About
I've been designing and building websites for 17 years – it's what I love to do. Whether you're looking to create a classy site for your local business, or working on mockups for an app or service, I'm excited to learn about your project.
Experience
Designer
UpSmith
Indianapolis, Indiana Area
March 2022 – Present
Branding, UX, and Print Collateral for early stage startup addressing the skilled worker shortage
Creator
NOLA.Today
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
April 2021 – Present
Putting New Orleans culture on the map
Head of Product
Kenzie Academy
San Francisco Bay Area
February 2018 – April 2021
Building the next generation of accessible and inclusive tech education programs
Designer
Remedy Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
December 2015 – July 2017
90% of medical bills have errors or overcharges. We tried to fix that.
User Experience Designer
San Francisco Bay Area
November 2014 – December 2015
LinkedIn's vision is to create economic opportunity on a global level. I worked on internal customer service apps, SlideShare.net, and the Elevate employee activation app.
Product Designer & UX Engineer
SaveUp (acquired by LinkedIn)
San Francisco Bay Area
August 2013 – November 2014
SaveUp motivates people to save money and pay down debt by offering chances to win life-changing prizes. I wore many hats on our 7-person team. As product manager, I determined the product roadmap and prioritized features based on user experience research a... Read more
User Experience Designer & Front-End Developer
TaskRabbit
San Francisco Bay Area
May 2012 – July 2013
• Full-stack engineer on a team working to increase task post conversion rate • Original engineer on enterprise team, which grew to 8 people • Designed the enterprise portal, which later replaced the consumer website • Part of a 5-person design team that reb... Read more
Technical Intern
Code for America
San Francisco Bay Area
June 2011 – August 2011
• Developed apps for municipal governments, such as facebook.com/SF311. • Redesigned website for City of Philadelphia (phillygoes2college.org) • Assisted communications team with website design and press releases
Co-Founder
Levees.Org
Greater New Orleans Area
December 2005 – August 2009
• Created national organization of 25,000 members advocating improved levees • Designed logo & branding used on yardsigns, banners, shirts, commercials, DVDs, and news reports • Developed multiple iterations of levees.org website
Web Designer and Developer
The New Orleans Levee
Greater New Orleans Area
November 2006 – November 2007
• Built a content management system (CMS) for satirical newspaper. • Integrated with Google Maps API for distribution locations and Google Checkout for home delivery.
Projects
Upcoming
Turn your calendar into a website
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NOLA.Today
New Orleans culture, mapped
Education
Computer Science & Communication Design
Washington University in St. Louis
January 2009 – December 2012
Volunteering
Rescuer
Food Rescue US – New Orleans
I pick up excess food from local businesses each week and deliver it to a community resource center, where it is distributed to those in need.