About

About Me

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xperience

2022 – 2024

Senior UX/UI Consultant

Octo an IBM Company

  • Provided UX/UI consulting and design services for the General Service Administration (GSA) and other government clients
  • Primarily responsible for improving the user experience associated with GSA ecommerce applications
  • Assisted in upgrading frontend frameworks for a variety of GSA web properties
  • Consulted on best practices to be applied to new and legacy GSA digital assets

 

2021 – 2022

Senior UX/UI Consultant

Watts WaterThe Home Depot

  • Analyzed user research and developed low to high-fidelity prototypes for Watts Water’s B2B and B2C eCommerce platform
  • Conducted research and an analysis of The Home Depot’s emergency response protocols and painpoints during natural disaster events
  • Developed low to high-fidelity prototypes for an application to improve operational communication and execution of emergency protocols

 

2017 – 2021

Senior UX/UI Consultant

Southern Company

  • Conducted research and analyzed user experiences for both customers and employees facilitating payments, marketing, distribution, data optimization, and digital transformation
  • Developed low to high-fidelity prototypes for public-facing and internal logistic applications
  • Assisted in the design and maintenance of front-end frameworks and standard practices applied throughout the organization

 

2016 – 2017

Lead UX/UI Consultant

Equifax

  • Conducted research and analyzed protocols on forensics, countermeasures, threat tolerance, and other security operations
  • Devised and developed low-fidelity prototypes for a centralized cybersecurity platform

 

2015 – 2016

UX/UI Consultant

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Conducted research and analysis of various protocols involved in CDC’s international response and mobilization
  • Developed low to high-fidelity prototypes for the CDC’s international travel application
  • Developed a lightweight front-end framework to enhance the application’s performance in low broadband regions of the world

 

2012 – 2015

UX/UI Consultant

Definition 6Toolbox 9Showcase IDX

  • Designed and developed promotional websites, e-commerce sites, multimedia assets, themes, and brand collateral
  • Developed low to high-fidelity prototypes for public-facing and internal applications

 


e

ducation

2019

Certification

Full Stack Web Development

Georgia Tech

 

2009

Master of Arts

Multimedia Journalism

University of Miami

 

2007

Bachelor of Arts

Visual Communication

University of Miami

 

2003

Associates of Arts

Multimedia and Web Design

Art Institute of Atlanta

 


e

xpertise

  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Low & High Fidelity Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Responsive Design
  • Information Architecture
  • Qualitative & Quantitative Research
  • Usability Testing
  • Storyboarding
  • Front End Development

 


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quipment

  • Adobe CC
  • Axure RP
  • InVision
  • HTML & CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React & Angular
  • SASS & LESS
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Git

 


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xtra

  • Journalism
  • Copy Writing
  • Fitness Technology
  • Video Editing
  • Advertising
  • Financial Technology
  • Marketing
  • Public Speaking

 

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