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As a cloud-based UX design specialist, I help businesses solve problems by focusing on the user’s perspective and needs. 

My multi-disciplined capabilities include product management, UX design, user testing, research, social media, graphic design, brand identity, and marketing solutions. I work with customers to understand business goals and create solutions that meet their needs. 

Whether you need help with UX design, branding, or marketing, I have the expertise to help you succeed.

Designer

Leading V1 E2E Product Designs for Cloud and Enterprise supporting Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure. 

Business areas: 
Demand Forecast, Capacity Planning, Decommissioning and Finance.

Projects: 
Manage multiple applications (new and existing), produce product specs, roadmaps, feature improvements, product research, create personas, create user stories, conduct user research/testing, create wireframes and hi-fidelity prototypes.

Lead UX Team: 
Sprint planning, retrospectives, team meetings, platform improvements, manage backlog, prioritization and communication channels within PM/UX/Eng.

Hackathons:
2017 - Cyber Defense 3D Interface for 25 HoloLens (XR)
2018 - Service Fabric on HoloLens (XR)
2019 - Medical Explorer for Pediatric Patients (XR)
2020 - Inclusive Classroom Documents

Sr. Product Designer

UX/UI Design Lead: 
Led the design and prototyping of solutions for Windows Azure developer's platform, Mobile Azure, MSDN.com, Visual Studio help library manager, MSDN machine translation, and Library 2.5.

• Created hi-fidelity mockups and wireframes for a Windows Azure dashboard using Adobe Photoshop
• Managed style guides and iconography
• Delivered concept designs for Windows 7 and Windows 8

UX/UI Designer Windows Azure

Managed UX and Design for a multi-device V1 data visualization project aimed at the Enterprise Cellular sector. Additionally, managed UX/UI design solutions for a new unified digital standards platform as part of the Digital Styles & Standards team. Designed low and high-fidelity interfaces for multiple viewports within a responsive layout, created interactive prototypes to demonstrate design concepts, collaborated with multiple teams to ensure design consistency and quality, and maintained source files, assets, style guides, and redlines. *Spanned two contract roles

Sr. UX Designer

I was the sole product designer responsible for the end-to-end design of V1 product designs for a responsive web application that catered to the insurance industry. I handled all areas of UX research and design for the product and company.

Co-founder / Head of design

Trulia:
Managed end-to-end UX design solutions for Trulia’s suite of web-based products aimed at the Enterprise and Real Estate Agent sectors.

Market Leader:
Managed UX/UI design solutions for Marketleader’s web-based Real Estate Agent CRM.

•	Designed user flows and wireframes.
•	Conducted usability testing and user research.
•	Collaborated with multiple teams to ensure design consistency and quality.
•	Maintained assets, specifications, and other design-related documentation.

Sr. UXD

As the lead web designer, I managed the following:
•	Delivering UI/UX design solutions for enterprise eCommerce websites
•	Coaching, mentoring and developing direct reports
•	Collaborating with engineers and product managers to implement/enhance software solutions
•	Driving eMarketing campaigns using web merchandising, SEO, and email marketing tools
•	Overseeing web production pipeline and communicating timelines
•	Creating tools and procedures to automate the web production process
•	Creating corporate brand strategy and identity across web, print, marketing and sales channels
•	Designing websites that align with client brand guidelines
•	Integrating online and offline channels with print designers
•	Designing print catalogs and overseeing press checks and model shoots

Lead Web Designer

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