Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, with a Minor in Marketing

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

Associates of Science

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

Experience

Senior UX Designer

Lumio | Renewable Energy, Solar

August 2023–November 2024

Lehi, Utah

  • Improved underlying design systems and user experiences across a suite of applications, including CRM and HR tools, supporting thousands of door-to-door sales representatives nationwide.

  • Conducted user interviews to gather feedback and insights on internal and third-party tools, guiding improvements across the application suite and identifying millions of dollars in potential annual savings.

  • Mapped customer journeys and developed user personas to ensure consistent experiences across the company, producing a unified customer app, transforming the way customers engage with and monitor their projects.

Senior UX Designer

Lumio | Renewable Energy, Solar

August 2023–November 2024

Lehi, Utah

  • Improved underlying design systems and user experiences across a suite of applications, including CRM and HR tools, supporting thousands of door-to-door sales representatives nationwide.

  • Conducted user interviews to gather feedback and insights on internal and third-party tools, guiding improvements across the application suite and identifying millions of dollars in potential annual savings.

  • Mapped customer journeys and developed user personas to ensure consistent experiences across the company, producing a unified customer app, transforming the way customers engage with and monitor their projects.

Senior Product Designer

Helpful | Digital Media

June 2022–May 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Scoped, built, and refined our multi-brand design system using Figma, design tokens, and atomic design principles.

  • Led product design to concept and build first-of-its-kind internet availability and comparison experience.

  • Collaborated with leadership, engineers, strategists, and content contributors to identify design priorities, advocate for user-centric solutions, and align on strategic initiatives for new web properties.

Senior Product Designer

Helpful | Digital Media

June 2022–May 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Scoped, built, and refined our multi-brand design system using Figma, design tokens, and atomic design principles.

  • Led product design to concept and build first-of-its-kind internet availability and comparison experience.

  • Collaborated with leadership, engineers, strategists, and content contributors to identify design priorities, advocate for user-centric solutions, and align on strategic initiatives for new web properties.

Senior Product Designer

Clearlink | Digital Media, Ad Services

June 2015–June 2022

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Headed design strategy for $50 million web property, creating components, templates, and web tools that enhanced customer experiences—helping millions of customers better understand their options for internet and other home service products.

  • Championed and guided the design to build our company’s first reusable multi-brand component library, enhancing efficiency across the entire organization of 1000+ employees.

  • Developed and presented curriculum for new corporate hires, helping them understand the full scope of our organization’s production process.

Senior Product Designer

Clearlink | Digital Media, Ad Services

June 2015–June 2022

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Headed design strategy for $50 million web property, creating components, templates, and web tools that enhanced customer experiences—helping millions of customers better understand their options for internet and other home service products.

  • Championed and guided the design to build our company’s first reusable multi-brand component library, enhancing efficiency across the entire organization of 1000+ employees.

  • Developed and presented curriculum for new corporate hires, helping them understand the full scope of our organization’s production process.

Web Designer

Innovation Simple | Ad Services

June 2013–May 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Collaborated with project managers, programmers, and clients to conceptualize and develop new customer web experiences for over 40 properties.

  • Created and presented design proposals for existing and prospective clients, illustrating the potential to elevate brand perception through improved branding, digital media, and print materials.

Web Designer

Innovation Simple | Ad Services

June 2013–May 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Collaborated with project managers, programmers, and clients to conceptualize and develop new customer web experiences for over 40 properties.

  • Created and presented design proposals for existing and prospective clients, illustrating the potential to elevate brand perception through improved branding, digital media, and print materials.

Production Artist

Nevada Commission on Tourism | Leisure, Travel & Tourism

October 2012–May 2013

Carson City, Nevada

  • Produced corporate and consumer-facing promotional materials for the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

  • Assisted creative director in launching events, campaigns, and creative elements to increase exposure for the state’s wide range of tourist destinations.

Production Artist

Nevada Commission on Tourism | Leisure, Travel & Tourism

October 2012–May 2013

Carson City, Nevada

  • Produced corporate and consumer-facing promotional materials for the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.

  • Assisted creative director in launching events, campaigns, and creative elements to increase exposure for the state’s wide range of tourist destinations.

Design Internship

Esri | Geospatial Information System (GIS) Software

June 2012–July 2012

Redlands, California

  • Supported presenters and the Esri design team on various projects, including designing slides for plenary sessions during preparation for Esri's annual User Conference, attended by 15,000 GIS professionals in 2012.

  • Collaborated with Emcee to storyboard and design motion graphics for the opening presentation of the mid-morning session.

Design Internship

Esri | Geospatial Information System (GIS) Software

June 2012–July 2012

Redlands, California

  • Supported presenters and the Esri design team on various projects, including designing slides for plenary sessions during preparation for Esri's annual User Conference, attended by 15,000 GIS professionals in 2012.

  • Collaborated with Emcee to storyboard and design motion graphics for the opening presentation of the mid-morning session.

Graphic Designer

College of Performing and Visual Arts, Southern Utah University | Higher Education

January 2011–May 2012

Cedar City, Utah

  • Responsible for ideation, design, and production of college promotions.

  • Designed creative materials such as the 2011 annual report, event posters, and publications with the marketing director, faculty, and administration.

Graphic Designer

College of Performing and Visual Arts, Southern Utah University | Higher Education

January 2011–May 2012

Cedar City, Utah

  • Responsible for ideation, design, and production of college promotions.

  • Designed creative materials such as the 2011 annual report, event posters, and publications with the marketing director, faculty, and administration.

Expertise

  • Product design

  • UI / UX

  • Design systems

  • Prototyping

  • Information architecture

  • Design strategy

  • User flows

  • Wireframing

  • Art direction

  • Product design

  • UI / UX

  • Design systems

  • Prototyping

  • Information architecture

  • Design strategy

  • User flows

  • Wireframing

  • Art direction

Software & Technical skills

  • Figma

  • Sketch

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Framer

  • HTML & CSS

  • Variables

  • Token Studio

  • Storybook

  • Mapbox Studio

  • Google Maps Platform

  • Wordpress

  • Elementor

  • Microsoft Office

  • Google Docs

  • Notion

  • Figma

  • Sketch

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Framer

  • HTML & CSS

  • Variables

  • Token Studio

  • Storybook

  • Mapbox Studio

  • Google Maps Platform

  • Wordpress

  • Elementor

  • Microsoft Office

  • Google Docs

  • Notion

References

Available upon request.

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