About
I am a problem solver, designer and builder. I'm a firm believer in the saying "treat people the way you want to be treated." I love supporting local businesses, and enjoy farmers markets in the summer.
I am incredibly passionate about helping women in technology, and encouraging more women to get into tech roles.
Passions & interests
- Traveling
- Looking through cookbooks
- Biking
- Learning, reading, researching
More samples of my work are available upon request.
Resume
Employment
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Senior Product Designer - I work closely with product managers and engineers on Yello's suite of products to help enterprise level businesses find and hire talent. I work on customer facing features and products as well as internal tools. I established standards for accessibility across our products and lead and maintain our global design system.
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Senior Product Designer - Led efforts to implement a consistent user experience and design vision across a web application that helped businesses and individuals apply for and track immigration applications and visas.
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User Interface Developer - I worked with a team of developers, designers, growth managers, and many other talented people, to build a site and community that helps people raise money for loved ones facing a medical emergency.
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Web Designer - I was responsible for breaking down Photoshop comps into working HTML/CSS. I collaborated with designers on layouts, imagery, technical wireframes and user experience goals. I worked on multiple projects at a time, including QA testing and debugging browser issues, content management, and responsive and mobile designs.
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January 2007 - December 2009 The University of Iowa
Web Technology ServicesWeb Designer - I designed and developed standards compliant websites for university departments and trained customers on editing and maintaining their websites. I assisted customers with troubleshooting. I also trained new employees in web standards and HTML/CSS.
Experience
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2013-2016 Startup Institute
Adjunct Instructor, Product & Designstartupinstitute.com Work with students to help form an understanding of product design and development. Teach HTML and CSS and concepts like mobile first and responsive design. -
2013-2015 Girl Develop It Chicagowww.girldevelopit.com Lead classes in HTML and CSS, mentored students.
Education
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2006-2009BFA Graphic Design with Honors
Minor in Computer Science The University of Iowa
Skills
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Software:Figma, Sketch, Invision, UXPin, Adobe CC, Sublime Text, Visual Studio, Office
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I know:HTML, CSS, Responsive Design, Mobile First, Pendo, Validately, Git, Optimizely, Mixpanel, KISSmetrics, Bootstrap
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I am familiar with:React, Javascript, Jquery, PHP, Rails, Object Oriented Programming, ASP.NET, XML, CMS