“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible.”

- Don Norman

Strengths & Skills

  • Strengths

    User Empathy

    Critical Thinking

    Collaboration

  • UX Design

    Wireframes

    Prototyping

    User Research

    User Testing

  • Visual Design

    Typography

    Dynamic Interactions

    Problem-solving

    Motion Graphics

    Logo Design

    Animation

  • Front-End Dev. Tools

    Figma

    Webflow

  • Adobe Creative Suite

    Photoshop

    Illustrator

    Indesign

    AdobeXD

    After Effects

    Premiere Pro

Real world Experience

Founder and Creative Director

2023 - Current INTRINSIC DESIGNS

  • Developed logos and various design elements for brand guides.

  • Designed various prototypes for website landing pages and website redesign based on analytic data.

Kitchen & Bath Manager

2018- 2020 NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART (NFM)

  • Oversaw recruitment, training, and performance assessments.

  • Researched market trends to keep abreast of industry and competitor developments.

  • Monitored and assessed key quantitative metrics and business trends to bolster company sales.

  • Identified team knowledge gaps and devised improvement strategies.

Chief Executive Merchant

2014 - 2020 FLOOR & DECOR

  • Hired and managed over 50 employees with numerous promotions.

  • Successfully opened a new location in a new market for the company (Kansas) resulting in a record-breaking Grand Opening event with over 1043 attendees.

  • Increased revenue by two million from 2018 to 2019 resulting in 25.5% sales comp YoY.

Education

uX Design Professional Certificate

Google Coursera

  • Develop personas, user stories, and user journey maps

  • Conduct usability studies

  • Create wireframes and prototypes

  • Testing and iterating on designs

Bachelor of science interior design

Art Institute of Portland

  • Design interior spaces for a variety of settings, including residential, office, retail, and large buildings.

  • Design theory and history

  • Construction practices, building materials, and furniture technology.

  • Drawing, model-making, computer-aided design (CAD)