Resume

Work

Lead Product designer // Hackerone, 2022-Present

Designer focused on helping customers understand performance of their HackerOne Bug Bounty Programs through our analytics and intelligence products.

Senior Product designer // pivotal & VMware, 2017- 2022

VMware Tanzu Application Platform: Part of the founding team that launched VMware’s Tanzu Application Platform (TAP), a platform that gives DevSecOps a way to automate their app deployment with a secure, customizable path to production. As the Design Lead for the Secure Tools program, I designed experiences to help teams secure their software supply chain through vulnerability scanning, image signing, and attestations. I also worked closely with the Product Lead to design role-based access control (RBAC) for the platform.

VMware Application Modernization: I designed a greenfield Application Modernization product, from visioning to MVP. Additionally, I wrote and internally published a Field Guide that helps explain VMware’s technical concepts to non-technical readers.

Pivotal Tracker: I led a strategic change to our pricing structure and designed flows to transition existing customers to the new plans. Towards the end of my tenure, I led a redesign and rebuild of our 10+ year old core product.

Pivotal Labs: I worked with clients to transform the way they build software through Pivotal practices. On each project, I led research and design activities towards an MVP, meanwhile enabling client designers to bring best practices back to their home organizations.

user Experience designer // readytalk, 2016-2017

Lead UX designer for the company's new webinar platform, from ideation to shipment. I led brainstorming sessions to determine platform branding and was responsible for design decisions surrounding the entire webinar line of business. Additionally, I filmed and edited videos for promotional collateral.

Educational Technology Consultant // DePaul University, 2015-2016

Instructional designer for online courses. Conducted usability studies and provided feedback to external developers. Taught seminars on building and designing e-portfolios.

Education

M.S. Human Computer Interaction

DePaul University (Graduated summer 2016)

Awarded the Vincentian Endowment Grant to design a “Traditions” tour mobile app for DePaul University’s Office of Mission & Values (OMV). Worked on a team of three to prototype, user test, and design the app, culminating in a presentation given to stakeholders.

B.G.S. English (Creative Non-Fiction Writing) & Business Minor

University of Kansas (Graduated spring 2010)