For over 26 years I have been working alongside engineering and product teams at tech companies, startups and the government. I engage in every phase of software development, from research & planning to iterative design & user testing, in order to provide a vision for teams and successful deliveries.
I am part Information Architect, part User Researcher, part Interaction and Visual Designer. My process leans heavily on understanding. Understanding the Who, What and How of the user so that I can design and release successful products.
I started my career in the SF Bay Area, working for startups and companies like Ebay, SONY, and A.O.L. then relocated to Baltimore in 2008. Here, I continued applying my user centered design approach for startups, tech companies, and government consulting (hey, they need good UX too).
My Process
Understand
Understand
Understand
I conduct in depth user research to understand the user's "current state" in order to generate requirements.
Design
Understand
Understand
Design is the synthesis of research, data, and content into elements needed to create the solution or product.
Validate
Understand
Validate
I validate assumptions iteratively with
user testing and other metrics
before, during, and after release.