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. Work directly with clients to provide ui design direction and design process management.

Recent

— 2021 / 2022

— 2018 / 2022

  • Web design for various non profit clients with 4Site Studios
  • Digital design direction for Social CBD
  • Concept design and art direction for Umpqua Bank with Swift Co

— 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 DesignerMutt Industries, Portland OR

Led the digital design team in bringing Paciugo Gelato's new brand to web while contributing to campaign work for both Living Proof and LA Dodgers clients.



Tasks: digital design lead in bringing brand to web; ui design, sitemap and wireframes.



Clients include: LA Dodgers, Living Proof, Paciugo Gelato

— 2009 / 2010

Digital DesignerWieden + Kennedy, Portland, OR

Role was part of the first installment of a digital studio at W+K. While in its infancy, helped art directors prep/repurpose their ideas for web as well as designed digital assets for projects. Additionally, contributed to pitch work and the overall production process of the digital studio.




Tasks: concept, production and art direction assistant designer for interactive websites and projects




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

— 2007 / 2009

DesignerZAAZ, 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

Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Certified Professional in
Accessibility Core Competency (CPACC)

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