My work
Wire-framing and Prototyping, Information Architecture, Front-end Development, Identifying user needs and pain points, Rapid prototyping and iteration, Typography and Color Theory, Responsive and adaptive design, Design systems and component libraries, Collaborating with Front-End Developers, Adapting to new challenges and constraints, Understanding business goals and user needs
Bithoop | Navitome | Rippled Waters | Atlassian | Freelance Work
Bithoop
Role
Senior Product Designer Collaborating with co-founder, project manager and front-end developer.
Timeframe: 2 years
HOW IT WORKS
Bithoop is an intelligent knowledge assistant. It focuses you and your team on the important things by automatically organizing documents, attachments and mail in workspaces related to projects and tasks.
CHALLENGES
When I was brought on to the project Bithoop was a “developer-designed” Saas product that although technically working, needed a lot of help.
THE PROBLEM IT IS SOLVING
This product is for a user that needs to feel organized. They get a massive amount of emails and files sent to them on a daily bases.
Redesign Goals
Ease of use easier onboarding
Make it easier to create hoops
Delight through UX & UI
Use daily and identify areas that needed to features
Navitome
Role
Senior Product Designer Collaborating with founder, CEO, project manager and two developers.
Timeframe: 4 years
HOW IT WORKS
A SaaS company that delivers customized, relevant content based on users input through a web app.
CHALLENGES
Upon joining Navitome, the app lacked any attention to detail. The colors were so saturated it was overwhelming to look at. It became evident that starting from scratch was necessary in order to create an app that would meet market standards and user expectations.
Rippled Waters
Role
Co-founder/Product Designer Collaborating with co-founder, developer and two interns.
Timeframe: 6 years
HOW IT WORKS
Rippled Waters is a start-up business with an innovative services model that delivers analytic, resource management, and social networking based software for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals. Our foundational products are recreational/sport trip planning and sport fishing journal applications.
CHALLENGES
When I was brought on to the project Bithoop was a “developer-designed” Saas product that although technically working, needed a lot of help.
THE PROBLEM IT IS SOLVING
This product is for a user that needs to feel organized. They get a massive amount of emails and files sent to them on a daily bases.
Atlassian
Product Designer Collaborating with 3 co-founders, 2 project managers and 10 developers.
Timeframe: 2 years
HOW IT WORKS
Hipchat allowed you to have messaging internally at your workplace. It allowed you to set up rooms so you could have focused conversions around projects or teams.
CHALLENGES
Changing the way companies communicate. Seems simple, right? This was my first introduction to a true tech start-up making a name for themselves. My life at this time was changing. I had recently moved to Boston and about to have my first child. I also got offered this job and phased out my freelance business that I ran for 10 years. I had gotten a bit burnt out on the business side of things and my job at HipChat allowed me to reset and fall in love with design again.
Having millions of people use your work is a huge challenge and also very exciting.
THE PROBLEM IT IS SOLVING
This product is for a user that needs to feel organized. They get a massive amount of emails and files sent to them on a daily bases.
This product was acquired by Slack
Freelance
Business Owner Collaborating with clients.
Timeframe: 10 years
Overview
I didn’t have the work needed to get the jobs I wanted to out of college. I started working at night on side work and that turned into a full-time business where I worked on over 200 projects ranging from small start-ups to Magic Johnson.
CHALLENGES
As a freelance designer, I embraced the need to wear multiple hats in order to succeed. I acquired various skills, including sales, proposal writing, resilience in the face of rejection, collaboration with diverse individuals, front-end development, self-motivation, and efficient multitasking. Juggling numerous projects simultaneously became second nature, allowing me to thrive in the dynamic world of freelance design.
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