about

Turning complexity into clarity, at enterprise scale.

I’m a highly adaptable Senior UX/UI Designer who takes web projects from first sketch to launch, from focused feature work to enterprise e-commerce platforms with tens of thousands of products. I specialize in design systems and scalable components that streamline the design process across teams, so designers and engineers can move faster with a shared source of truth.

My background spans web, print and multimedia design, and I have a strong track record of leadership in both professional and volunteer work. I’m based in the Denver area and open to hybrid, in-person and remote opportunities.

Focus areas

  • End-to-End UX Design
  • User Research
  • Personas & Journey Mapping
  • Information Architecture
  • Process & User Flows
  • Interaction Design
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Visual & UI Design
  • E-commerce UX
  • Design Systems
  • Accessibility (WCAG)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Experience

McGraw Hill — Columbus, OH

2024 – 2026

Senior User Experience Designer

Led end-to-end design, development, and documentation of Lighthouse Design System V2 for the School UX team: 50+ components supporting 3 product themes.

  • Aligned Figma variables 1:1 with Bootstrap 5 tokens, giving designers and engineers a shared source of truth and streamlining handoff.
  • Created and owned Emerge!, a brand-new theme for K–5 Literacy products, introducing standards that reduced design iteration time and shortened development time by ~25%.
  • Host weekly office hours to mentor design teams, support system adoption, and drive consistency across products.

Rabbit & Fox Creative — Englewood, CO

2023 – Present

Senior User Experience Designer

UX, web, and visual design projects of all sizes, including the UX and visual design for an application insurance adjusters use to file claims and assign tasks during large-scale emergencies and natural disasters.

  • Figma, FigJam, Visual Design, Information Architecture, Process Flows, User Personas

Pearson — London, UK / Centennial, CO

2007 – 2023

Senior UX/UI Designer

2020 – 2023

Played a significant role in designing an e-commerce experience for students and educators on Pearson.com. Focused on unified product catalog, adaptive search, learner-centric product discovery, seamless checkout, account management and fraud management.

  • Launched 40K+ product portfolio, generating ~$55M in revenue and 1M+ orders in just 2 years.
  • Created a unique end-to-end journey, allowing educators to browse, research and adopt titles for students and enabling students to purchase classroom materials easily.
  • Simplified complex processes within Instructor Verification, Rep Locator and Request a Sample flows, reducing confusion and calls to customer support.

Senior Visual Designer

2018 – 2020

Lead visual designer applying brand and design standards across customer-facing sites (primarily Pearson Clinical Assessments), including templates in Adobe Experience Manager.

  • Built and maintained a design system of complex components shared by 3 e-commerce websites (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD), establishing the component standard front-end developers built from.
  • Played a significant role in designing a 3K+ product portfolio that generated $200M+ in revenue and ~675K orders in 3.5 years.

Lead Visual Designer

2016 – 2018

Functioned as 1 of 3 lead designers in a global team responsible for creating 1 consistent user experience deployed across Pearson.

  • Major contributor to the redesign of US, UK and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) sites, including a new product catalog.
  • Led a revamp of the Customer Service Portal on Salesforce, significantly reducing helpdesk calls.

Senior Web Designer

2011 – 2016

Worked as 1 of 2 senior designers for the Higher Ed Web Channels group.

  • Collaborated with brand team, global marketing teams and global product to create a new website, consolidating Higher Ed and North America websites while following the new brand and using modern user experience methodology.

Senior Graphic Designer

2009 – 2011

Supported 6 channel websites for Pearson Learning Solutions, plus product and event websites.

  • Led a major rebrand of each website, contributing to a consistent experience across Pearson’s web estate.

Art Director

2007 – 2009

Printed collateral (brochures, data sheets and folders), web design and some video, mostly supporting trade shows and events.

  • Earned Institutional Marketing MVP by leading the launch of the Pearson LearningStudio product at the 2009 EDUCAUSE Conference in Denver, CO, including trade show displays, promotional videos and marketing materials.

Earlier experience

  • RaytheonGraphic Designer · Aurora, CO
  • Arapahoe Community CollegeAdjunct Instructor · Littleton, CO
  • FreelanceFreelance Graphic Designer · Denver, CO
  • RMI.NETTeam Lead, Graphic Design · Denver, CO
  • Cukjati DesignGraphic Designer · Colorado Springs, CO