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Experience Strategy & Design (UX/CX)

Crafting human-centered products, brands & businesses at the intersection of impact & innovation.

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SkillsEngine

Enhancing Skill Alignment Between Education & Industry

Redesigning key product workflows and interaction patterns to enable better skills alignment between educators and employers.

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Civic Nation

Gen Z Research & Nonprofit Program Strategy

Expanding and diversifying the creative class by offering education, inspiration, and access to careers in creative fields.

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Carl's Jr. / Hardee's

Mobile Subscription Innovation for Fast Food

Designing business innovation for fast food with mobile payments & subscriptions

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Bud Light

Evolving Bud Light's Digital Ecosystem Strategy

Revisioning the customer experience to better serve Millennial consumer needs.

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Cohort Ventures

OmniKey: Crypto Wallet & Secure Command Suite

A secure and anonymous crypto wallet and command center for professionals who put privacy first

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San Diego Zoo Kids

Redesigning the SDZ Kids Online Experience

Designing an online kids experience for the world's most famous zoo

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Disney

Unified CX for the Future of Disney Retail

Crafting unified strategic communications for the future of Disney's online and offline retail experiences.

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21st Century Fox

Relaunching the Avatar Universe

Designing a community-driven content ecosystem and universe for the future of a film franchise

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Google

Unifying Design for Google's 1st Hardware Family

Leading design unification for the launch of the first Google-branded hardware product family.

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Google

Architecting Data-driven Design Optimization

Developing a data-driven framework for rapidly optimizing the impact of web design and communications

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Google

Creating a Design System for Data Transparency

Developing a data-first design system for the world's leading data transparency and impact report.

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Target

Holiday Retail Innovation with Mobile Games & Augmented Reality (AR)

Leveraging first-of-a-kind Google tech to craft holiday retail innovation for Target

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Google

Creating a Hub for Google Accessibility

Designing a central hub and directory for all things Google accessibility (A11y).

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SkillsEngine

Enhancing Skill Alignment Between Education & Industry

Redesigning key product workflows and interaction patterns to enable better skills alignment between educators and employers.

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Civic Nation

Gen Z Research & Nonprofit Program Strategy

Expanding and diversifying the creative class by offering education, inspiration, and access to careers in creative fields.

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San Diego Zoo Kids

Redesigning the SDZ Kids Online Experience

Designing an online kids experience for the world's most famous zoo

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Google

Creating a Design System for Data Transparency

Developing a data-first design system for the world's leading data transparency and impact report.

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Target

Holiday Retail Innovation with Mobile Games & Augmented Reality (AR)

Leveraging first-of-a-kind Google tech to craft holiday retail innovation for Target

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Google

Camp Google: Interactive Summer Learning Experience for Kids

An online summer camp designed to get kids learning STEM offline.

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Google

Made w/ Code Brand & Platform Redesign

Mobile redesign to help empower girls to learn code

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Google

Coding the National Holiday Tree Lighting

Empowering girls across the country to code the lights for the 2014 National Holiday Tree lighting ceremony

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Google

Creating a Hub for Google Accessibility

Designing a central hub and directory for all things Google accessibility (A11y).

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Other Social Impact Work

Additional purpose-driven, CSR and social impact projects.

  • GoodWorld No-Code Website Redesign
  • TSTC Strategic Consulting
  • Doodle for Google
  • Google for Nonprofits
  • Google.org
  • Google Crisis Response
  • Google's Global Impact Challenge: Disabilities
  • Google's Bay Area Impact Challenge
  • Target Thanks a Billion
  • Lexus Check In for Charity
  • Pencils of Promise
SkillsEngine

Enhancing Skill Alignment Between Education & Industry

Redesigning key product workflows and interaction patterns to enable better skills alignment between educators and employers.

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Carl's Jr. / Hardee's

Mobile Subscription Innovation for Fast Food

Designing business innovation for fast food with mobile payments & subscriptions

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Cohort Ventures

OmniKey: Crypto Wallet & Secure Command Suite

A secure and anonymous crypto wallet and command center for professionals who put privacy first

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Disney

Unified CX for the Future of Disney Retail

Crafting unified strategic communications for the future of Disney's online and offline retail experiences.

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Google

Architecting Data-driven Design Optimization

Developing a data-driven framework for rapidly optimizing the impact of web design and communications

View Details
Target

Holiday Retail Innovation with Mobile Games & Augmented Reality (AR)

Leveraging first-of-a-kind Google tech to craft holiday retail innovation for Target

View Details
Google

Camp Google: Interactive Summer Learning Experience for Kids

An online summer camp designed to get kids learning STEM offline.

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SkillsEngine

Enhancing Skill Alignment Between Education & Industry

Redesigning key product workflows and interaction patterns to enable better skills alignment between educators and employers.

