About me
Never perfect, always learning and growing to strive for perfection.
Skills
Microsoft Office: Excel, Powerpoint, Word
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, XD
Atlassian: Jira, Confluence, BitBucket
Wireframe & Prototyping: Invision, UXPin, Axure, Figma
Visual Studio, VS Code
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
Windows & Mac Proficient
SCSS/SASS
CSS3
HTML5
JQuery/Javascript
PHP
WordPress
MySQL
Thymeleaf
Mobile & Responsive layout design
Typography
Style Guide creation
Sitemap creation
User Experience
HTML Email
Brand Identity
User Interface
Accessibility
Experience
Front-end Designer
March 2019 - Current
Texas Instruments
Maintaining code standards for consistent HTML/SCSS and working with back-end developers.
Collaborating with Stakeholders, Developers, Business Analyst and Creative Specialist on comps and requirements while also adhering to company branding and pattern standards.
Creating new patterns as needed for current and future projects.
Formed our accessibility team and standards by creating a process for auditing our website as well developing our accessibility guidelines to adhere to WCAG AA
Front-end Design & Development
September 2015 - May 2021
Traver Connect
Design prototypes for team collaboration with CEO, product team and developers on products with optimal user experience.
Creating HTML/SCSS/JQuery in .NET projects while collaboration with back-end developers based on business requirements.
B2B UX Interaction Designer
March 2015 - September 2015
AT&T
Create high fidelity wireframes based on user stories and consistent with UI branding standards.
Work closely with product owners, product managers, product analysts and developers to create the best user experience while keeping consistency throughout all streams.
Web Designer
June 2012 - March 2015
United American Insurance Company
Create HTML/CSS responsive websites while collaborating with web developers, writers, and SEO analysts.
Design and creation of marketing HTML emails.
Develop numerous high profile projects while maintaining existing company affiliate websites. Including annual design, development and maintenance of the Part D websites.
Mentoring peers and being the go-to-person for industry related expertise.
Implement new processes and documentation. Including step-by-step guides, references, checklists’ and style guides for all affiliate websites.
Analyze & identify business, functional, and usability requirements for each project.
Web Designer
2012 - 2019
Drive Ideas
Updating responsive HTML/CSS websites.
Develop & test HTML Emails.
E-mail Coordinator
April 2012 - June 2012
Meeting Professionals International
Communicating with the marketing and creative department for email deployment.
Develop test e-mails and schedule email deployment with appropriate recipients.
Web Design Intern
September 2011 - February 2012
Dallas Market Center
Develop wireframes and mockups for website redesigns.
Maintain websites & follow DMC production process.
Education
Web Design & Interactive Media
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Art Institute of Dallas
2008 - March 2012
Awards
Outstanding Graduate
Web Design & Interactive Media
Art Institute of Dallas
March 2012
Awarded for exceeding expectations; awarded to one graduate, per program every quarter.
iShine Award
Torchmark Corporation
August 2012
Awarded to employees nominated by peers to show appreciation of extraordinary work.