My Work
Current Project: Citizens League -
Policy Debate Platform
Digital + Physical Experience Design
Methods & Tools: Contextual Inquiry and Immersion Research, Content Audit, Secondary Research, Journey and Ecosystem Mapping, User Personas, Flow Diagraming, Sketching, Wireframes, High Fidelity Prototyping
Tailor Made Apothecary by Bittercube - Digital Hosting Tool
Digital + Physical Experience Design
Methods & Tools: Contextual Inquiry and Immersion Research, Content Audit, Secondary Research, Journey and Ecosystem Mapping, User Personas, Flow Diagraming, Sketching, Wireframes, High Fidelity Prototyping
Prime Digital Academy - Redefining Liquid Culture on Campus
Protecting technology by decreasing risk potential through design
Methods & Tools: User Research, Fly-on-the-Wall Observation, Sketching, Heuristic Analysis, Design Concept Development, Prototyping, User Feedback, Design Analysis ad Iteration, Stakeholder Pitch
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Tailor Made Apothecary by Bittercube - Digital Hosting Tool
Digital + Physical Experience Design
Methods & Tools: Contextual Inquiry and Immersion Research, Content Audit, Secondary Research, Journey and Ecosystem Mapping, User Personas, Flow Diagraming, Sketching, Wireframes, High Fidelity Prototyping
Prime Digital Academy - Redefining Liquid Culture on Campus
Protecting technology by decreasing risk potential through design
Methods & Tools: User Research, Fly-on-the-Wall Observation, Sketching, Heuristic Analysis, Design Concept Development, Prototyping, User Feedback, Design Analysis ad Iteration, Stakeholder Pitch
Cushman & Wakefield : Generating Business Opportunities in Real Estate Technology
Building client relationships by establishing trust through transparency of intent and usable tools
Methods & Tools: User Research, Fly-on-the-Wall Observations, Contextual Analysis, Sketching, Design Concept Development, and Interactive Prototyping
User Defined Design - designated diner Mobile App
New Product Development - A restaurant discovery tool driven by expert recommendations in the food industry.
Methods & Tools: User Research, Sketching, Wireframing, User Flows, Interactive Prototyping, User Testing, Design analysis and iteration
MNCode Camp and MN Code Challenge - Design Strategy Development
Defining Design Strategy in a Complex Problem Space
Tools: Stakeholder interviews, secondary research, design strategy, personas, journey mapping, interactive prototyping, design analysis and iteration, video presentation
MN Code Camp is a local organization that strives to make science, engineering, math, coding and technology accessible and approachable to youth of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. It hopes to lower and remove as many barriers to entry as possible by providing low-cost options for learning and practicing coding in a safe environment. Currently, MN Code Camp summer programs are offered through local community education sectors throughout the greater Twin Cities area. While planning for the upcoming season, our UX team was requested to help their program develop and grow. At the end of the summer 2018, the origination will launch its first ever Coding Championship. It is a unique opportunity to expand its visibility and reach.
Aurelius - User Informed Feature Development
Creating New Features for Existing Web Application
Tools: Stakeholder interviews, primary and secondary research, personas, user journey mapping, sketching, feature recommendations, annotated wireframes, interactive prototyping
Aurelius is a growing and developing information management and data synthesis tool and the next feature my client would like to launch is "Collections." This feature extends the functionality of Aurelius by creating the ability to share a group of notes, key insights, tags and/or documents with someone. The clients requested a well-scoped solution that aligns with current brand guidelines.
Bounce - Discovering Usability Issues through User Testing and Analysis
User Testing Defines Design Approach
Tools: Heuristic Analysis, Usability Review, Remote and in Lab User Testing, Research Synthesis, Findings and Recommendations Report, Interactive Prototyping
A comprehensive usability review and evaluation to determine of Bounce. A site that connects aspiring musicians to musical professionals and facilitates feedback of original music. Key opportunities for overall improvement and usability were identified and the current interface does not support the primary goals of the site. Findings from usability review and confirmed with user testing directed design recommendations made to the client.