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I am based in Seattle, Washington. I specialize in interaction and visual design. My approach toward problem solving is recognizing the importance of empathy, utilizing my strength in art direction and my love for photography 

FINACK

Finack is developing an IT service to move Corporate IT from resource-intensive legacy systems running in silos to an Infrastructure as Code system with pre-integrated tools that automate security and operation workflows required to meet individual business needs.​

Role : UX Design 

Focus : Visual & User Interaction Design

Duration : July 2018 - Present

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HESTIA HOME

Contract startup project with 3 team members (Research, Information Architect, and Interaction Designer). The project focused on developing a minimum of 3 screens for a mobile application defining the user flow for rent payment process. 

Role : Project Manager & Visual Design 

Focus : Team management & iOS mobile application

Duration : Contract ended November 16th 2018

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ALLTRAILS

I worked with 2 team members focusing on synthesizing research findings into patterns and insights to inform design decisions towards a feature redesign. 

Role : Visual Design & Information Architecture  

Focus : High fidelity prototype 

Duration : 2 Week design sprint

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NORDSTROM

I lead  6-8 team members in photo shoots capturing on figure images for feature contents.

Role : Art Director 

Focus : Feature content 

Duration : Freelance / Contract

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PLAY DOGGIE DAY CARE

This 2 week design sprint focused on a website redesign aiming to identify opportunities for improvement in UI and navigation. Design solutions based on validations from target users and primary persona.  Deliverables are research findings and an interactive prototype.

Role : UX Design 

Focus : Research & Information Architecture

Duration : 10 day design sprint

THE ULTIMATE SURFING COMPANY

"Rip Curl is a company for, and about, the crew on the search. The products we make, the events we run, the riders we support and the people we reach globally, are all part of the search that Rip Curl is on."

Role : Photographer 

Focus : Feature web content & catalog

Duration : Freelance / Contract

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CALIFORNIA SUNRISE

Take the sleep from under our California eyes

Sitting by the oceanside

Waiting for the tide to take us home

To take us all home...

Role : Photographer 

Focus : Editorial fashion story

Duration : Freelance / Contract

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Remote / FT / IC or Mgmt

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