design clients. Concept development, brainstorming & new product ideation. Designer and collaborator for Viggi Kids brand and products. Designer & Fabricator Olga Gallery // August 2011 - September 2014 Graphic design for web, packaging & advertising, designing web sites for online sales, product photography, and fabricating custom wood displays. |
[ continuing education ]UI/UX Specialization
CalArts via Coursera // January 2020-March 2020 Specialization of 4 courses. Final deliverables were high fidelity mockups of an app [Courses 1 &2] and delivery-only restaurant website [Course 3& 4]. Along with covering the basics of UI/UX, the assignments included full development of the project briefs, user demographics, strategy, and sitemaps. I took the specialization to add technical knowledge to the practical knowledges I've gained from various projects & web site launches I've been a part of. Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization University of London via Coursera // June 2019 The course covered the languages of HTML, CSS, and some basic Javascript. Projects included practical applications of those languages to create webpages from scratch. After taking this course, working with developers became a much more informed collaboration. Course 1 | Course 2 Autodesk Fusion 360 Integrated CAD/CAM Autodesk via Coursera // May 2018 The course offered a detailed roadmap to Fusion 360. It provided direction on how to use many features. By choice, I further delved into creating CAM programs, parametric modeling, and rendering. Tinkering Fundmentals: Motion & Mechanisms The Exploratorium via Coursera // December 2017 The course offers educators and enthusiasts an opportunity to develop a practice of tinkering and making. Tinkering has recently been introduced into the educational field as a potential driver of creativity, excitement, and innovation in science learning. It is seen by many as an effective means to engage in exploring STEM concepts, practices and phenomena. |
[ education ]
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, May 2011 Minor equivalent in Metals; Concentration in Psychology Summa Cum Laude Honors & Exhibitions RIT Honors Program and Honors Scholarship 2009-2011 Dean’s List in all quarters 2007-2011 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar 2011 |
Exhibitions & Publications
RIT Industrial Design Senior Show 2011 RIT Research and Innovation Symposium, Winter 2011 Walker Metalsmith’s Apprentice Show, 2010 Imagine RIT exhibitor, 2010 Northern Tier Cultural Alliance: Potter County Artisan 2009 Co-author of Explorations in Geometry, a college-level geometry book. Book and course were presented at the 2009 NYSMATYC Conference. |
[ internships ]
Exhibit Design Intern
Montshire Museum of Science // March - June 2012 Assisting exhibit staff with prototyping, CAD modeling, visitor testing, graphic design, and traveling exhibit change. Lead designer on two small exhibits. Exhibit Design Intern Rochester Museum & Science Center // April - July 2011 Working with museum staff to redesign elements of an interactive and creating proposal for interactive seating in main entrance. Apprentice Jeweler Walker Metalsmiths // June-September 2010 Responsible for precious metal casting production: approx. 200 pieces per week. Involved in all aspects of lost wax casting process & finishing. |
[ patents ]
Patent No. US D825,667 S
Design Patent // Issued August 14, 2018 Educational Set of Children's Dice Blocks [ Digit Wigit® ] Patent No. US D843,481 S Design Patent // Issued March 19, 2019 Balance for an Educational Set of Children's Dice Blocks [ Digit Wigit® ] |