ABOUT ME ✨

I am a business-focused design executive with over 15 years of leading high-performing design teams. 

I have expertise on Mobile Design, UX Strategy and UI Design. I earned an MBA with a concentration in Team Management. 

I am also passionate about Art & Design education. I am currently a UX Design Professor at The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). 

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​VP, UX Design
Shutterstock 



Director, UX Design
Shopify 
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Manager, UX Design
Expedia

AWARD-WINNING UX/UI  DESIGN ✨ 

As a design executive, UX/UI Designer and Design Consultant, I've designed with Fortune 500 giants, sky-rocketing startups as well as inspiring non-profits. 

FORTUNE 500

Target
Shopify
Expedia
ProtoLabs
SPS Commerce
Lifetime Fitness
​Procter & Gamble
Blue Cross Blue Shield

TECH/STARTUPS

​Spye 
Squigl
Earnd
Baldwin
Proximal
Team Genius
Gene Matters
​Vanco Software

NON PROFITS

GreaterMSP
Cookie Cart
​The Brand Lab
Project Success
Hands On Twin Cities
University of Minnesota
University of Denver
University of St. Thomas

VP of DESIGN 

As the Vice President of UX/UI Design, I scaled and led a 30 person design organization for Shutterstock, a publicly-traded tech company with over 600MM in annual revenue. 

KEY PROJECTS

• Scaled 30 person Global Design Team
• Company Lead for iOS & Android redesign
• Launched Design System & UI Design redesign
• Launched Shutterstock Editor

FEATURED UX CASE STUDY

UX MANAGER

At Expedia, I was the Lead UX/UI designer and manager of teams who directed the delivery for Expedia's eCommerce/shopping experiences. 

KEY PROJECTS

• Design Lead for Expedia/Delta Partnership
• Design Lead for "Things to Do" redesign
  
• Design for Lead for Price Alerts & Email program
• Over 150 A/B Tests designed

FEATURED CASE STUDY

TEACHING & TALKS 

Photo from my conference talk at "Design Thinkers" conference in Toronto. 

TEACHING 🍎

Professor 
Savannah College of Art & Design

Adjunct Professor
University of Minnesota

Adjunct Professor
Denver University

TALKS 💡

Design Thinkers
Creative Week
Google Dev Fest
Art Directors Club
World Usability Day
Digital Summit Series
Blacks in Tech Conference
Spoken at Conferences in over 25 cities
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WRITING ✏️

Smashing Magazine - 

"UX Meets MBA: A Designer Goes to Business School"

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#outofoffice 😎 ​