experience

In a nutshell

  • ~9 years experience in UI and design systems
  • Have worked on 3 design systems
  • Expert in HTML & CSS (+ SCSS & LESS)
  • Experience with Angular JS, Angular, React, Web Components, Javascript, and Typescript
  • Plenty of experience in Sketch and Figma
  • Knowledge and skills in accessibility guidelines (WCAG)

Johnson Controls

March 2023 - January 2025

Role(s):

  • Senior UI/UX Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Sole developer on design system team
  • Decided on framework (web components)
  • Pitched framework decision to stakeholders
  • Collaborated with designers on component implementation
  • Helped review new components, patterns, and styles from designers
  • Built library of web components
  • Developed full documentation site
  • Packaged components for installation with NPM
  • Regularly released updated versions
  • Assisted developers on installation and implementation

Accomplishments

  • Joined internal accessibility group, suggested improvements, and shared insights with larger org
  • Built up a brand new component library

InvestCloud

March 2021 - June 2022

Role(s):

  • Senior Designer

Responsibilities

  • Created new user flows for internal products
  • Designed UI mock-ups for new functionality
  • Customized branded design systems for client projects
  • Designed layouts for print and digital product books

Accomplishments

  • Delivered 100s of mockups and a 50+ page product book to a large client
  • Fully restyled our design system customized for prospective client

Advicent Solutions

April 2016 - March 2021

Role(s):

  • Senior UX Developer
  • UX Developer
  • Associate UX Developer

Responsibilities

  • Maintained and added to Angular component library
  • Continually updated documentation site of design system
  • Collaborated with designers on new components
  • Reviewed new component designs for implementation difficulty
  • Performed accessibility audits of multiple products
  • Assisted UI developer teams with UX focused improvements
  • Reviewed UI code from product teams
  • Built demo UIs for new products for user testing
  • Refactored design system from AngularJS to Angular 2+

Accomplishments

  • Assisted with a major UI redesign of main legacy product
  • Presented on design system at a local meetup
  • Created an accessibility roadmap for company compliance
  • Presented to larger org on accessibility best practices
  • Joined DEI group to help improve company policies and hiring practices

Education

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Design and Visual Communication