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• Expertise: Proven track-record of success and a strong reputation as a thought leader within the Data, Design, Marketing or Tech industries.
• Versatility: Demonstrated ability to succeed in a variety of instructional roles including virtual and in-person classroom instruction, curriculum development, and client-facing interactions.
• Impact: Consistent, strong NPS feedback from students over time.
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• Leadership: Willingness to step up and play a leadership role within local and global teams.

Instructed Seattle’s user experience design immersive class for those looking to transition into the field of UX. Improved and expanded curriculum to include better integration with industry partners and updated lessons to include modern approaches to UCD, current design tools, and modernized design techniques.

Built and managed a team of 9 product designers across 12 major products that served 1.79 billion monthly active users. Drove design efforts that resulted in more than 1 billion in revenue per quarter and 2.5 billion in revenue for developers. Championed best practices in product design & collaborated with research, content strategy, data science, engineering, product management & technical product management.

Oversaw UX design, UX research, and Design Ops efforts in a 10,000+ person organization and 7.3 billion dollar business. Managed a team of around 30 UX designers, UX researchers, and UX managers. Drove research and design direction, as well as the creation of design systems across 10 VPs, 2 SVP, and 150 products & services. Led all internal training, hiring, mentoring, and resourcing for UX. Championed best practices in user experience design & user-centered design.

Helped establish and build the Seattle studio. Advised CEO of local market, growth opportunities, and expansion into that market. User experience direction for all Seattle-based projects. Development of local and national clients. Recruitment for UX designers, visual designers, front-end developers, and more. Helped communicate and refine process. Helped redesign company website to be responsive for mobile and desktop web. Assisted with interaction design, information architecture, and content strategy.

Managed, guided, defined methodology & process, established best practices, and resourced a team of about 20 UX Designers between two studios for native mobile (iOS & Android), web, mobile web, and responsive web design.

2011-2012 Ubermind (acquired by Deloitte)
Managed a highly mobile-focused team of UX Designers for native mobile (iOS & Android), web, mobile web, and responsive web design. Grew the team from 6 to 24 in two studios nation-wide. Established a new hiring process and portfolio review process. Created an on-boarding process for new hires. Established a training program and a internship program. Oversaw the launch of two additional service lines within the organization. Helped mentor and give guidance to UX designers within my team and those seeking to become UX designers within the organization at large.

• Blue Flavor was acquired by BlinkUX in 2010 where my role changed to User Experience Evangelist for the company.
• Oversaw all marketing, public relations, & training efforts.
• Managed events, speaking opportunities, sponsorships, press relations, blogs, newsletter, and social media.
• Lead training services to educate clients and potential customers on user experience and UCD best practices.
• Lead or assisted with user research, information architecture, and interaction design projects as needed.
  Oversaw all user experience efforts.
• Managed a team of designers & developers to research, plan, design, build, test finalized applications for web & mobile web. Worked with clients to set strategy and plan projects.
• Lead discussions with prospective clients for new projects and business.

Defined IA strategy for client projects and helped establish project scope, UX methodology, standardized documentation, refined hiring in UX.

ZAAZ was acquired by Wunderman/WPP in 2006 and rolled into Possible in 2012.

Managed clients, projects, marketing, publicity and engaged in the information architecture of projects.

Information Architect and Web Developer for a web application and web solutions company.

Rapidigm was acquired by Fujitsu Consulting in April 2006

Microelectronics Services- Sole Web Designer and Web Developer responsible for divison's Intranet, Extranet and Internet web sites.

Internet Imaging Services - Sole Web Designer and AD responsible for the look and feel of the division's products.

Sole Web Designer responsible for the Web Style Guide and Web Developer for various applications. Also in charge of user traffic analysis and company trainer for content management system.

Senior Web Designer responcible for the development all major in-house web projects. Acted as advisor on various projects and helped supervise web development team.

Independent web freelancer offering services of web development, web design, information architecture, copywriting, branding, photography, animation, film, video, packaging, marketing, and publicity.