Resume
Experience
2021 - Present
UX / UI Studio Manger
One North
Asheville, NC (remote)
Grew and managed a team of 6 full time UX designers contributing to over 15 different client organizations as well as providing oversight and guidance to 3 large scale contracted staffing teams.
Developed a new business offering around Design System Consulting that utilized UX team members as well as other discipline contributors across visual design, content strategy, and front-end development to improve design system efficiency and utilization at 5 client organizations.
2018 - 2021
Creative Producer
Self employed
Pensacola, FL / Gulf Coast Region
Took a sabbatical to further explore a love of photography resulting in the development of creative structured empathetic portraiture sessions that were used to develop a brand and identity for local companies, organizations, and non-profits.
2017 - 2018
UX Manager
Virgin Hyperloop One
Los Angeles, CA
Created a new UX design discipline within a fast-moving startup that utilized a mixture of existing team members, external consultants, and 3rd party agencies to develop a culture user centered design for the development of safety critical command and control systems.
Cultivated new partnerships with industry partners that resulted in the first public demonstration of the hyperloop system at CES, the world’s largest technology trade show.
2015 - 2017
UX Product Lead
Jaguar Land Rover
Portland, OR
Lead the design and development of a new design system that user tested internationally with over 100 participants and released on JLR’s flagship vehicle, the Defender.
Produced RFPs and partnership awards for 5 functional areas of a new in-vehicle infotainment system spanning operating system requirements, UX design, language translation, multimedia service SDKs, and design tools resulting in the successful deployment of the PIVI Pro Infotainment System.
2014 - 2015
UX Solutions Architect
The DiSTI Corporation
Orlando, FL
Traveled globally to train, guide, and develop new technical customer programs in automotive and aerospace UX applications for in-vehicle display systems specializing in safety critical systems utilizing DO-178 (Level A), 510(k), and ISO 26262 certification.
2013 - 2014
Account Executive
The DiSTI Corporation
Orlando, FL
Managed sales and business development for the automotive market as well as leading capture for two multi-million-dollar virtual maintenance training projects for the UH-72A and Stryker MTS programs.
2010 - 2012
Solutions Engineer
The DiSTI Corporation
Orlando, FL
Answered customer inquiries and developed code and integration samples for over 100 client projects to effectively utilize a design and coding platform across flight simulators, embedded safety critical display systems, and virtual training programs.
Education
2006 - 2010
University of Central Florida
B.S. Computer Science w/ Honors
Orlando, FL
Graduated with honors focusing on software development architectures for 3D rendering systems and visual user interfaces while working part-time at Lockheed Martin.