Experienced with user research, wireframing, and prototyping. Utilizes these skills to craft intuitive and engaging user experiences. Track record of effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering impactful design solutions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior UX Designer
USAA
05.2022 - Current
Part of the USAA Labs design group to strategically design new innovations to better serve USAA members.
Facilitates user tests and interviews and works with cross functional teams and members to find innovative solutions to identified business problems.
Utilizes UX design best practices to create intuitive user journeys.
Part of an internal Idea Factory team to collaborate and create new inventions to add to company IP portfolio
Lead Product Designer
Wrethink, Inc
04.2019 - 05.2022
Designed clear and accessible interfaces for a new family and memory centric product.
Researched and implemented HCD practices for UI/UX design while continuing to think outside of the box.
Continued working through the creation and defining of a design system.
Worked with cross functioning teams in communicating and prioritizing bugs, facilitated user research by setting up user testing and defining roadmaps and deadlines for the product team.
Designer
Pathway Genomics
12.2017 - 03.2019
Oversaw all creatives and implementations as well as transitions of assets rebranding.
Reorganized assets to be more accessible to all teams in the company as well as communicated with sales to keep up with all print design restructures.
Spearheaded UX/UI for company mobile app and web portal by working closely with developers and QA within an Agile environment to wireframe and design most intuitive experience for customers.
Created presentation templates and oversaw final presentations to ensure design guideline compliance.
Production Designer
Intensity Corp.
05.2016 - 11.2017
Headed artistic direction by building and maintaining brand guidelines.
Oversaw presentations to make sure they adhered to guidelines.
End to end product design of an in-house quant dashboard that would better allow the team to view historical business data and leverage AI to analyze and predict earnings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
05-2007
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office
Working HTML, CSS, Wordpress
UX - XD, Sketch, Origami, Figma
Designing for AI
Data-driven design
Wireframing and prototype design
User Interviews
Certification
UI/UX Design for AI Products Certificate of Achievement, Stanford Online - July 01,2025