I’m a user experience designer that’s a driven and creative professional, I am motivated to constantly expand and develop my professional skills to aid both startups and established businesses to succeed.
I founded and ran a successful business that hired brand ambassadors to direct and execute a wide range of consumer and industry-focused media campaigns for major movie and television studios. I’m an experienced brand ambassador, coordinator, and manager for the film industry. Creative and detail-oriented public relations professional with a variety of media experience including media relations, broadcast news, non-profit events, and media training. I’m also an experienced information technology consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry.
I’m a strong information technology professional with a bachelor's focused on Computers and Information Security from the New York Institute of Technology. As well as a graduate from the New School in Film Production. More recently, a graduate of Career Foundry in UX/UI Design.
One of my favorite passions is being an artist. I go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art every weekend and sketch sculptures.
Skilled in Market Research, Competitive Analysis, User Feedback, User Interviews, Wireframes, Prototyping, User Surveys, A/B Testing, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and so much more.
I have so many passions, my interests include art, writing, reading, and podcasting related to self-help/business/ economics, meditation, guitar, piano, fitness, traveling, gardening, cooking, and most importantly to me, inspiring others.
Experience
User Experience Designer
Ethos | Design Studio
Sept 2021 - Present (1 year)
Leading multidisciplinary projects from start to finish. Collaborating internally and externally to define product experiences, from user flows and IA to hi-fi interactive prototypes and annotated handoff packages.
Spearheading user research efforts, facilitating sessions, and analyzing findings.
Creating and managing project plans to ensure work is completed to meet goals and
expectations
Designed wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and storyboards for client apps and websites in Adobe XD, Photoshop, Figma, Sketch, and Illustrator.
Led user research including but not limited to personas, user journey maps, and analyzing pain points for client apps and websites.
Managed developers and communicated with clients through scheduling meetings and consulting.
Led client meetings and communicated directly with clients via Slack, E-mail, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom
UX Designer
CareerFoundry
Oct 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year)
Dedicated over 600+ hours focusing on UX/UI methodologies with training and mentoring from industry experts.
Created portfolio projects that showcase all parts of the design thinking process through user research, user interviews, wireframing, prototyping, all the way to visual design, and creating a completed task management solution for users.
As part of my course project, I designed from scratch to finish "PlutoPay", a Web Responsive App to help people keep track of their finances, send or receive money and buy or sell cryptocurrency.
Skills:
- Design Thinking
- Competitive Analysis
- Product Strategy
- Quantitative Research
- Qualitative Research
- User Personas
- Card Sorting
- Journey Mapping
- Flows
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design Implementation
Software used: Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Usability Hub, Miro
Founder
Rounds
Oct 2016 - Mar 2020 (3 years 6 months)
Created a business to hire brand ambassadors to direct and execute a wide range of consumer and industry-focused media campaigns.
Manage experiential activations which include securing permits, creating branded premiums, and managing brand ambassadors.
Served as a liaison and handler for notable personalities and press on behalf of studios.
Developing and maintaining relationships with media, promotional contacts, market influencers, community leaders, and grassroots organizations.
Planning and staffing events from start to finish, including creative and logistical execution.
Coordinator
Allied Integrated Marketing
Nov 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year)
Assisted in the ideation and execution of market campaigns for a portfolio of clients in the entertainment industry.
Reported to top-level studios for events produced surrounding advanced screenings and pre-release receptions.
Hired and oversaw interns, brand ambassadors, and teams for a variety of projects related to the creation of custom digital marketing and promotional campaigns with over twenty million digital impressions.
Created and maintained relationships with promotion and marketing directors at print, radio, and television publications, as we...
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