Experience

Inkling

Senior Front-End Designer | May 2023–Present

Front-End Designer | September 2021–May 2023

Lead the end-to-end design and development process for Inkling’s B2B customers by scoping projects, coding responsive brand-aligned templates, and training customers on advanced software use and techniques

• Redesigned our Figma template by integrating patterns as components, automating tedious processes, and finding opportunities to use cutting-edge features, resulting in a 36% decrease in hours for design mockups

• Partnered with content strategists to ensure content design quality and consistency at scale

• Led an effort to organize and prioritize updates and improvements to our front-end boilerplate in tandem with Product Managers and Engineering. Presented results and documentation to company at large.

• Co-authored and designed a Content Design Best Practices guide to equip customers with practical insights to advance their content authoring lifecycle

• Reduced a 5-year backlog of codebase issues by 80% (60+ issues completed)

Electric Pen

Web & Presentation Designer | May 2021–September 2021

Provided brand design, web development, and ongoing support for client projects

• Built wireframes and prototypes for seamless integration with WordPress sites

• Designed presentations and print templates while playing within strict, extensive brand guidelines

• Communicated with vendors and development partners for successful design handoffs

University of Washington

Graphic Designer | Contract | January 2021–April 2021

Played an integral role in the relaunch of the School of Public Health’s magazine, contributing print layouts, story illustrations, web design, and front-end programming for the 50th anniversary edition

• Designed web, email, and social content that visually highlighted the school community

Web Designer | Contract | August 2020–January 2021

Developed user-friendly, responsive design concepts for the UW DEOHS site, collaborating with web developers to plan and implement these features in Drupal

• Designed infographics and illustrations, and provided in-house creative expertise

• Proposed site improvements that aligned with team priorities, with a focus on web accessibility and engagement across multiple audiences (students, faculty, alumni, and employers)

Brokaw

Programmer & Designer | May 2018–August 2020

Provided exceptional UX design, digital design, and front-end programming for clients, and collaborated creatively with agency teams to solve tough design problems with fresh thinking

• Coded clean, semantic HTML5, CSS/SCSS, PHP, & jQuery for website redesigns, email campaigns, and animated banner ads, established documentation, and integrated best practices and emerging techniques

• Presented annotated wireframes and interactive prototypes to share design decisions

• Introduced workflows to ensure timelines, budgets, and areas of completion were on track for larger website projects

The University of Akron, Myers School of Art

Graphic Designer, Design x Nine | August 2017–May 2018

One of nine students in the award-winning in-house design studio at the Myers School of Art; created logos, branding, print, and motion design under real client deadlines

Web Content & Social Media Manager | August 2016–April 2018

Managed the Myers School of Art’s online presence through close collaboration with faculty; maintained content for the website and accompanying social accounts