About

b. 1979, OR.

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Exploring how modern intuition affects how we engage with our digital surroundings.

I am a Digital Experience Design/Art Director, living in Southern California, from sunny Portland, Oregon. Currently, I spend my days leading and designing Web Experiences for a variety of clients at Kettle. Before that, I was leading UX and Web Design at onX for onxmaps.com. Before that, I was at Nike WHQ designing digital experiences for Global Brand Design. Before that, I created digital experiences for the Nike Explore Team (NXT). Before that, I contributed to Global and North American Digital Brand Design teams at Nike. Before that, I helped lead digital design efforts at Cinco Design. And before that, I cut my teeth at Razorfish

I find success in a good laugh, try not to take myself too seriously, make a mean chocolate chip cookie, stupid-good pizza, and can hold my own at the Ping Pong table/soccer field/basketball court/wood shop/river fly fishing.

In 2007, I graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from Pacific Northwest College of Art. In a previous life, I also received two Bachelor degrees in Photography and Psychology from Purdue University... its complicated. 

Happy to listen to what you have going on, or chat about my experience in more detail.


 

professional

onX Maps, Inc.      Bozeman, MT, (Remote) 1.2021-Present
Senior Interactive Product Designer, Web Lead. Design and Experience Lead for onX website. Working with key stakeholders in marketing, product management, engineering, and brand to drive customer conversion, engagement and long-term customer retention through web and user experience design. Coaching design and marketing colleagues to learn and utilize Figma as a key design resource for collaboration and exploration. Lead Designer and project driver for Design System used by teams across the website. Active DE&I Committee member.

Nike      Beaverton, Oregon, 5.2018-12.2020
Senior Designer, Digital. Supporting Global Football Brand Design team with digital executions for product and campaign stories on Nike.com, Nike App, Email, and Social.  Acting as Brand Design representative in coordination with Digital Design teams in roll out of new features and processes. 

Nike      Beaverton, Oregon, 6.2017-5.2018
Experience Designer. Worked in Digital Innovation to lead design efforts of digital experiences for teams in product innovation at Nike. Design and build out of design system to be used for future projects.

Nike      Beaverton, Oregon, 5.2016-6.2017
Senior Designer, Digital. Worked with the NA Digital Brand Design team to bring cross-category and category specific product stories and experiences to life on desktop and mobile platforms for Nike.com, Nike App and email. 

Nike      Beaverton, Oregon, 7.2014–5.2016
Senior Designer, Digital. Worked with the Global Digital Brand Design team to bring cross-category and category specific product stories and experiences to life on desktop and mobile platforms for Nike.com. 

Cinco      Portland, Oregon, 4.2012–7.2014
Senior Brand Designer, Interactive. Delivered a range of critical design work for websites, campaign strategy and package design. Worked closely with design leadership, producers and account teams bringing projects from concept to completion. Clients included Monster Products, Intel, Nike, Microsoft and Gogoro.

Razorfish      Portland, Oregon, 7.2007–4.2012
Art Director. Completed projects based in brand and campaign advertising, including websites, specialized print campaigns and environmental graphics. Local, national and international markets for clients such as Microsoft, Microsoft Office, KIN,  Windows 7, Windows Phone 7,  Bing, Levi’s, and Coors.

The Felt Hat      Portland, Oregon, 6.2005–7.2007
Contract Designer. Clients included Mario’s, Lucy, Museum of Contemporary Craft, and Artists Repertory Theater.

 

Experiential

Digital Experience and Brand Design.  Product Design. Design Systems. Motion. UX/UI. Digital Strategy. Social. Branding Platforms. Campaign Strategy. Copy Direction. Packaging. Environmental. Advertising.

 

Intangible

Empathy is my superpower. As an experience designer, understanding how an individual will see and use the experience is crucial. It also allows me to work proactively with internal teams, addressing and managing expectations, building positive culture and understanding the needs of my team more fully.

 

enjoyable

Extracurricular activity. Beyond my normal design work, I actively participate in DE&I efforts, I volunteer for a couple of non-profits, dabble in woodworking, and have recently become passionate about fly fishing and fly-tying. I also enjoy a good laugh, a good coffee, and can hold my own at the Ping Pong table. And my chocolate chip cookie is better than your chocolate chip cookie.

 

Educational

Pacific Northwest College of Art      Portland, Oregon, 2007  GPA: 3.9
BA: Communication Design

Purdue University      West Lafayette, Indiana, 2002  GPA: 3.93
BA: Photography // BA: Psychology