Resume
Work
Experience
2008 – 2024
SENIOR UX DESIGNER, PowerSchool Group LLC. | Folsom, CA
● Drive high adoption rates by conducting user research and surveys to gather customer sentiment and translate qualitative data into intuitive user journeys, layouts, and features for students, teachers, and administration.
● Lead UX strategy for 7 major EdTech applications, driving creative ideation, functional design, and rapid, iterative optimization to increase usability and client satisfaction, galvanizing long-term relationships with key accounts.
● Design and optimize user interfaces, focusing on long-term usability and compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, ensuring scalable SaaS products for a diverse educator user base.
● Facilitate Agile, fast-paced iteration cycles, creating mockups, wireframes, and prototypes within two-week sprints to explore multiple design possibilities in order to land on the best user experience as quickly as possible.
● Manage end-to-end UX build projects, acting as a client advocate during cross-functional creative/technical team meetings, aligning agendas and timelines with product managers, engineers, writers, and other stakeholders.
● Conduct usability testing, leveraging feedback loops to refine features, improve accessibility, and enhance overall platform engagement for students, teachers, and administrators.
● Streamline UX workflows, implementing collaborative design processes that unify cross-functional partners,
ultimately improving efficiency and reducing project turnaround times.
● Mentor junior designers and foster a user-first culture, encouraging deep collaboration and an environment of
continuous learning.
Education
2006 – 2008
Art Institute of Pennsylvania
Associate Degree of Specialized Technology
Skills
& Expertise
SaaS Product Design | User Research | UX Strategy | Visual Design | Visual Communication | Agile Method | Design Sprint Facilitation | Prototyping | Mockups | Wireframes | Interaction Design | Cross-functional Collaboration | Usability Testing | Design Process Optimization | Mentorship & Team Leadership | Accessibility | Standards Adobe Illustrator | Figma | Miro | ERP Systems | K-12 Systems | MS 365 | Google Workspace | Zoom