Leveraged AI-powered design workflows in Figma to quickly prototype, iterate, and deliver pixel-perfect digital experiences within established brand guidelines and design system parameters.
Designed and optimized Frontier's eCommerce cart experience via usability testing insights, increasing engagement from 3% to 5% after launch.
Conducted data-driven optimization of UI elements via A/B testing and AI-powered content exploration for messaging, increasing user engagement by nearly 20%.
Implemented targeted user experiences through Sitecore's "personalization" capabilities, delivering region-specific content strategies previously unused by Frontier.
Improved website usability and performance metrics through ongoing UX optimization, increasing conversion rates from 8% to 10%.
Designed reusable UI components, including banners, modals, and content cards, that increased user engagement by 10% across Frontier's Enterprise and Small Business web and app platforms.
Conducted usability testing via the UserTesting platform.
Established innovative AI-powered research and design workflows to improve efficiency.
Standardized design practices and adopted emerging AI-driven UX methodologies.
Collaborated closely with front and back-end engineering squads to improve site performance, reducing latency by 5% and load times by 8%.
Worked with product managers to analyze user behavior and optimize content strategy, increasing click-through rates across Frontier's commercial web properties.
Led the design and launch of high-profile marketing landing pages.
Used AI-powered analytics and optimization (via Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT) to create the highest-performing campaign web page on Frontier's Small Business site, increasing business fiber internet sales by almost 10%.
UX Designer
Southern Methodist University
Nov 2018 - Jun 2022
Created engaging user interfaces and web experiences that raised advertising impressions by 12% (5.5M to 6.2M) and increased conversions by 13% (32K to 36K).
Designed and launched over 20 featured web stories, the most successful of which increased click-through rates from the home page to the Admission website by 25%.
Responsible for SMU's partnership with Boston-based digital studio, Upstatement, which was chosen by leadership from a pool of hundreds of local and national agencies, to overhaul SMU's website design, a nearly $1M project.
Led the rollout of a new website design system, a game-changer for SMU's web presence, which saw overall home page engagement skyrocket from 10% to 15%.
Worked closely with developers and interdisciplinary creative teams, other schools and on-campus organizations, to re-introduce SMU's digital presence using said design system framework.
Website Consultant
Thryv
Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
Web copywriting, SEO, and UI/UX design.
Managed web content using a proprietary CMS platform and custom coding.
Worked closely with small to medium-sized businesses to design websites that satisfied their business needs.
Launched over 150 websites, the most successful of which increased traffic by 30%.
Freelance Web & UI Designer
Self-employed
Nov 2015 - Aug 2017
Designed and developed custom, high-quality websites and digital assets.
Created user-friendly interfaces and web concepts.
Skills
Interaction
User researchJourney mappingWireframingPrototypingUser testingDesign systemsAB testing
Visual
Graphic designSketchesPhoto editingVector design
Software
FigmaAdobe SuiteGoogle AI StudioFigma AIChatGPTClaude
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Technology
The University of Texas at Arlington
2014 - 2016
Focus on user experience and interface design.
Certifications
User Experience Design Certificate
Southern Methodist University
Issued Jun 2019
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