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Philosophy

My three pillars of inspiration


The three pillars are inspired by arbiters of virtuosity, mavens of ingenuity, and the boundless spectrum of knowledge waiting to be harnessed, unleashed, and absorbed for unprecedented product development.

Process

My process of innovation

What is the need?


The design project always begins by identifying the existing human problem is.

What exists?


Research follows with an accurate assessment of the context of a product or service. Here, the aim is to identify opportunities for breakthrough innovation.

What can be?


Then, an analysis of the insights found are then used to explore opportunities for innovation. This phase includes conceptual development.

What excels?


Afterwards, testing the assumptions of the concepts developed require the use of rapid prototyping methods to help further understand what resonates with users.

What works?


Finally, a learning and launch approach is deployed to receive fast feed-back cycles by users to further enhance the user experience.

Portfolio

UX Design Projects

Topology

AT&T

Reporting

AT&T

Selector

AT&T

Research

Verizon Wireless

Audit

Burger King

Kiosk

Northrop Grumman



More recent case studies can be shared upon request.

About

My career timeline

  • Jun 2022 - Present

    Amazon AWS

    GenAI UX Design, OpenSearch Project

    Leading the Amazon Q Developer in Amazon OpenSearch Service user experience for the open source OpenSearch Project.

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

    Blizzard Entertainment

    Principal Designer I, Studio Platform Experience

    Responsible for end-to-end UX strategy and designs for cloud SaaS applications powering Blizzard's high volume transactional eCommerce platform.

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

    Cloudflare, Inc.

    UX Design Lead, Platform Analytics

    Initiated research and development of the next generation UX analytics platform for visualizing customer journey user sentiment.

  • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

    Paychex Inc.

    Senior UX Manager, Digital Platform Strategy

    Scaling world-class user experience strategy, operations, and tactics across 9 product verticals for Hilton eCommerce.

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

    Hilton Worldwide Inc.

    Senior Manager, Customer UX

    Scaled world-class user experience strategy, operations, and tactics across 9 product verticals for Hilton's eCommerce presence.

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2018

    Sony Computer Entertainment

    Cloud UX Manager

    Managed the Cloud UX department in Sony's Cloud Gaming Engineering & Infrastructure division.

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

    Sony Computer Entertainment

    Cloud UX Lead

    Established a design-led innovative culture within an enterprise agile development environment.

  • Nov 2013 - May 2015

    AT&T Inc.

    User Experience Designer

    Led both UX initiatives for AT&T's new projects including eReporting and Software Defined Networks Ordering Module.

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2013

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    MFA Design Management

    Graduated from SCAD with as a Master of Fine Arts in the practice and scholarship of Design Management.

  • Jan - Jun 2013

    The Procter & Gamble Company

    Behavioral Science Design Manager

    Managed 11 heuristic evaluation projects to align P&G iconic product portals with UX principles of Behavioral Science and Art Theory for Tide, Gain, Charmin, and more.

  • Jan - May 2012

    Verizon Wireless

    Design Manager

    Led the 2013-14 Brand-Design Research initiative to enhance customer experience models through a Large N-Quant survey and reported findings to Regional Directors.

  • May - Aug 2010

    LatinWorks Marketing Inc.

    User Experience Researcher

    Consulted administrative team who won the $60M General Motors Chevrolet account for client walkthroughs and pitch through usability research audits of existing enterprise portals.

  • Aug 2006 - May 2010

    The University of Texas at Austin

    BA Spanish & Portuguese, Corporate Communications

    Graduated from UT Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese, Corporate Communications with certification from McCombs School of Business of the Business Foundations Program.

  • Feb - May 2010

    Northrop Grumman Corporation

    User Experience Designer

    Reconfigured the 65-inch, RFID activated, touch-screen kiosk for Northrop Grumman using the Pulse Study method through UI enhancements and interaction design.

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2010

    Ave-Garde Innovationeers LLC

    Co-Manager

    Founded digital agency startup and championed full brand identity focusing on user experience design, usability research, cost-effectiveness, and client-side performance.