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.
Designed high-quality, intuitive interfaces that balance aesthetics and functionality through thoughtful typography, spacing, and color harmony to enhance usability, consistency, and development efficiency.
Translated business requirements into wireframes, user flows, personas, storyboards, site maps and user interface designs.
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.
Conducted and applied user research, analytics, and usability testing for design optimization.
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 tailored to institutional priorities, enhancing user experience and positively influencing student recruitment efforts.
Designed intuitive and elegant websites for academic institutions that incorporate learning platforms in financial aid, tuition, degrees, course enrollment, housing, campus life and alumni.
Created website wireframes, personas, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity designs to clearly communicate design concepts to developers and senior leadership.
Conducted website usability testing and user research with students to analyze interaction patterns and user behaviors.
Translated user insights into targeted, user-centered design improvements that support increased student enrollment.
Designed responsive, SEO-optimized, and accessible websites compliant with WCAG standards and ADA guidelines.
UX and Web Designer
Channel Fusion: Co-Op Partner/Channel Marketing
August 2009 – June 2016
Designed user-friendly advertising portals for co-op programs used by brands like John Deere, Michelin, and Pella—enabling distributors to customize brand-compliant ads and claim co-op reimbursements.
