About me

SUMMARY

Senior UX/product designer and creative project manager with twenty years experience in design, development and digital project management. I work from concept through implementation, creating solutions to realize business needs while delivering exceptional user experiences.

SKILLS

Visual and UI/UX design, creative project management, information architecture, user testing, production and development. Expert in creative development tools including Adobe Suite, HTML, CSS, Word Press, etc.

EXPERIENCE

2019 – 2020
Senior UX/Product Designer
Contract

Lead product, and site development projects from concept to launch, including user experience, visual & UI design, business requirements gathering, understanding design and technical constraints. Continually advocating for the needs of the user and keeping them firmly in the center of the entire design and development process.

2001 – 2019
Senior UX/Product Designer
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

Lead web and application design and development including project scoping and management, stakeholder buy-in, user needs and site objectives, content requirements, functional specs, information architecture, interaction design, art direction and design, development, training, user testing, and analytics. Key accomplishments include:

  • Managed region-wide intranet redesign. Led design and development based on stakeholder interviews and user surveys, developed look and feel templates for roll out to four facilities, and worked with all levels of leadership to generate buy-in.
  • Created national online catalogue for Information Security Controls. Led design and build of online analysis application, created toolkits and knowledge library to ensured compliance with financial and information security regulations.
  • Integrated content from 80 Northern California pharmacy residency programs into one client-facing site. Created a process to streamline input of information from 80 different contributors, led design and development.

1999 – 2001
Web Developer
Addis, Berkeley, CA

Developed site templates and advised designers on web issues, limitations, and feasibility of converting designs into functional web pages. Clients included: Pottery Barn Kids, Charles Swab, Barclay’s Global Investors, Best Seats, iShares, AOL, and Marine Mammal Center.

EDUCATION

Multimedia Studies Program
San Francisco State University

B.A. Art
California State University California, Long Beach