Work Experience
Work Experience
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Senior UX/UI Designer
Cedar Rapids Steel Transportation, Inc. (CRST)
March 2020 – January 2025
Led end-to-end UX/UI design for three transportation and logistics platforms—Driver F1rst mobile app, Vantage, and Compass—delivering user-centered functionality, visual consistency, and intuitive interfaces across data-intensive SaaS applications and native iOS and/or Android platforms.
Conducted and applied user research, analytics, and usability testing for design optimization.
Translated business requirements and research into user flows, low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, prototypes, usability testing, and final deliverables — supported by personas, storyboards, and site maps.
Created a centralized and secure platform within the organization designed to streamline freight management, track loads, book shipments, and provide access to essential resources.
Facilitated or participated in design sprints, workshops, and critiques.
Communicated design choices clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Collaborated with project managers, developers, QA, data analysts, and leadership to align on design intent and ensure accurate, user-centered implementation across digital products.
Maintained clear and effective design documentation in Figma, using component-level annotations to support accurate and efficient developer handoffs.
Delivered production-ready designs under tight timelines.
Proficient in design tools including Figma (with AI-powered features), Sketch, and Adobe XD.
Experienced with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence, complemented by a solid understanding of front-end development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Skilled in user research and analytics tools like Google Analytics, UserTesting, Hotjar, and Dovetail.
UX and Website Designer
Stamats
February 2018 – February 2020
Crafted intuitive, accessible websites for colleges and higher education institutions, tailored to institutional priorities to enhance user experience and positively influence student recruitment.
Conducted website usability testing and user research with students to analyze interaction patterns and user behaviors.
Synthesized user insights into targeted, user-centered design improvements that support increased student enrollment.
Translated business requirements and research into user flows, low-fidelity designs, high-fidelity designs, prototypes, usability testing, and final deliverables — supported by personas, storyboards, and site maps.
Designed and crafted intuitive, accessible, and elegant websites for academic institutions that integrated learning platforms across financial aid, tuition, degrees, course enrollment, housing, campus life, and alumni—enhancing user experience while positively influencing student recruitment efforts.
Crafted responsive, SEO-optimized, and accessible websites compliant with WCAG standards and ADA guidelines, improving usability and search visibility.
Colleges and Higher Education Website Experience: Bluefield, Brescia, Columbus State, Fort Lewis College, University of North Carolina, North Orange Continued Education, Rutgers School of Communication and Information, Southeast Missouri State College and Wake Forest University.
UX and Web Designer
Channel Fusion: Co-Op Partner/Channel Marketing
August 2009 – June 2016
Designed user-friendly advertising portals for co-op programs, allowing distributors to easily create brand-compliant ads and submit them for reimbursement through their marketing funds.
