Resume

Skills

  • Flexible collaborator
  • Task Delegation
  • Ticket/Task Writing
  • Proposal Writing
  • Project Management
  • Interactive Prototyping
  • Sketching
  • Wireframing
  • User Interface Design
  • User Experience
  • Fluent in Figma

Tools

  • Adobe Experiecnce Manager (AEM)
  • Hugo
  • Cursor
  • Markdown
  • Github
  • Javascript (jQuery & Vanilla JS)
  • Jekyll
  • HTML / Bootstrap
  • Flywheel
  • Pantheon
  • Responsive Design / Development
  • SCSS / LESS
  • DRY and Agile Methodologies
  • Drupal 7
  • Wordpress
  • Bricks Framework

professional experience

Senior UI Engineer | The American Chemical Society

2018 – Current

Collaborated with a diverse team of designers, developers, product managers, and content writers to roll out a brand new version of the customer‑facing Navy Federal Credit Union website which serves over 8 million members.

Utilized component‑based development, the Agile methodology, complex SASS logic, SVN, jQuery/JavaScript, and modular page architecture while working in two‑week sprints.

Senior UI Developer | Navy Federal Credit Union

2016 – 2018

Collaborated with a diverse team of designers, developers, product managers, and content writers to roll out a brand new version of the customer‑facing Navy Federal Credit Union website which serves over 8 million members.

Utilized component‑based development, the Agile methodology, complex SASS logic, SVN, jQuery/JavaScript, and modular page architecture while working in two‑week sprints.

Senior UI/UX Designer/Developer | The Office of Financial Research

2014 – 2016

Worked with a small team at the Office of Financial Research (a subsidiary of The Department of Treasury) to create an all‑encompassing web presence. Responsibilities included information gathering, user experience research, the creation of wireframes/mockups and, lastly, assisting with the buildout of a responsive website using Jekyll, SASS, Git, YAML, Bower, Grunt, and Markdown by way of the agile development process (Jira, Stash, Confluence).

UI/UX Designer/Developer | The American Institutes for Research

2012 – 2014

Responsible for the UI/UX design/development and branding for a number of websites funded by the U.S. Department of Education including Find Youth Info (Federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs), State Training and Technical Assistance Center (Office of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Dept. of Justice), and The Center on Great Teachers and Leaders. Also created style guides and best‑practice documentation for team‑wide use.

UI/UX Designer/Developer | Georgetown University

2011 – 2012

In a collaborative, team‑oriented environment utilized HTML/CSS, jQuery, and a multitude of social networking platforms and frameworks to create interactive experiences for Georgetown Alumni. Maintained the university’s brand essence by closely adhering to brand guidelines.

contracting experience

Lead Senior UI/UX Developer | WestEd

January 2017 - October 2017

Worked with a small team to execute a complete digital rebranding of the existing WestEd.org Wordpress website. Modified and customized template, SCSS/CSS, and partial theme files while optimizing both the development and build processes using Gulp.

Senior UI/UX Designer/Developer | Catholic Relief Services

October 2016 - December 2016

Updated the majority of Catholic Relief Services high‑profile websites (both Wordpress and Drupal) to maintain branding consistency and increase the overall user experience on both desktop and mobile devices. Created new features, added new content, and collaborated with both team members and project stakeholders to further customer engagement in creative ways. Also created wireframes, high‑fidelity comps, and clickable prototypes to demonstrate potential ideas for project stakeholders and upper management.

UI/UX Designer/Developer | Evans and Chambers

September 2016 - October 2016

Conceptualized, did user experience research, and front‑end development for a new big data analysis and analytics tool for the Defense Intelligence Agency by way of Evans and Chambers. Used the Material Design methodology to create wireframes and mockups, and used Material Design Lite (MDL) to create detailed interactive prototypes.

Lead Designer / Front‑End Developer | Alqimi

July 2016 - February 2017

Carried out user experience research, designed, and developed the front end of a cloud‑based Java big data and social media analysis and analytics tool. Also reworked predefined components of the existing interface in the browser with the end goal of creating the best possible experience for all users.

Also worked with a remote team and led instructional development workshops on Git, SASS, NPM, Gulp, and Bower.

(this is not my complete resume, if i tried to put it here it'd be way too long - just download it!)