Employment history

Orchestrated the implementation of industry-leading best practices, aligning team operations with standardized procedures and significantly enhancing project efficiency and organizational clarity through the application of Scrum meetings and Agile methodologies. Architected and codified front-end development standards, instituting a cohesive system governing colors, spacing, and typography, while spearheading the documentation of all reusable UI/UX components for organizational scalability.

• Transitioned from Adobe XD to Figma during a rebranding, designing a full-fledged color scheme for Material-UI with dark mode, adhering to WCAG color contrast standards. Mirrored variables in the Figma library and implemented theme in common repository using React/TypeScript. This process, typically requiring both a designer and a developer, was executed single-handedly, including coding custom components from the design team for use across multiple applications.

• Designed user-centric applications, incorporating intuitive data visualizations that significantly reduced cognitive load, elevated functionality, and enriched overall user experience.

• Swiftly assessed and implemented strategic real-time changes within the UI system, improving visibility, user understanding, and interface engagement.

• Spearheaded a comprehensive overhaul of the organization’s Design System, encompassing navigation architecture, color schemes, and user workflows. Fostered a collaborative team culture, dismantling siloed operations to drive cohesive cross-functional cooperation.

• Designed data analytics application supporting users across five countries and 12 locations, facilitating decision-making processes and generating a projected annual savings of $50M by unifying siloed tools into a cohesive application.

• Pioneered the introduction of Agile methodologies, including MoSCoW and Gherkins, to enhance stakeholder communication, improve prioritization, and increase transparency in product releases. Skillfully applied Gherkins methodology within behavior-driven development (BDD) to create customized storytelling cases, improving cross-team project readability and alignment.

• Mentored a business analyst transitioning into UX design, successfully integrating them into the team as a junior UX designer and facilitating their contributions to multiple key projects.

Promoted in 2019 from UX Developer to Lead UX Developer, assuming full responsibility for delivering Section 508-compliant wireframes, interactive prototypes, and front-end development for a highly specialized data analytics dashboard. Led in-depth UI/UX research initiatives, validating design patterns before development and creating custom iconography for government software applications, ensuring compliance with stringent regulations while maintaining user-centric design integrity.

• Expertly facilitated UX exercises to gather and interpret business requirements, translating complex needs into intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.

• Conceptualized and delivered an advanced application enabling users from over 60 countries to efficiently search, filter, and analyze data from 100+ datasets, encompassing 13TB of data and over 500 fields.

• Mentored and onboarded new designers to a complex suite of applications, ensuring they quickly adapted to the system and contributed effectively to project development.

• Designed and developed a fully customized theme, an extensive Adobe XD template, and a Material-UI component library, successfully integrating disparate software systems into a cohesive user experience.

Led front-end development for both internal and external websites, transforming interactive landing pages and mobile applications into user-engaging platforms that aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

• Designed fully customizable wireframes and executed branding initiatives, significantly elevating user engagement and delivering a more compelling digital experience.

Directed front-end development across a range of internal and external applications while leading a multidisciplinary team of three, including web developers and animators, to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions.

• Played a pivotal role in digital marketing and website development across multiple business units, providing expert guidance on best practices and delivering high-level presentations to C-suite executives under tight deadlines.

• Led a transformative redesign of the company’s website for the Wellbore Technologies division, optimizing over 1,500 web pages and reshaping public perception through enhanced storytelling and improved digital engagement.

• Revolutionized an outdated, non-responsive website by leading the front-end development of an e-commerce platform, creating a highly branded, user-friendly online store that increased accessibility and boosted sales.

• Honored with the prestigious BMA Lantern Award for excellence in UX/UI design and development. Directed the GP2GO A5 Mobile App “Extreme Makeover” project for Grant Prideco/NOV Wellbore Technologies.

Engineered a sophisticated interactive Flash program for Chevron, Inc., incorporating subsea development, 3D animation, dual password protection, and customized sliders, delivering a dynamic user experience tailored to client specifications.

• Redefined WordPress website, significantly improving functionality and user appeal, and developed a multimedia Android application to elevate the company’s brand and marketing outreach.

• Successfully executed a Flash program with over 2,000 interactive elements, overcoming compatibility challenges to deliver a robust, high-performing solution that exceeded client expectations.

• Multimedia & Web Support Manager, First Presbyterian Church, 2006-2012

• Graphic Designer / Assistant to Youth & Adult Ministers, South Main Baptist Church, 2004-2006