My love for color and human emotion started early. To me, a box of crayons wasn't a toy, but instead a group of personalities with stories and feelings. At four, I was creating User Stories based on color and crayon condition.
This passion continued throughout my education and career:
Design > Writing > Web Design > Web Dev > UX Design!
When I grew into UX Design, I found my long lost love. My smorgasbord of talents and skills now fit together like a puzzle.
What I'm passionate about:
Design Thinking
Designing user experiences that evoke confidence and joy through simplicity, color, and empathetic research.
Cultural & Human Diversity
The diversity of the human experience fascinates me. I spent my 20s traveling abroad while working remote. This informed my understanding of accessibility and the variation of user experiences based on environment, truth, and access.
Leadership
Gratitude, empathy, and communication form my personal foundational pillars of leadership. As a senior employee responsible for 15+ staff members, I devote my leadership focus on growing employees, listening, and being an example of learning agility.
Technical Drawing
I was born with illustrator talents - I learned to develop them into useful career skills. Prototyping lights this girl's fire. And on the side, I get to illustrate pictures for friends and family.
Four-Legged Furry Things
My dogs - Jude and Redford! The rescued mini-horses I volunteer for - Duke, Buttercup, and blind Biscuit.
Spicy Food
Give me heat or give me nothing!
Big Nature
Give me a cold mountainous hike or give me nothing!*
*Do not give me spicy food on a cold mountainous hike.
Tools
Adobe CC
Ps, Ai, Xd, Dw, Id, Lr, Pr
Ps, Ai, Xd, Dw, Id, Lr, Pr
Figma
Visual Studio
HTML/CSS
Microsoft Office/ TeamS
SLACK
WORDPRESS
SKETCH
Software Design
I'm passionate about designing software products from ideation to launch with specialization in SaaS.
UI Design
With a foundation in graphics, I'm experienced in typography, color theory, and layout. I love simplifying robust large-screen software products for mobile use.
User Research & Prototyping
I live for user research, empathy maps, personas, and user stories. The journey from research to prototyping thrills.
Web Development
9 years experience with HTML/CSS/PHP/C#. Updated multiple SaaS products as both UX Designer and Front-End Developer. CSS warms my heart. Code breaks it.