Resume

 

Amica

User Experience Designer

April 2022 - Current

  • Contributed to a 'gold' award-winning dashboard by designing a feature to browse and opt out of promotions.

  • Reduced a drop-off rate by 30% by simplifying the process for home-owners to manage their mortgage lenders.

  • Works on a cross-functional agile team with developers and business stakeholders.

  • Considered voice-only user needs by addressing screen readers failing to announce a ‘new’ notification badge.

  • Led the design team's transition from Sketch to Figma by moving the components and helping educate design system best practices.

  • Oversaw a team of third party designers at Accenture, ensuring adherence to accessibility and style guide best practices.

SecZetta

UI/UX Designer

Jan 2020 - April 2022

  • Conducted user interviews to gain insights into behaviors and translate findings into actionable design improvements.

  • Created a robust design system in Figma, adopting variants throughout components, using atomic design best practices.

Rhode Island College

Website Designer

Jan 2021 - May 2021 (Contract: 4 mos)

Assisted with a major website redesign by determining the most user-friendly layout for converted web pages.

Res/Title

digital marketing director

Apr 2017 - Dec 2019

Responsible for developing and executing digital marketing strategies to enhance brand awareness, and engage the target audience.

  • Spearheaded a responsive website redesign.

  • Created a brand guide for consistency.

  • Tailored the corporate identity for a targeted audience through campaigns and diverse marketing materials.

Ocean State Magazine

page layout designer

Apr 2017 - Sep 2018 (Contractor)

Created visually appealing layouts that enhance the readability and overall aesthetic of the local publication. Collaborated closely with writers to conceptualize and execute designs that effectively communicate the magazine's content while maintaining consistency using InDesign.

 
 

Education

BA Graphic Design

Rhode Island College
2010 - 2014

User Experience Certification

Skillcrush 2019

Tech

Figma
Sketch
Zeplin
Abstract
Axure
Illustrator
Indesign
Photoshop
WordPress

Skills

User Research
Prototyping
Accessibility
Agile
Lean
Design Thinking
Atomic Design