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Hands-on UI/UX Design Lead and certified Project Management Professional with 20+ years of experience building advanced platforms and utilities that engaged millions of users across continents. Conceptualized, coded, and executed UIs and UXs end to end for national and international audiences. Built exemplary UX practices and managed teams of professionals for UI and UX projects nationwide in a dozen distinct industries and for 4 Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Government. Successfully engaging challenging users―and building successful digital teams with evidence-based innovation and end-to-end design.

  • Clients: Supported firms and partners in healthcare, education, ISPs, online platforms, energy, IT, consulting, entertainment, and publishing sectors and the US Government.
  • UX Design: Gathered user-centered data to develop UX based customer journeys for 15 sites with over a million users. Helped an industry-leading global ISP develop a user-focused welcome screen, browser, social network, and 30+ products. Recently completed a complex data visualization project for USPTO. Recognized for expert UX design for custom or COTS products based on client’s product framework.
  • UI Development: Introduced lean UX processes to SCRUM (Agile) to significantly shorten UI development time by means of employing validated learning methods in absence of clear KPIs. Used HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to design, code, develop, and debug products without missing a deadline and ensure compliance with Section 508.
  • Leadership: Led best-in-class teams for 8 firms on 4 continents to develop complex designs. Collaborated with the business capture team on the HART and DHS proposals. Served as UX SME on the DHS FLASH (Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland). Led strategy sessions on UI design for over 30 companies.
  • Communication: Presented projects to US Senate members and representatives and corporate executives. Chosen as representative for Fortune 500 companies for product users and stakeholders. Routinely collaborated with users and stakeholders globally to conduct customer workshops. Learned extensively about global cultures during frequent work-related travel across 4 continents.