PHILOSOPHIE  •  Product Designer & Frontend Engineer  •  07.2018 – Present

• Design software and custom websites for today’s top startups and enterprise companies
• Collaborate with full-stack developers to see designs come to life with accuracy
• Deliver complete UX and visual design frameworks to our engineering teams
• Prototype user interfaces and interactions using tools like Figma, Framer X or using code
• Develop front-end components in React with the latest technologies and best practices
• Mentor newer teammates with project management and client management skills
• Critique and iterate on design ideas and ideologies with and for other team members
• Manage client relationship and project success ensuring we follow our agile methodologies
• Conduct interviews, competitive research, design explorations, and strategic analysis
• Build relationships with clients to develop a referral network for future projects

HAWKE MEDIA  •  Web Manager  •  02.2016 – 06.2018

• Onboard new hires onto internal platforms, workflows, and processes
• Manage the internal web development process from concept through completion
• Test and build new processes within the team that help improve efficiencies
• Translate marketing objectives for new clients into clear creative strategies
• Assign all incoming clients to the appropriate team members
• Develop new ways to improve team culture and ensure a positive work environment
• Manage work levels of team members to cultivate an efficient work balance
• Lead the web team in project management and meeting deadlines
• Ensure all work output is meeting and exceeding client expectations and standards
• Audit all web projects to check for functionality errors & UI / UX improvements
• Meet with business development to ensure all incoming projects are scoped properly
• Train sales on the nuances of web development and how to properly sell into our process
• Meet with prospective clients to answer any web questions required before signing
• Research new technologies and trends in the web development and graphic design industry
• Test & onboard new platforms that could potentially increase team effectiveness
• Meet with other platforms to foster and cultivate partnerships that are beneficial for the team
• Meet and interview potential new candidates to join our team
• Continue to build websites for clients of my own and set examples for team members
• Branding design including logo, packaging, typography and implementation into websites
• Organize photo shoots for clients, and direct shoots to follow a branded storyboard
• Optimize e-commerce websites for conversions, and improve revenue

DISTRACTIVE MEDIA  •  Art Director  •  12.2014 – 01.2016

• Project manage all digital asset production from initial concept through QA
• User interface design for mobile web “app”s displayed through our network
• Design mobile web app wireframes for developer handoff
• User experience research for client specific campaigns
• Marketing asset design for print and online display advertising
• Quality assurance tests on all designs that were produced
• Maintain branding consistency during QA across all campaigns
• Manage client relationships for venues and web app designs
• Install wireless networks in venues to display our network

UNIVERSITY GRAPHIC SYSTEMS  •  Marketing Manager  •  10.2014 – 07.2015

• Build and execute new product & service campaigns
• Train & mentor new marketing interns and build projects for each quarter
• Present for new students on the process, challenges and benefits of being a marketing manager
• Design, print and set up all advertising campaigns around campus for UGS
• Develop our brand identity and presence, and manage it for consistency across all mediums
• Develop social media campaigns, build and engage with our social following

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY  •  09.2011 – 07.2015

Field of Study: Graphic Communications
Concentration: Management & Design
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Spring 2015

MASTERIES

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Figma & Sketch
• WordPress & Shopify
• HTML & CSS

SPECIALTIES

• Framer X
• React
• SASS
• GitHub
• Javascript / Liquid / PHP

PROFICIENCIES

• Cinema 4D
• Adobe After Effects
• CSS in JS
• Keynote & Powerpoint
• JSON & jQuery

I BELIEVE

• There is no time in my life to create half-assed designs
• Being pixel perfect is half of a strong work ethic
• Cross-collaboration is the best way to ensure top-notch deliverables
• Without constructive criticism, you are never truly finished
• Focus on personal health will always increase work quality

PASSIONS

• UX Design
• Interaction Design
• Branding
• Leadership
• Working In Teams