20 years of designing, building, and learning
I’ve spent the last two decades crafting digital experiences that solve real problems. Below is a look at the roles that have shaped my journey.
Director of Brand & Marketing
U.S. Payments
Jun 2026 – Present
Leading marketing and brand development at U.S. Payments, a B2B payment processing and consumer bill pay solutions company, with a number of exciting initiatives currently in the works.
Website UX/UI Designer & Front-End Developer
HireRight
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Contributed to front-end development and UX/UI on HireRight’s marketing website within a modern Next.js/TypeScript stack, focusing on site redesign strategy, including a homepage redesign concept in Figma and full design and development of a modernized website header.
- Built and enhanced key site components including a full header redesign with sticky scroll behavior, mobile navigation, search overlay, and promo banner system.
- Developed and maintained reusable components in Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS within an Nx monorepo, integrated with Contentful CMS and Ninetailed personalization.
- Contributed to UX/UI for homepage redesign strategy, SEM landing pages, and partner spotlight pages.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with marketing, content, and engineering to ensure accurate implementation, responsive behavior, and performance across browsers and devices.
Creative Director / UX & UI Lead / Front-End Developer
Instinct Science / VetMedux (acquired 2024)
Apr 2015 – Dec 2025
Led UX/UI and front-end development across a portfolio of high-traffic, content-rich SaaS marketing sites and co-designed a core SaaS product, helping improve its App Store rating from 1.9 to 4.9 through improved usability, clarity, visual appeal, and insights gained through user feedback.
- Designed web and product interfaces aligned with established brand guidelines, design systems, and UX best practices.
- Partnered with product during user interviews, uncovering key insights that directly informed design decisions.
- Produced user flows, wireframes, high‑fidelity layouts, and interactive prototypes in Figma for web and product features.
- Mentored designers and partnered cross‑functionally while remaining hands‑on in design execution.
- Created and evolved a design system in Figma, enabling consistency and scalability across multiple design efforts.
- Produced wireframes, high-fidelity layouts, and interactive prototypes to validate design direction and improve user flow efficiency.
- Collaborated closely with engineering, product, and marketing teams to ensure accurate implementation, responsive behavior, and accessibility compliance.
- Applied usability feedback, stakeholder input, and performance insights to iteratively refine layouts, content hierarchy, and interaction patterns.
- Maintained hands-on front-end implementation of marketing websites, ensuring design fidelity, performance, and accessibility across browsers and devices.
Front-End Developer / Web Designer
VetMedux
May 2014 – Apr 2015
- Designed and developed new UX/UI features for Clinician’s Brief, a leading peer-reviewed medical journal.
- Partnered with editorial, medical, and marketing teams to improve content structure, readability, and user experience.
- Ensured responsive, accessible implementation across devices and browsers.
Designer / Front-End Developer
Station 8 Branding
Aug 2008 – May 2014
- Designed brand-aligned marketing websites and digital experiences for a range of clients.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business goals into effective, user-centered web solutions.
- Delivered UX/UI layouts and front-end implementations supporting diverse brand needs.
Graphic Designer
AECOM / Earth Tech
Aug 2006 – Aug 2008
- Designed marketing collateral for the engineering firm.
- Established a strong foundation in professional design standards, and stakeholder communication.