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Work
User Experience Designer
Deque Systems, Inc. | June 2015 – May 2018
- Lead design for multiple B2B web applications, focused on accessibility
- Worked with an agile team to implement and test user interface solutions
- Planned and performed user research with clients and other potential users
- Created and maintained a user research recruitment database
- Wrote blog posts and spoke at conferences about accessibility-focused design
Contract Web and UX Designer
Self-employed | January 2014 – July 2015
Performed user research, usability analyses, and website design for a variety of individuals and small businesses. Clients included:
- Stovall Entertainment, LLC – Ypsilanti, MI
- Highlands 460 Covenant Community – Centennial, CO
- Janet Hamilton, Fine Artist – Everett, WA
- Seventh Street Studio – Birmingham, MI
Design and Technical Consultant
University of Michigan School of Information | January – May 2015
- Advised students in a graduate-level design course on project management, design considerations, and technical considerations
- Assisted students with technical implementation for projects (specifically using WordPress)
- Taught workshop on WordPress design and development
User Experience Research Consultant
University of Michigan Library | March – April 2014
- Worked with librarians to define research goals and recruit participants
- Moderated usability tests for a library-based online learning tool
- Collated results and presented to library stakeholders
User Experience Design Intern
University of Michigan Medical School | October 2012 – April 2013
- Worked with an agile team to create solutions for web applications used by doctors, staff and medical students in the University of Michigan health system
- Performed user research on existing and future applications and ideas
- Created a style guide for a small suite of web applications
Assistant Instructional Technologist
University of Michigan Library | October 2011 – March 2015
- Assisted students, staff and faculty in learning and using design software, Microsoft Office, and bibliographic management systems
- Assisted librarians and other instructional technologists in giving software and technology workshops
- Wrote and edited library guides for using design and media editing software
Education
CPWA (Certified Professional in Web Accessibility)
International Association of Accessibility Professionals | 2018
Masters of Science in Information
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI | 2011 – 2013
Specialized in Human Computer Interaction
Bachelor of Arts
Whitman College – Walla Walla, WA | 2003 – 2007