EXPERIENCE
Etsy, Senior Product Designer
October 2016-present
Conceptualizing and designing tools for both buyers and sellers on a global e-commerce platform. Focused on improving the seller experience (primarily on communication and growth product tools) while also optimizing the buyer experience through Etsy’s product pages.
Hyperakt, UI/UX Designer
September 2012-October 2016
Led, designed, and conceptualized projects for organizations and institutions that focus on social impact across the globe. Worked alongside all members of the team throughout the entire design process. Learned to design with innovation across a multitude of aesthetics and styles for clients with different needs.
The Wilderness, Freelance Motion Designer
May 2012-August 2012
Strategized and designed projects that focus on branding and environmental graphics. Clients ranged from retail, real-estate to large-scale corporations.
Graham Hanson Design, Design Intern
January 2012-May 2012
Strategized and designed projects that focus on branding and environmental graphics. Clients ranged from retail, real-estate to large-scale corporations.
charity: water, Design Intern
May 2011-August 2011
Helped brainstorm, design, and assemble print materials for the design department, ultimately to help provide clean water for those in need. Learned to design creatively, while keeping with the consistent brand of charity: water’s existing identity.
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute, M.S. in Communications Design
Fall 2010-Fall 2012
GPA: 3.78 | Outstanding Merit Award in Communications Design
Emory University, B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Art History
Fall 2005-Spring 2009
GPA: 3.7 | Stipe Society Art Scholarship for graphic design, 100 Senior Honorary (excellence in academic achievement and leadership), Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, Mortar Board Honor Society
SKILLS
Sketch by Bohemian Coding, InVision; Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign