10+ YEARS DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Great Wolf Lodge Resorts
UI Lead / Design Systems Manager (March 2019 - November 2022)
- Lead a re-brand on the digital platform while migrating across diferent CMS platforms.
Initiating and maintaining a web and app cross-functional design system through Adobe XD, Sketch, Zeplin, & Invision. - Managing UX/UI designers and overseeing the design process; reviewing wireframes, user flows, visual designs, and advanced prototypes;
- Sizing projects with developers and product directors, helping contribute to digital road maps and quarterly planning.
YMCA of the USA
Digital Art Director (June 2017 - June 2018)
- Directing the YMCA’s Nationwide Campaign for 2017, including print and digital materials for their Annual Solicitation, Year End Giving, and #GivingTuesday.
- Overseeing all design deliverables, making sure they are consistent to the vision of the Creative Director and Droga5, the outsourced agency for the YMCA.
- Supporting designers by designing web and print concepts for upcoming events and campaigns.
- Assist with ‘creative’ training of outsourced designers; maintaining creative and production files of all assigned jobs, including history, work samples, and tear sheets
Goldman Sachs
Senior Digital Designer (January 2017 - June 2017)
- Help advise and direct the re-branding from GS Bank to Marcus by Goldman Sachs.
- Provide concept, design and practical art application, working with internal and external clients and other artists/designers to accurately complete each brief.
- Designing animated homepage banners for GSBank.com and coordinating with the project manager to sync them with acquisition banner ads on third-party websites.
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Art Director & Web Content Manager (June 2014 - January 2017)
- Directing all design projects for the organization along with affiliated campaigns and coalitions.
- Sole designer for all digital and print designs, including email campaigns, digital advertising, annual and mid-year reports, etc.
- Branding the annual AIDS Run Walk Chicago & World of Chocolate that generates over 6 million in
fundraising each year.
Designburd, Inc.
Junior UI & UX Designer & Project Coordinator (Feb. 2011 - June 2014)
- Clarifying client goals; defining functionalities. Coordinating site content uploads with client content teams; setting up icon libraries, banners, media galleries, etc.
- Presenting Wordpress workshops with content teams.
- Retouching, and manipulating photos for websites.
- Assisting in UX flowcharts, and setting up user personas for clients.
Skillset Distribution
"It's important to me to leave behind a tangible legacy at any company I work with. This includes building strong co-working relationships."
Michelle Stauffer, Senior Director - Consumer Product
Michelle is an incredibly talented Product Director that I worked with for 3 years at Great Wolf Lodge Resorts. Together we rebranded the digital platform, and designed a brand new mobile app.
Wendy Currie, Senior Creative Director - YMCA of the USA
Wendy and I worked together on a nationwide end of year donation campaign for the YMCA Corporate Office. We got along so well that she decided to keep me on for several more projects over the course of a year.
Edward Wagner, CFO - AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Edward and I worked together at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago for 3.5 years. Together we helped brand and direct several high fundraising events including AIDS Run & Walk, AIDS Gala, and World of Chocolate.
Jeff Mapua, AVP - Web Publishing at Nuveen
Jeff is an extremely organized web-content manager/copywriter. While he managed the web content for Great Wolf, I worked with him often when it came down to design importations.