User Experience Architect | InnovaSystems International | Apr 2018 - Present

Working with CSS3, HTML5, Photoshop, Balsamiq Mockups, Adobe XD, and Bootstrap to develop aesthetically pleasing and highly functional wireframes, prototypes, and user interfaces for the Navy Readiness Reporting Enterprise (NRRE) web applications.
•Designing front-end web solutions and delivering designs to an agile software development team environment using the SCRUM methodology
•Gathering and documenting functional requirements for upcoming web releases to optimize information architecture to promote usability, while accommodating technical needs/constraints for military applications.
•Communicating with multiple project teams about upcoming requirements by participating in planning sessions where prototypes and mockups are reviewed, demonstrated, and evaluated.
•Facilitating user research sessions with users of the product to evaluate usability concerns. Supported testing methods including Interview/Survey Testing, A/B Testing, Card Sort Testing, Tree Testing, and Usability/Scenario

Website Team Lead | DX1 | Nov 2015 - Apr 2018

•Assisted in leading a team of 6 Responsive Web Designers
•Kept current processes up-to-date and assisted with getting the buy-in of the Responsive Design team
•Managed the team workflow by assigning out new incoming projects and resolving any roadblocks with the customers or product so that it could be delivered by the preset service-level agreement.
•Collaborated on new design trends and implemented them into our current standards
•Held twice weekly stand up meetings to follow up on the process and in-progress work
•Assisted in training new tech support team members during onboarding process
•Creating new processes and workflows based on current initiatives and company’s needs
•Also carried out duties from my previous position as a Responsive Web Designer

Responsive Web Designer | DX1 | Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

•Utilized HTML, CSS, LESS, and JavaScript with the BootStrap framework to create responsive websites for the powersports industry.
•Developed websites using the Dot Net Nuke (DNN) CMS
•Created high fidelity mockups of proposed websites and custom graphics utilizing Adobe Photoshop
•Testing each site for quality assurance and proper responsiveness across all popular devices
•Effectively communicated with customers regularly to create a website solution that fits their needs
•Trained customers on how to edit and manage their website and inventory and respond to incoming leads
•Effectively managed a personal queue of up to 7 projects at any given time