Resume
I am a...
U.S. Navy pilot turned User Experience Designer with over 10 years of professional experience. Under the umbrella of UX Design, I specialize in User Research and Interaction Design. I like efficiency and practice design thinking backed by qualitative and quantitative research. I solve challenging problems by making mobile apps, websites, and other digital products easier to use so that people can focus on what matters most to them.
Experience
UX Research & Design
Jan 2016 to Present | Freelance
User experience research and design consultation for various clients.
Mission Planning Analyst
Apr 2014 to Dec 2015 | U.S. Navy | Manama, Bahrain
Used specialized planning skills to advise leadership on options for using strategic assets.
Aviation Safety Program Manager
May 2011 to Apr 2014 | U.S. Navy | San Diego, CA
Oversaw aviation safety programs for all U.S. Navy helicopter assets throughout the Western U.S. and Pacific.
Squadron Helicopter Pilot
Apr 2008 to Apr 2011 | U.S. Navy | Norfolk, VA
Aircraft carrier based Helicopter Pilot leading crews in logistics, search & rescue, and disaster relief missions.
Education
Arthur UX Workshops
Mapping Micro-experiences, Digital Prototyping, Testing Designs with Users
Digital Telepathy Workshops
Essentials of Product Design, Essentials of Customer Interviews
Nielsen Norman Group
User Experience Basic Training
Bloc, io
User Experience Design, User Interface Design, and Front-end Development
M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies with emphasis in International Relations
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
B.A. Geography
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Design Process
- Content Analysis
- Interviews
- Experience Mapping
- Personas
- Competitive Analysis
- User Stories & Flows
- Information Architecture
- Sketching
- Responsive Web Design
- Wireframes
- Prototypes
- Usability Testing
Design Tools
- Pen & Paper
- Whiteboard
- Optimal Card Sort
- Photoshop & Illustrator
- Balsamiq
- Sketch
- InVision
- Adobe XD
- UserTesting.com
- UsabilityHub
Development Tools
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript
- GitHub