15+ years of professional design and design management, providing an informed process curated to your design needs and values.

From pitching concepts and building brands, to user interface design and experience, I provide the skills and process needed to get the job done and enjoy the journey getting there.

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Experience

Independent Senior Designer — Ellswork

Design, strategy, and project collaboration for various studios and clients

Recent

  • UI design for voting system interface with Mile7
  • Responsive UX/UI design for various credit union clients with PixelSpoke
  • Responsive UX/UI design and cms implementation for various clients with Daylight Studio
  • Website design, strategy, and management for several non profit & small business clients

— 2021 / 2022

— 2018 / 2022

— 2015 / 2017

  • Art direction for Nike Air Jordan website with Owen & Jones
  • App design and concept iteration for Xfinity Mobile with EY Design (formerly Citizen)
  • Digital concept and design for Nike and Purina clients with Emerge

— 2012 / 2014

  • Design for Nike sales team playbook with ENGIN
  • Interface design for gaming apps for Intel with Tenfour
  • Concept design for Tourism New Zealand with Razorfish

— 2010 / 2011

Senior Designer — Mutt Industries, Portland OR

Led the digital design team in bringing Paciugo Gelato's new brand to web.


Clients include: LA Dodgers, Living Proof, Paciugo Gelato

— 2009 / 2010

Digital Designer — Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, OR

Advised art directors on how to best prep/re-purpose their ideas for web. Role was part of the first installment of the digital studio at W+K.


Clients include: Levis, Nike, Old Spice, Target, Volkswagen

— 2007 / 2009

Designer — ZAAZ, Portland, OR

Worked closely with the user strategy team and art directors on everything from campaign strategy to website design for various clients.


Clients include: BECU, Converse, Janus, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Morgans Hotel Group, Sony, Survivor Corps, Tom's of Maine, XBox

Education

BFA in Graphic Design, with honors
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Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Certified Professional in
Accessibility Core Competency (CPACC)
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International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

Skills

Art Direction
Client Relations
CMS Management
Design Management
Graphic Design
Product Design
UI Design
UX Maps/Wires
WCAG Compliance

Tools

Adobe CC
Asana
Figma
Google Workspace
Miro
Slack
Varying Accessibility Tools
Varying CMS Tools
Varying PM Tools