D Salad, DesigNerd

Always trying to remember to stop doubting and start doing.

Make cool shit.

Besides having the tennis bug, I love to hike, paddleboard and just relax in the river city.

about me

Professional designer with 13 years experience who believes that users should have the loudest voice in the room. Has developed web and app content, brand identities, sales collateral and promotional product artwork for clients in retail, high tech, professional services, and environmental industries. Embraces deadlines and constraints, while maintaining creativity and quality. Comfortable & prefer enviroments with Agile and Lean UX methodologies. Happiest in a collaborative environment, where many ideas are embraced and explored. Still likes to get her hands dirty creating her art, be it with paint, ink or her new (old) passion, a letterpress.

UI Visual design

It's not just a pretty face.

User Experience design

Listen, learn, and iterate.

Code like a "mofo"

Love being able to build the visuals into a working prototype.

Illustration

I can draw too, yo!

Specialties: Expert user of Adobe Creative Suite 2015, Sketch 3, Invision, User Experience, Agile/Lean. Soft skills include HTML & CSS, and Javascript.

Adobe Creative Suite

illustrator is my co-pilot

Sketch

i want to marry this tool!

html /css / javascript

a work in progress

invision

iz the shiz!

agile/lean ux

thinkin' collaboratively!

Resume

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In a perpetual learning stage!

Graphic design

University of Arkansas / 2003 - 2006

Front end web development

General Assembly / Oct 18 - Dec 19 2015

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance / July 2018

The nitty gritty.

Lead UI/UX Designer

ndp agnecy / 2016 - Present

2 years

Lead the inception of the Digital team at a traditional print ad agency. Introduced a collaborative UX/UI design and build process to deliver solutions for clients across multiple industries, such as VCU Health, Estes Trucking, Chattanooga Urban Design Associates. With an emphasis on strategic growth, designed components that can be re-used within the agency.

Richmond Ad Awards:
Bronze Award for Commander In Truth, Self Promotion Category,
Gold Award for Doodledon, Interactive Category.

Digital Health Awards:
Gold Award for VCU Health Liver Transplant CRM Campaign, Microsite Category,
Bronze Award for VCU Health Reproductive Medicine CRM Campaign, Microsite Category.

Senior UI/UX Designer

Unboxed Technology / 2011 - 2016

5 years

Owned every stage of the design process — from whiteboard concepts and paper prototypes, to making high fidelity visuals for client approval. Participated in user testing to transform findings into UI/UX changes. Collaborated with Product Managers and developers to create mobile solutions for major clients including Comcast, Samsung, Xerox and Time Warner Cable. Participated in a design sprint for a Sass product.

Programming Director

Aiga Richmond / 2012 - 2015

3 years

Worked closely with the board to prepare an annual programming schedule that reflects activities tailored to the needs of the design community and AIGA members. Created programming that connects, inspires, and educates, most notably pioneering RVA Design Week 2014.

Graphic/Layout Designer

Washington County Observer / 2010 - 2011

1 year

This position required standard knowledge of AP-style and newspaper layout configuration. Designed all marketing materials for WCO as well as any advertorial pieces for the paper. Also was the web master, configured all the web ads using html, css and javascript.

Web Designer

Atomicleads.com / 2008 - 2010

2 years

Created original designs and graphic solutions utilizing existing brand guidelines ie; LegalEinstein, AtomicLeads. developed web media; such as email/newsletter creatives, animated/nonanimated web banners, produced affiliated marketing materials and performed social media research for targeted content marketing.

“ You are awesome! When i look back at the products I’ve worked on over the past year I can definitively say that they are better because of your input. You have strong design instincts and always do fantastic research. I want to thank you for investing time and passion into making every product innovative (even if I do have to pull you back sometimes). Your determination is contagious and makes others on the team do their best work. ”

Tyler Longest, Product Owner

“ Thank you for challenging me. Thank you for forcing me to think and for making me think differently. Thank you for your patience in all of our whiteboard sessions. Thank you for never giving up on your great ideas. Thank you for shaping the way I approach problem solving and making me fiercely proud of what goes out this door. Thank you for challenging the status quo. Thank you for helping me become who I am. Thank you for being a friend, a tennis partner, and for genuinely making me want to come to this building each and every day. I truly appreciate you. ”