Resume

Work Experience

Apr. 2024 - Present

DepositLink

UI/UX Designer & Graphic Designer

Collaborated closely with the lead designer, developers, departmentmanagers, and stakeholders to launch new features, refine existing UI, improveaccessibility, and ensure business alignment. Defined design requirements,design specs, and design rationale with the lead designer to supportcross-functional teams. I also created marketing assets to boost brandvisibility and attract investors.

Notable impact: As part of a collaboration project betweenDepositLink and VIU by HUB, my implemented designs increased monthly partnership revenue by 163%.

UI Design
  • Refined UI elements and color palettes to meet WCAG Level AA compliance, improvingusability and inclusivity.
  • Expanded and maintained the design system and UI library to supportscalability, consistency, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Designed and documented new reusable components,modernized legacy screens, and aligned UI patterns with product and user needs.
UX Design
  • Created low- and high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and user journeys to validate ideas.
  • Designed responsive, user-centered interfaces optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
  • Defined product requirements, participated in backlog grooming, and contributed to roadmap planning.
Graphic Design / Marketing
  • Produced pitch decks, email campaigns, social media assets, training guides, and promotional videosto support product launches and growth initiatives.

Aug. 2023 - Jan. 2024

RiskCast Solutions

UI/UX Designer

Enhanced and updated the overall user experience of existing software products and internal tools. I played a key role in designing and implementing new features, collaborating across teams to align design vision, business needs, and customer needs.

UI/UX Design
  • Partnered with internal stakeholders and engineers to improve user flows and interfaces.
  • Created low-fidelity sketches, user journeys, and high-fidelity interactive prototypes to communicate design intent for investor pitches and customer acquisition.
  • Conducted design reviews and iterated based on stakeholder and user feedback.

May 2020 - Nov. 2022

Cortex

UI/UX Designer & Graphic Designer

Worked as the sole designer on an end-to-end,0 to 1 SaaS AI product team. I transformed a basic concept into a functional MVP, and iteratively refined it into a scalable solution. I made design decisions grounded in research, business goals, and user needs to build this solution.

UI Design
  • Designed and built a complete, interactive prototype of the entire software to boost development efficiency and enable pre-launch demos to investors and potential customers.
  • Created and maintained a style guide to ensure brand consistency and design alignment across teams.
UX Design
  • Collaborated with internal teams and stakeholders to refine the MVP using UX principles and data-driven insights.
  • Created detailed user flows, wireframes, journey maps, and prototypes in Figma to test usability and validate concepts.
UX Research
  • Planned and conducted usability tests and user interviews with both new and existing users.
  • Identified customer pain points through validation research and iterated design solutions accordingly.
UI Development
  • Utilized light coding to make HTML & CSS changes in the QA stage, assisting the development team for efficiency and to keep designs consistent.
Graphic Design
  • Created investor decks, onboarding materials, and customer information guides to support product adoption and fundraising efforts.

Nov. 2019 - Jan. 2020, Aug. 2019, Apr. 2016 - Aug. 2018

Pilot Bulletins

Graphic Designer

Working with the sales team and new clients to produce clear and defined ad designs that are unique to each individual. I also assist production with large print jobs.

My responsibilities include: Ad design (Layout, Logo re-creation, Typography, Photo Editing, Illustration), Assisting Production, Weekly audit reports, Print jobs, and mailings.

Nov. 2019 - Jan. 2020

Consultant/Graphic Design Operations

I was invited back to assess the skills of interviewees and train the new hire to fill an empty graphic design position.

  • Evaluate interviewees skills.
  • Train the newly hired graphic designer.
  • Created advertisements and logos for clients.
  • Designed typesetting for the 2020 Directory.

Aug. 2019, Apr. 2016 - Aug. 2018

Graphic Designer

Created a wide range of media for clients and the business.

  • Created advertisements, logos, layouts, illustrations, and edited photos for clients.
  • Worked on miscellaneous projects such as: directory designs, audit reports, booklets, brochures, post cards, business cards, and more.

Apr. 2016 - Aug. 2018

Production Operator

Assisting Production, Weekly audit reports, Print jobs, and mailings.

  • Assisted production with printing, bounding, and mailing large print jobs.
  • Conducted weekly audit reports
  • Assisted with miscellaneous mailings.

Jan. 2014 - May 2014

Sunrise Systems

LED Content Developer/Tester

Internship - I created animations and still images to be tested on programmable LED signage such as billboards, company signs, advertisements, and more.

May 2013 - May 2014

Lane Printing & Advertising

Graphic Designer

I worked closely with the sales, production, and management teams to meet customer needs in a timely manner. I designed and produced and mailed various media, such as business cards, banners, invitations, booklets, and more.

Graphic Design
  • Designed logos, booklet layouts, brochures, banners, business cards, and more.
Production
  • Printed, bound, and mailed various media, such as business cards, banners, invitations, booklets.
  • Created, printed, and prepared vinyl for signage.
Education

2018 - 2020

Lesley University

Bachelor's Degree: Interactive Design

2012 - 2014

Massasoit Community College

Associate's Degree: Graphic Design

2008 - 2012

Blue Hills Vocational High School

Design & Visual Communication
Skills

UX Design

Plan, research, iterate, and execute designs that are useful, accessible, user-centered, and impactful.
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UI Design

Visually appealing and functional interfaces.
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Wire-framing & Prototyping

Low to high fidelity designs to iterate and test quickly.
Low fidelity wire framing to figure out layout and usability.
Functional low fidelity prototype used for internal stakeholder feedback and testing.

Design Systems

Reusable design components and guidelines for consistency across teams.
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Interaction Design

 How users interact with and receive feedback from products.
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Responsive Design

Designing for all screen sizes.
Desktop, tablet, & mobile screen sizes from my DepositLink & VIU by HUB Partnership project.

Business-Driven Design

Making design choices with business goals in mind.
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User Research & Testing

Studying a user's behaviors, words, and emotions to improve designs.
Cortex, user testing for the MVP.
Empathy map from interviews/testing involving existing & cold users.

Accesibility

Designing with WCAG guidelines in mind.
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User Journey & Flows

Mapping out and analyzing how users navigate and interact with a product.
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Data Visualization

Turning complex data into easy-to-understand visuals.
Cortex UI of the basic concept before a MVP was built.
Cortex UI after a MVP was built, with changes implemented from iteration and testing.

Basic HTML & CSS

Basic understanding of code and frameworks to structure and style designs.
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Graphic Design

Communicating ideas through visual hierarchy, layout, typography, and images.
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Typography

Choosing and arranging letters and words in an appealing way that improves the legibility and communication.
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Color Theory

How colors interact with each other and how they can be combined to evoke certain feelings and reactions.
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Illustration

Custom drawings or graphics for projects.
Information graphic of the Aurora Borealis. All are illustrated in Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, & Cinema 4D.
The Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, & Aurora images were not illustrated..
Information graphic of how to create a long-tail cast on for knitting.

Print Design

Designing products within the constraints of physical printing for different use cases and mediums.
Civil War Museum booklets. (Concept)

Basic Video Editing

Assembling and enhancing video content.
Promotional video for DepositLink - Compass realty.