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KBR / Orbital Labs

Changing how mission-critical software is built in the Space Force

UX Medic (Team Lead)

1 Year

Current Position

Promoted UX and Agile in the DoD by coaching teams and facilitating design events.
Reignited a UX Community of Practice to improve skillsets, share knowledge across programs, and highlight best-practices for 6 Designers and growing.

MIRO | MS TEAMS | MATTERMOST

Research Team Development & Leadership

Senior UX/UI Designer - DECON+

3+ Years

Current Position

Replaced and simplified a legacy system of record for the United States Space Force.
Optimized communication tools and manual data entry saving mission operator's time.
Improved accuracy and highlighted inefficiencies of a mission-critical system.
Influenced product strategy to navigate complicated regulation of operationalizing DoW software while promoting user-centered innovations.
Utilize UX principles and Scrum methodology to transform junior/mid developers and designers into a high-performing team.

FIGMA | AXURE RP | MIRO | JIRA | CONFLUENCE

User Research User Interface Team Development & Leadership

Senior UX/UI Designer - Perimeter9

2 Months

Improved team norms and front-end quality standards.
Quickly responded to user feedback with simple and effective modifications.

FIGMA

User Research User Interface

Computer Technology Associates (CTA)

Proving how small contractors can provide DoD customers long-term value

Lead UX/UI Designer

4 Years

Pioneered UX by proving design value amid established processes.
Spearheaded a complete UI refactor of a 15-year-old application for the United States Navy.
Designed evidence-based features that resulted in positive feedback, multiple DoD contract renewals, and top mark CPARS scores.
Shifted user reliance to our tool instead of competitor’s software.

UXPIN | C# | ASP.NET | CSS

User Research User Interface Front-End Development Tech Writing

Senior Application Developer

4 Years

Digitized complex government processes, saving users time and reducing human error.
Specialized in front-end development, standardizing and implementing UI best practices to reduce the product’s learning curve.

C# | ASP.NET | SQL | HTML | CSS | JS

Fullstack Development System Engineering Tech Writing

Quality Assurance Tester

2 Years

Created an automated test suite, saving on development costs.
Evaluated application flexibility and data accuracy for a system of record, creating trust in the user base.

ASP.NET

Automated Testing Manual Testing Test Strategy Tech Writing

Fluxlogic Studios, LLC

Modernizing web presence for small businesses

CTO / Co-Founder

3.5 Years

Worked closely with stakeholders to ensure their vision was delivered on-time and exceeding expectations.
Conducted research at community events to poll potential end-users for pain points and gauge interest in solutions.

HTML | CSS | JS | CUSTOM TOOLS

Business Operations Marketing Client Procurement QA

GnomeSpray Games Inc.

Keeping skills sharpened through hobby projects

CEO / Co-Founder & Lead Developer

4.5 Years

Directed a team of 8 through multiple mobile games projects that were available on Android, Apple, and Windows app stores.
Led the development team while simultaneously managing financial holdings and business filings for the company.
Hosted booths at the Winter X-Games and several local conventions to usability test with a wide audience.

C# XNA | JAVA for ANDROID

Business Operations Marketing Mobile Game Development

Freelance

Helping friends, family, and community with their online goals

Design & Development

1 Year

FIGMA | HTML | CSS | JS

User Research User Interface Web Development QA

RealD 3D

Innovating Game Design for early Augmented Reality (AR)

Developer Intern

1 Year

3D Software Research and Development, mainly in C# and XNA game development.
Used existing computer and Xbox game source code to add dual-camera perspectives for 3D monitors and passive eyewear.

C# XNA

Front-End Development

Education &Extracirricular Learning

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS)

Fall 2007 - Spring 2011

Bachelor of Innovation: Game Design & Development

Cross Core: Communication

The Game Design and Development program was my entry into the world of software development. This unique (and brand-new) program was created as a cross-discipline between tech and entrepeneurship so students could learn how to start a business, or at the very least have a firm understanding of all the roles and stakeholder perspectives at play in a tech organization.

Classes were split equally between coding and business. The brainchild of this program Terry Boult, also created custom courses focusing on innovation and how to differentiate yourself in a crowded market. In one of these Innovation classes we even founded a company, GnomeSpray Games. The computer science classes were heavily geared towards game development (mainly C#), as a practical and fun way to teach software engineering. The instructions made perfect sense to my visual-heavy learning style, and it unveiled doors I never new existed to the world of front-end software design.

Scrum.org : Scrum with UX

2022

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Online Courses : Udemy

UX & Web Design Master Course: Strategy, Design, Development
Interaction Design Specialist for Web Developers
Fundamentals of UXPin
Complete Web Design: From Figma to Webflow to Freelancing
The Complete Figma Course: Designing Mobile & Web Applications
Vue - The Complete Guide
Advanced CSS & Sass

Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification

Interaction Design

Designing Complex Apps for Specialized Domains

UX Managment

Product and UX: Building Partnerships for Better Outcomes
DesignOps: Scaling UX Design

UX Research

Analytics and User Experience
The One-Person UX Team

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