I have 15+ years of UX design and front-end development experience. For the past five years, I have had the privilege of working on design systems and I truly enjoy it. From helping to establish new systems to maintaining and evolving mature ones, there is always something new to explore. Lately, I have been diving into the world of AI, discovering how it can enhance efficiency and open new creative possibilities.
I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado and enjoy illustrating and running.
My Projects
Here are some of the projects I’ve worked on:
2023: Moving a design system component library from react to web components
- Description: Assisted team with moving the entire component library from React to Web components as well as moving from Sketch to Figma.
- Technologies: Figma, tokens/variables, project planning
- Status: Complete
2021: Merging design systems
- Description: At one point there were three design systems within the organization. We needed to combine these design systems into a single design system that was themeable so there could be a single-source-of truth.
- Technologies: Sketch, Workshops, Design tokens, Accessibility
- Status: Complete
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2020: Establishing a new design system
Description: Helping a Federal agency create a new Design System. This involved product audits, design system championship, pilot design systems, and establishing governance and accountability
Skills & Technologies: Sketch, Workshops, Presentations, HTML, CSS, GitHub, Guidance creation, project management
Status: Complete
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Skills
Design Systems & UI Development
Scalable Component Libraries, Design Tokens, UI Kits, Pattern Documentation, Figma, Sketch, Material Design, Bootstrap, Static Site Generators (Jekyll)
Front-End Development & Prototyping
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Web Components, Git/GitHub, Axure, InVision, Mural, Interactive Wireframing, High-Fidelity Prototyping
User Experience & Interaction Design
UX Research, Usability Testing, Journey Mapping, Heuristic Evaluations, User Flows, Card Sorting,
Accessibility & Compliance
WCAG 2.1, Section 508 Compliance, Accessibility Audits
Agile & Product Development
Agile/Scrum Methodologies, Kanban, Sprint Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, User Story Mapping, Product Roadmaps, Requirements Gathering
Project & Stakeholder Management
Design System Governance, Documentation Standards, Component guidance creation
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) – Computer Software Engineering Western Governors University
Associate of Science (A.S.) – Web Design & Digital Media Baker College
Professional experience
- Staff UX Designer – VA Design System – Department of Veteran Affairs – 2022-Present
- Senior Designer – CMS Design System – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 2021-2022
- UX Designer – Medicare.gov – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 2018-2021
- Freelance UX Designer - Self-Employed - 2016-2018
- Web Designer - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - 2015-2016
- UX Designer - Innoppl - 2014-2015
Military experience
Network Administrator - United States Army - 2001–2005
Certifications
- Advanced UX & Interaction Design Certification – Nielsen Norman Group
- Project+ – CompTIA
- Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Web Developer – Certification Partners
- Certified User Experience Professional (CUEP) – Texas Tech University
- ITIL Foundation – AXELOS Global Best Practice
Professional development
- Various Design Systems Workshops – Brad Frost, Nathan Curtis, Dan Mall
- Accessibility & Inclusive Design Training – WCAG 2.1 & Section 508 Compliance