
Create tasks and scripts for testing websites with real users through usability testing, card sorting, interviews and surveys.Work with development and design teams to ensure designs and patterns are effectively translated into back-end code and content management systems.Utilize modern, vector-based software such as Sketch and Illustrator, as well as front-end coding tools, such as CodePen and HTML/CSS/JavaScript to create work.Create interactive prototypes to express design decisions and patterns as both responsive HTML wireframes and interactive InVision/Sketch mockups.Design both low and high fidelity website wireframes and design concepts for clients in the financial, healthcare, consumer and home goods industries.Senior User Experience Designer, Marcus Thomas LLC (Cleveland, OH) Utilize Ford's design system (used across in-vehicle, apps and web) to ensure a cohesive customer experience.Communicate new design experiences to stakeholders and development teams, substantiated by design thinking, research and business outcomes.Define the next generation of FordPass app experiences through customer research, interactive prototyping (InVision and Figma) and cross-team collaboration.

RESPONSIVE DRUPAL WEB DEVELOPMENT KENT DRIVERS
Create the product experience for the FordPass mobile app (iOS and Android), which allows thousands of Ford drivers to remotely control their connected vehicles.

Senior Product Designer, Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) Kent State University, August 2008 Bachelor’s of Arts, Electronic Media Management EXPERIENCE February 2022 – Present Kent State University, August 2010 Master’s of Science, User Experience Design PHILOSOPHYĬreate engaging digital experiences for all through user-centered design.

I work full time in the field of user experience design, run my own freelance web and UX consulting business and teach university courses on user experience and web design.
