I Love All Things UX and Design

I became a UX designer because I’ve aways been curious about human behavior, how we learn, how we adapt, and how we interact with the world. I studied communications and sociology in college, but always being a creative person, I found my way into graphic and web design.

Originally self taught, I grew my skills and jumped into UX at my first opportunity.

Superpower

Ambiguity Meets Organization and UX

I’m very adaptable and organized. I can jump into new things quickly and learn on my feet. I’ve worked with teams unsure about the direction they were headed, unsure what UX was, and I’ve helped be a guide for them.

Sometimes, we have big ideas, but are not sure how to get there. I foster connections with people, understanding their vision, understanding the problems they’re trying to tackle and create resources that help align ideas. I’ve gained trust with the teams I work with and helped them see more value in what UX can bring.

What I’m Doing Now

Always on the Move

I’m currently working at Amazon Web Services as a UX Designer for Commerce Platform. I support multiple internal and customer-facing products and services.

I’ve managed my design team’s project intake and tracking, experimented with a design-led agile model adapted for UX while working cross-functionally with other organizations, product, research, and engineering partners.

What I’ve done before

10 Years in the Design Industry

I’ve worked in an agency, done freelance, but mostly been an in-house designer with experience in

• Commerce
• Marketing
• Lead generation
• Conversion optimization
• A/B testing
• Legacy redesign
• New product launch
• Feature updates
• Mobile optimization
• Agile/Scrum

Skills

• User experience
• User interface design
• Interaction design
• Usability studies
• User research
• User journey mapping
• Personas
• Leading workshops
• Prototyping
• Graphic design
• WordPress
• HTML
• CSS

Tools

• Figma
• Sketch
• JIRA
• Asana
• Zeplin
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• InDesign
• WordPress