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Senior and lead product designer with 5+ years in dedicated product design and 10+ years across digital experience design and front-end engineering. I stay hands-on daily while leading platform redesigns, design systems, and UX experiments.

I teach UX and interface design as an adjunct professor at University of Maryland Global Campus, and I hold an M.S. in Human Computer Interaction from Iowa State University.

Education

M.S., Human Computer Interaction / Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University (2021)
M.Sc., Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture, University College Dublin (2026)
Bachelor’s, Digital Media and Web Technologies, University of Maryland University College (2016)

Service

Board Representative, Washington County Animal Control Authority Board (2023–present)
Career Mentor, University of Maryland Global Campus (2016–2021)
Volunteer Graphic Designer, Humane Society of Washington County (2018–2023)

Experience

College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving

Tampa, FL

Product Design Manager

May 2025–present

Built the product division from the ground up: processes, documentation, collaboration workflows, and developer handoffs.
Architected the design system into variables, reusable components, light/dark themes, and standard patterns, then extended it into a brand identity framework across product, marketing, and publications.
Led the redesign of the legacy internal franchise software for usability, scalability, security, and extensibility.
Raised website and online-booking conversion through A/B experiments and iterative UX testing.
Conceived and designed a lead-management CRM; some markets saw profitability gains above 120%.
Support one direct report, coordinate a 10-person offshore team, contribute to hiring and personnel decisions, and still design daily.

Product Design Manager

May 2025–present

Built the product division from the ground up: processes, documentation, collaboration workflows, and developer handoffs.
Architected the design system into variables, reusable components, light/dark themes, and standard patterns, then extended it into a brand identity framework across product, marketing, and publications.
Led the redesign of the legacy internal franchise software for usability, scalability, security, and extensibility.
Raised website and online-booking conversion through A/B experiments and iterative UX testing.
Conceived and designed a lead-management CRM; some markets saw profitability gains above 120%.
Support one direct report, coordinate a 10-person offshore team, contribute to hiring and personnel decisions, and still design daily.

Product Design Manager

May 2025–present

Built the product division from the ground up: processes, documentation, collaboration workflows, and developer handoffs.
Architected the design system into variables, reusable components, light/dark themes, and standard patterns, then extended it into a brand identity framework across product, marketing, and publications.
Led the redesign of the legacy internal franchise software for usability, scalability, security, and extensibility.
Raised website and online-booking conversion through A/B experiments and iterative UX testing.
Conceived and designed a lead-management CRM; some markets saw profitability gains above 120%.
Support one direct report, coordinate a 10-person offshore team, contribute to hiring and personnel decisions, and still design daily.

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2023–May 2025

Led stakeholder discovery, defined constraints and requirements, and turned complex business needs into design direction.
Set up workflows for stakeholder communication, review cycles, component consistency, and developer handoff.

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2023–May 2025

Led stakeholder discovery, defined constraints and requirements, and turned complex business needs into design direction.
Set up workflows for stakeholder communication, review cycles, component consistency, and developer handoff.

Senior Product Designer

Jan 2023–May 2025

Led stakeholder discovery, defined constraints and requirements, and turned complex business needs into design direction.
Set up workflows for stakeholder communication, review cycles, component consistency, and developer handoff.

UX/UI Designer

Jul 2021–Jan 2023

Wrote user stories, iterated low-fidelity wireframes, and maintained reusable components and visual assets.

UX/UI Designer

Jul 2021–Jan 2023

Wrote user stories, iterated low-fidelity wireframes, and maintained reusable components and visual assets.

UX/UI Designer

Jul 2021–Jan 2023

Wrote user stories, iterated low-fidelity wireframes, and maintained reusable components and visual assets.

University of Maryland Global Campus

Maryland

Adjunct Professor of Design

Aug 2023–present

Teach user experience and interface design, helping students build applied design judgment and communicate design decisions.

Adjunct Professor of Design

Aug 2023–present

Teach user experience and interface design, helping students build applied design judgment and communicate design decisions.

Adjunct Professor of Design

Aug 2023–present

Teach user experience and interface design, helping students build applied design judgment and communicate design decisions.

MeetingPlay

Frontend Web Developer

May 2016–Jul 2021

Led a platform-wide WCAG initiative; multiple new clients cited accessibility as a leading differentiator.
Conceived, designed, and developed AR/VR applications that earned add-on revenue from existing customers and helped attract new clients.
Built virtual-event interfaces and reusable modules with JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Vue, and Firebase.

Frontend Web Developer

May 2016–Jul 2021

Led a platform-wide WCAG initiative; multiple new clients cited accessibility as a leading differentiator.
Conceived, designed, and developed AR/VR applications that earned add-on revenue from existing customers and helped attract new clients.
Built virtual-event interfaces and reusable modules with JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Vue, and Firebase.

Frontend Web Developer

May 2016–Jul 2021

Led a platform-wide WCAG initiative; multiple new clients cited accessibility as a leading differentiator.
Conceived, designed, and developed AR/VR applications that earned add-on revenue from existing customers and helped attract new clients.
Built virtual-event interfaces and reusable modules with JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Vue, and Firebase.

Inroads, LLC

Web Designer and Developer

Mar 2013–Mar 2016

Designed and developed responsive websites and interfaces with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL.
Tested across browsers and screen sizes, reported delivery progress, and resolved client issues.

Web Designer and Developer

Mar 2013–Mar 2016

Designed and developed responsive websites and interfaces with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL.
Tested across browsers and screen sizes, reported delivery progress, and resolved client issues.

Web Designer and Developer

Mar 2013–Mar 2016

Designed and developed responsive websites and interfaces with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL.
Tested across browsers and screen sizes, reported delivery progress, and resolved client issues.

THE PERSON BEHIND THE PIXELS

Curiosity doesn’t clock out.

Outside of product design, my time is divided between classical music, experimental archaeology, historical languages, and making things with my hands.