View Details

Civic Nation

Gen Z Research & Nonprofit Program Strategy

Expanding and diversifying the creative class by offering education, inspiration, and access to careers in creative fields.

View Details

Carl's Jr. / Hardee's

Mobile Subscription Innovation for Fast Food

Designing business innovation for fast food with mobile payments & subscriptions

View Details

Bud Light

Evolving Bud Light's Digital Ecosystem Strategy

Revisioning the customer experience to better serve Millennial consumer needs.

View Details

Cohort Ventures

OmniKey: Crypto Wallet & Secure Command Suite

A secure and anonymous crypto wallet and command center for professionals who put privacy first

View Details

San Diego Zoo Kids

Redesigning the SDZ Kids Online Experience

Designing an online kids experience for the world's most famous zoo

View Details

Disney

Unified CX for the Future of Disney Retail

Crafting unified strategic communications for the future of Disney's online and offline retail experiences.

View Details

21st Century Fox

Relaunching the Avatar Universe

Designing a community-driven content ecosystem and universe for the future of a film franchise

View Details

Google

Unifying Design for Google's 1st Hardware Family

Leading design unification for the launch of the first Google-branded hardware product family.

View Details

Google

Architecting Data-driven Design Optimization

Developing a data-driven framework for rapidly optimizing the impact of web design and communications

View Details

Google

Creating a Design System for Data Transparency

Developing a data-first design system for the world's leading data transparency and impact report.

View Details

Target

Interactive Holiday Storybook Experience

Bringing families together for the holidays through an interactive storybook experience design for kids and parents.

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Target

Holiday Retail Innovation with Mobile Games & Augmented Reality (AR)

Leveraging first-of-a-kind Google tech to craft holiday retail innovation for Target

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Google

Camp Google: Interactive Summer Learning Experience for Kids

An online summer camp designed to get kids learning STEM offline.

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Google

Made w/ Code Brand & Platform Redesign

Mobile redesign to help empower girls to learn code

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Google

Coding the National Holiday Tree Lighting

Empowering girls across the country to code the lights for the 2014 National Holiday Tree lighting ceremony

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Google

Creating a Hub for Google Accessibility

Designing a central hub and directory for all things Google accessibility (A11y).

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Past clients & companies

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Press & recognitions

Honored to be a part of great teams and work recognized by these publications and industry award organizations.

Adweek
Awwwards
BBC
CBS
CNET
CNN
Cannes Lions
FWA
LA Times
Mashable
NPR
NY Times
One Show
TechCrunch
The Verge
The Washington Post
The White House
USA Today
Webbys
Wired
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Work History

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  • Currently

  • 2019 - Present

    Director of Product & Design

    SkillsEngine
     | Austin, TX
  • 2018 - Present

    Co-Founder

    BEACON
  • 2021 - Present

    Strategic Advisor

    Amass

  • Previously

  • 2019-2021

    Fellow

    Notley Ventures | Austin, TX
  • 2019-2020

    Member of the Board of Advisors

  • 2018-2019

    Product Design & Strategy Director

    Freelance | Los Angeles, CA / Austin, TX
  • 2017-2018

    Group Director, Experience Design

    72andSunny
     | Los Angeles, CA
  • 2016-2017

    Director of Customer Experience (CX) Strategy

    RED Interactive (acquired)
     | Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015-2016

    Associate Creative Director, Experience Design

    R/GA
      (at Google) | San Francisco, CA
  • 2013-2015

    UX Design Director

    72andSunny
     | Los Angeles, CA
  • 2012-2013

    Senior Experience Designer

    Team One
     | Los Angeles, CA
  • 2011-2012

    Associate UX Designer

    AKQA
     | San Francisco, CA

  • Education

  • 2011

    Masters Certificate, Strategic Communications Design (UX)

    BDW (now CMCI), Univ. of Colorado
    60-week intensive professional masters certification with a focus in User Experience Design and Product Management
  • 2009

    Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy

    University of Colorado
    Additional emphasis in Fine Art and Economics. Executive board member, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
  • Spring 2008

    Study Abroad

    Semester at Sea
    Circumnavigated the globe visiting countries including Brazil, S. Africa, Mauritius, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Japan and Costa Rica.

    Additional study abroad experience in Spain and Australia.

Areas of Expertise

User Experience (UX) Design, Product Design, UX Strategy and Research, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Strategic Design, Communications Design, Venture Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Content Strategy, Business Strategy, Marketing, Branding, Creative Direction, Design Direction, Leadership, Management, Team Building, Startup Building, and more.

Tools & Technologies

Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Adobe XD, Webflow, Airtable, HTML/CSS, Pivotal Tracker, Basecamp, Principle for Mac, Origami Studio, Zapier, Squarespace, Shopify, OmniGraffle, Miro, Slack, Notion, and many more.

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