UX Designer with 15 years Experience Seeks Employment

" I have been design websites since 2001, and it has been my career since 2009. I also graduated with my Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Web Design & Interactive Media in 2012.

Throughout my career I have worked in various industries such as oil and gas, media and entertainment, and financial services. Through my work in these wide-ranging environments, I have garnered a breadth of experience with a diverse audience of users, each with unique needs.

My passion in every project is to create products and experiences which serve people as smoothly as possible. Design works best when it is almost unnoticeable, except perhaps when we have the opportunity to delight our users. I have spent my career advocating for the end-users of whatever technical solution I am helping to design alongside talented product owners, engineers, and business stakeholders.

A few of the standout products I have led design on over the years include a new financial professional on-boarding solution, a retirement plan establishment wizard, and most recently, an award-wining digital account opening application for financial professionals which helped reduce redundant paperwork by 40% and streamlined data entry.

Since 2024, I have also participate in my company's AI policy committee to continue to advocate for users as we review policies around the use of AI tools. I have also recently been accepted into the Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics postgraduate program at The University of Edinburgh which I am pursuing as a part-time online student. "
Serial No: 215524
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Skills keywords: ux designer, product designer, user experience designer, design manager
Qualifications:

Certification in Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers from Duke University, 2023

Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Web Design & Interactive Media from The Art Institute of Houston, 2012

Personal Information:

I am a life-long learner and love reading. I read 26 books last year, and am hoping to read at least 30 this year.

I love traveling the world and exploring cities. I have also been a vegan for over a decade and love spicy food.

Management Skills:

I led a team of 10 design professionals on a two year project to redesign an account opening system that went on to win several accolades and awards. During that time, I also worked closely with a design operations specialist to stand a design operations workflow for our team.

Professional Awards/Accolades:

The Digital Account Opening project was a career highlight that I led design on. It was a complete redesign of the account opening system for Kestra Financial's AdvisorComplete platform. The launch of Digital Account Opening led to AdvisorComplete being the highest rated broker dealer platform in the 2024 T3/Inside Information Advisor Software Survery. It was also a finalist in the 2024 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards, and won a Firm Award in Innovation in Investment Management: Client Portals at the 2024 ALM ThinkAdvisor awards.

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Employment Sought: Permanent
Current Location: Austin, TX, USA
Top 5 countries interested in working in: Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Right to work in the following countries: United States
Supplementary Information:

I have over 15 years experience in web and UX design, and 10 years experience in the financial services industry.

Recently, I have also become interested in AI/ML policy and governance. I have a certification in Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers from Duke University, and will pursuing my MSc in Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics as a part-time online student at The University of Edinburgh.

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