I’m a Digital Designer and a UIUX Designer with a focus on helping companies, people and brands gain a better outcome with their services and products.
Known Software
FIGMA, Miro, Jira, Premiere, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, Type Design, Sound Editing, Video Editing, Photography, Fontlab, Glyphs, Knowledgeable about HTML, CSS, modern browser technologies, and cross-device design
Experience
SketchUp / Trimble – Senior UI/UX Designer
September 2021 – Current
UI/UX Senior Designer, Ownership over the design, user research, and usability testing for SketchUp’s web and mobile products in the 3D design space while maintaining a user-centered design approach. Collaborating with a dynamic team of product managers, developers, and other UX Designers within a fast-paced Agile environment. The primary focus is on the Web and Mobile applications at SketchUp.
- Designed and updated new Iconography systems for SketchUp Web, Desktop, and IOS iPAD
- Apple Event – May 7, Link Apple previewed SketchUp’s latest Mobile Updates & Achievements during the May 2024 launch update. I worked closely with our Developers on Scan to Cad for this launch
- Senior UIUX Designer, Scan to Cad Launch Link
- Real Time Collaboration Team – Testing & Prototyping sharing, comments, flows with the development teams across Desktop, Web, and Mobile
- Launched iPAD – Scan-to-Design SketchUp Labs feature. I collaborated with Marketing by creating graphics, onboarding and conducted a photo shoot to create photos for the SketchUp Blog. Blog Link
- Launched iPAD – Customize keyboard shortcuts
- Launched iPAD – New Search tool ‘Omni Bar” implemented on IOS
- Launched iPAD, Desktop, Web – improvements to Ai Diffusion to SketchUp labs! Designed AI Diffusion within SketchUp on all platforms
- Maintained and upgraded SketchUp Design System to include Panels, Modals, and Atoms for Web and Mobile Systems
- Tools: Figma, Miro, Jira, & SketchUP for mobile applications
Healthy Grid – MODA Health Care
Lead UIUX Designer (August 2019 – August 2021)
Collaborate directly with lead engineers, product managers, and content designers to deliver user-centered intuitive software and easy-to-use toolsets for digital services within the Dental Optimizer software. Created user experiences for Healthy Grid medical applications such as televideo, website design, site mapping, application testing, and user experiences. I created visual design systems for our group, and transformed the internal Ui UX team with real-time data while working collaboratively within Figma.
- Creating human-centered design systems for multiple brands within Healthy Grid to build consistent experiences across all of our platforms while retaining established company branding.
- User research and field studies to acquire user feedback for future development.
- Concepting and prototyping new software tools, from user personas to high fidelity design mock-ups in Figma.
- Finished and completed software projects within the development lifecycle.
- Project management methodologies with prioritization for handling multiple projects workloads
- Lead creative design sprints within our team to capture future deliverables to our core audience.
- Team collaboration on such projects as, Televideo, Provider Engagement Dashboard, Emergency consult, component kits, Delta Dental Knowledge Base, training videos, user feedback, dashboard design, UI data collection, and a dynamic work environment with rapidly changing priorities
The Art Institute of Portland
Lead Faculty Graphic & Web Design (2008 – 2018)
- Taught over 2000+ students through my tenure. Classes taught with current industry software such as Adobe Suite, adapting to new technologies and software, quarterly.
- Managed deliverables, and created outcomes through the Graphic & Web Design program. Inspired designers and mentored them through their education. Taught throughout all class levels of the Graphic and Web Design program, Ui UX, Adobe Suite applications. Created in-class instruction & online instructional design* with E-learning solutions.
- Supported incoming freshmen. Core faculty on final portfolio classes which provided students with exit competencies for full-time employment.
PNCA – Pacific Northwest College of Art
College Instructor 2006 – 2007
- Teaching exploration of Web Design / Ui UX and Brand Identity.
- Emphasizing creative solutions through software and design tools.
MHCC – Mt. Hood Community College
Instructor
- Web design and brand Identity. Emphasizing creative solutions through software and design tools
Nutrition Now
Senior Graphic Designer (2006 – 2007)
- Execute designs for output within a wide range of applications and media for brand experiences and communications.
- Concept development for new and existing products for national campaigns in print, packaging, sample mailings, trade show graphics, point-of-purchase displays, sales support materials.
Directors Guild Of America – DGA
Art Director / Graphic Designer (2003 – 2006)
Created graphics from concept to final production for press and web publishing. Collaborated with internal teams and internal departments to establish identities, print and web-based marketing material. Created brand identities, creative strategies, and design documents. Managerial staffing requirements for multiple projects. Edited video graphics for Interactive video applications, and archives.
- Developed concepts, grids, style guides for two magazines, designed in-house. Circulation 15,000 copies on a monthly basis and quarterly basis.
- In constant contact with multiple print vendors for ongoing projects.
- Scheduled working pool of freelance photographers for multiple events per month.
Ivenue.com
Web Designer, Los Angeles, CA 2000
- User Interface and Usability of the software development team.
- Ensured system usability for the business end-users.
- Conducted defined UI standards across a wide range of products and software.
- Created low/high prototypes such as user process flows, and storyboards for new products and features.
- Worked with the quality assurance testing team to plan and execute usability tests.
Art Center College of Art and Design
Video Editor, Sound Editor
- Sound editor and video editor for Dr. Richard Hertz and Gabor Kalman, a documentary for French television.
- Worked for British director Tony Kaye in his personal editing suite on internal projects
Community service
- Watts House Project – “Social Practice” Relaunched Graphics & Website w/artist Edgar Arceneaux
- Grace Brooklyn Church – Relaunched Graphics & Website
- New City Initiative – “Share the Love” Fund-raiser -newcityinitiative.net – annual art donations
Art Center College of Art and Design
Video Editor, Sound Editor
Pasadena, CA. 2000. Sound editor
Certifications
UX Design Certificate
Honor date: Mar 2020
Honor issuer Treehous
Completed a course of study in User Experience Design including professional practices such as design critiques, user research, and web and mobile application design.
Software Skills
UIUX, FIGMA, Trello, Agile for UX,
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition, Premiere, Lightroom, Keynote, Final Cut Pro, Fontlab, Glyphs, HTML, CSS. Type Design, sound editing, video editing, photography, modern browser technologies, and cross-device design, education/learning. Strong collaboration skills, and passion for good design.
Education
Art Center College Of Art And Design
1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA
Master of Fine Art, M.F.A.
University Of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Fine Art.