Goals

Whether I’m leading design teams, mentoring talent, or streamlining processes, my goals are simple:

  • Elevate user experiences
  • Inspire bold ideas and innovation
  • Build a culture of collaboration and growth
  • Find smarter ways to do things

By the Numbers

19+
years designing & shipping
30+
multinational UX team led
50+
Salesforce solutions delivered
WCAG
accessibility-first, 508 compliant

Trusted by teams at Sony Music, NYC Health, Georgetown, Delta Air Lines, and AstraZeneca.

Skills

Leadership
Design leadership Team building & mentorship Standards & process Scoping & estimation Cross-functional delivery
Design
Product design Design systems UX research Prototyping Brand & visual
Engineering
Front-end (HTML/CSS/JS) Tailwind Eleventy Accessibility (WCAG/508) Salesforce / Lightning

Work History

  1. Present
    BrainGu
    May 2022 – Present
    Grand Rapids, Michigan (Remote)
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    1. May 2026 – Present

      Senior Director of Design & Marketing

    2. Sep 2025 – May 2026

      Director of Design & Marketing

    3. May 2022 – Sep 2025

      Director of Design

    • Set organizational standards across UX research, creative design, front-end development, and accessibility testing, driving consistent, user-focused results.
    • Facilitated collaborative standards documentation with project leads, streamlining design-to-engineering handoff and strengthening team alignment.
    • Partnered with account executives, project managers, and technical architects on level-of-effort estimations and resource allocation, enabling accurate scoping and budgeting of client proposals.
  2. 2018
    MTX Group, Inc.
    Oct 2018 – May 2022
    Albany, New York (Remote)
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    1. Vice President of User Experience

    • Built and led a 30+ member multinational UX team, including researchers, designers, developers, and accessibility testers, to drive design innovation for MTX’s digital transformation solutions, supporting public-sector and enterprise clients.
    • Defined platform-specific standards for Salesforce and cloud-based systems, enhancing design quality and accelerating delivery timelines for government tech projects, including child care and crisis response systems.
    • Mentored direct and indirect reports to achieve goals, fostering professional growth and user experience skills within MTX’s mission to modernize organizations through data-driven strategies.
    • Partnered with sales and vertical teams to deliver and refine compelling client presentations and demos, contributing to MTX’s growth in healthcare, education, and crisis response.
  3. 2013
    Appirio, Inc.
    Mar 2013 – Oct 2018
    Indianapolis, Indiana (Remote)
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    1. Senior UX Consultant

    • Pioneered a custom front-end framework and design system for rapid theming and brand customization on Salesforce, enabling agile UX transformations for global enterprises like Sony Music and Delta Airlines.
    • Established front-end delivery standards and best practices for UX teams across US and India, enhancing collaboration, consistency and repeatability in our cloud implementations.
    • Designed and developed Salesforce Classic pages and Lightning Applications using reusable themes and components, driving user adoption for 50+ projects including Georgetown University and AstraZeneca.
    • Championed rapid prototyping processes for Salesforce demos with Lightning Design System, Pug, and Sass, accelerating client engagements and innovation in media, finance, and healthcare sectors.
  4. 2011
    InfoEd Global
    Apr 2011 – Mar 2013
    Albany, New York
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    1. UI Designer

    • Revamped user interfaces, refreshed branding, and expanded features for on-premise .NET-based eRA applications, streamlining grants management and compliance workflows for research institutions like universities and medical centers.
    • Collaborated with product managers to translate complex research funding requirements and business objectives into actionable, intuitive design tasks.
    • Participated in brainstorming and strategy sessions to shape product roadmaps, aligning user needs with goals for sponsored projects administration.
    • Performed multi-device and cross-platform testing to validate design fidelity across development stages, ensuring seamless usability for global research admins.
    • Investigated emerging marketing strategies to amplify brand visibility and drive adoption of InfoEd’s SPIN funding database and compliance tools.
  5. 2006
    Allusis
    Jan 2006 – Present
    Las Vegas, Nevada (previously Albany, NY)
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    1. Independent Consultant

    • Custom web and mobile app design (hybrid/native), leveraging Statamic CMS for intuitive, high-performance user experiences.
    • Brand identity creation, including logos, style guides, and visual systems, tailored for small to mid-sized businesses.
    • Print and digital marketing, delivering signage and strategic campaigns to boost client visibility and engagement.
    • Front-end development, building modular design systems and ensuring WCAG/508 compliance through rigorous testing and remediation.
    • Technical infrastructure optimization, including DevOps, DNS configuration, performance testing, and hosting for scalable solutions.