Professional Summary
Human-centered UX designer and front-end consultant with 15+ years designing and delivering accessible, scalable digital systems. Proven ability to translate complex organizational, educational, and product challenges into clear, measurable outcomes. Experience spans institutional design, ed-tech platforms, and high-traffic consumer products, blending strategy, execution, and code.
15+ years experience
147 school districts reached
Accessibility: 68% → 97%
+22% daily active usage
5M+ users
Professional Experience
Eskolta School Research & Design
- Led visual storytelling and UX strategy for a $100M+ community engagement initiative, supporting adoption across 147 California school districts.
- Designed and architected an online performance-review portfolio, reducing review preparation time by 30%.
- Launched accessible learning platforms amplifying student voice; facilitated 8 listening sessions to inform information architecture.
- Embedded universal design standards, raising accessibility compliance from 68% to 97%.
- Mentored internal teams on UX standards, Figma workflows, and CMS adoption.
New Classrooms Innovation Partners
- Designed student- and teacher-facing platforms used at national scale.
- Increased daily active usage by 22% through UX and interaction redesign.
- Replaced spreadsheet-based workflows with custom internal tools, saving ~10 hours per week per analyst.
- Established reusable CSS/HTML guidelines adopted across the organization.
- Partnered with communications teams on digital marketing assets supporting program growth.
Freelance UX & Product Designer
- Delivered UX, UI, and front-end solutions for mobile apps, media platforms, and ad-tech products.
- Scopely — Launch creatives for The Walking Dead and Dice With Friends, reaching 5M+ users.
- StartApp — Developed mobile ad concepts, increasing click-through rates by 18%.
- BravoTV, McGarryBowen, WinAsUGo — Rapid-turn campaign UI and digital assets under broadcast deadlines.
AnyOption
- Led UX and creative direction for a regulated financial trading platform.
- Designed multi-device experiences under performance, trust, and risk constraints.
- Improved mobile conversion rates by 12% following platform redesign.
Early Career
Community Connect — Senior Designer (2006 – 2008)
Designed digital campaign assets for BlackPlanet and MiGente social networks.
Designed digital campaign assets for BlackPlanet and MiGente social networks.
Education & Certifications
BFA, Graphic Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
AAS, Communication Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
Certificate, Mobile User Experience
Interaction Design Foundation