Resumé

Audible

UX Accessibility Specialist – April 2022 – May 2023

• Collaborated with developers, designers, and product to build accessible experiences on iOS, Android, and web using WCAG 2.1 guidelines
• Facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration between design and development by creating accessibility WCAG 2.1 tools, which directly lowered costs
• Supported teams through WCAG 2.1 audits, trainings, and office hours to facilitate the integration of accessibility throughout the company
• Conducted audit and created a remediation plan to meet Google’s Large Screen App Quality Initiative for the Android experience

IKEA

Product UX Designer – September 2020 – April 2022

• Audited code and designs for WCAG 2.1 compliance and created remediation plans
• Chair and member of the formation committee for the IKEA Disability Empowerment and Advocacy Coworker Resource Group
• Initiated process to integrate accessibility across all disciplines
• Created and adapted experiences to increase profitability in the US market
• Designed and conducted qualitative and quantitative research studies

Comcast

UX Designer Contractor – October 2019 – March 2020

• Consulted on UX best practices for large scale software rollout
• Assessed user flows across project streams
• Designed and configured flows, linking, icons, and images in software

Piano.io

Senior UX Architect Contractor – January 2019 – July 2019

• Audited for WCAG 2.1 compliance and UX best practices within the current system
• Consulted on UX best practices and assessed UX work completed by team
• Created wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and user personas

Korn Ferry Hay Group

Interaction Designer Contractor – March 2018 – December 2018

• Established a global high fidelity interaction widget library 
• Created micro interactions using logic to better support developers
• Mentored Interaction Designers

The Creative Advantage

Technical Product Manager – January 2017 – May 2017

• Managed a team of developers, designers, and customer support specialists
• Conducted user research and competitive analysis

User Experience Designer – November 2013 – January 2017

• Partnered with GE on varied enterprise engineering applications
• Created wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and user personas
• Collaborated with developers, designers, and product through sprints

Skills

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

B.S. – May 2012
EMAC- Interaction Design

Hudson Valley Community College

Certificate – January 2014
EMT Paramedic