Resume
SKILLS
STRATEGY & PLANNING
UX approach, goals & objectives, pitches, timelines
DOCUMENTATION
Sketches, wireframes, user flows, strategy decks, customer journeys, UI mock-ups
PROTOTYPING
Paper, digital, rapid
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
Competitive, heuristics, A/B, usability, interviews, synthesis, affinity mapping
PROCESS & COLLABORATION
Agile, cross-functional, lean, product
PRESENTATION & FACILITATION
Workshops, brainstorms & share-outs
MENTORSHIP & EDUCATION
1:1, Team Sessions, Design Jams
ANALYTICS & SEO
Fundamental understanding & application
HTML, CSS & JSON
Fundamental understanding
SOFTWARE
Figma (Design, FigJam, FigmaMake)
Sketch
Miro
Dovetail
DScout
Usertesting.com
Contentsquare
Adobe XD & Creative Suite
Jira/Confluence
Google Suite
Microsoft Suite
ChatGPT, Gemini, Notebook LM
STRENGTHS
Strategic
Empathy
Futuristic
Learner
Relator
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Achiever
Activator
EDUCATION
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
BFA - Graphic Design
August 2004 to December 2006
Iowa State University
Started BFA
August 2002 to May 2004
EXPERIENCE
Seasoned UX and Product Design lead with 15+ years of experience shaping intuitive, user-centered digital experiences across retail, healthcare, and enterprise platforms. Skilled at leading cross-functional teams, driving design strategy from discovery through delivery, and collaborating with product and engineering partners to deliver impactful, user-focused solutions. Proven experience modernizing complex systems, championing user research, facilitating design thinking, and building alignment among stakeholders to enhance usability and engagement.
May Clinic / Innova Solutions - Rochester, MN (Remote)
UX/UI Design Lead — February 2026 - Current
MarTech, Cloud Center of Excellence
Kohl’s - Menomonie Falls, WI (Remote)
Senior Product Designer (Staff Level) — September 2022 - February 2026
Merchandising Internal Tools Product Teams
PMP, PDP & Search PRoduct Teams
Capstone - Edina, MN (Hybrid)
Senior Product/UX Designer — March 2022 - September 2022
PebbleGo, eBooks, and Capstone Connect Teacher Tools
Orbita - Boston, MA (Remote)
Senior Product/UX Designer — March 2021 - March 2022
B2B2C Multi-Modal UX, Chatbots, Knowledge Bases
Icario (formerly Revel Health) - Minneapolis, MN (Remote)
Senior Service & User Experience Designer — March 2020 - February 2021
B2B2C Multi-Modal UX, Preventive Health
UnitedHealthcare, Digital - Minnetonka, MN
Associate Director (Principal Experience Designer) Medicare & Retiree — Feb 2019 - March 2020
Target - Minneapolis, MN
Lead Product/UX Designer, Enterprise — October 2017 - February 2019
Item Data Management Product Team
Target + Product Team
Prime Digital Academy - Minneapolis, MN
UX Instructor — April - October 2017
Thomson Reuters, Legal - Eagan, MN
UX Architect, Contract — February - April 2017
Night Sky Web Co. - Minneapolis, MN
Co-Founder, Designer & UXpert — October 2016 - February 2017
Healthpartners - Bloomington, MN
Senior UX Designer, Contract — June 2016 - October 2016
Best Buy - Richfield, MN
UX Lead — November 2014 - June 2016
Information Architect — November 2011 - November 2014
Browse Product team: Header/Footer, Department/Category Pages, Brand Pages
Geek Squad Services Product Team
CX Team
Popular Front (Agency) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
UX Designer — November 2010 - November 2011
UX/UI Intern — May 2006 - September 2006
Clients -- Scholastic, General Mills, Hasbro, Key Bank, Cargill, Ameriprise, Breck School & Towers Watson.
Target - Minneapolis, MN
Own-Brand Designer, Product Design & Development — February 2007 - July 2010
Designed Sporting Goods, Backpacks, Luggage & Travel Accessories for Circo, Embark & Other Own Brands