I am a creative residing near Washington, DC, with a specialization in the field of product design. Throughout my twelve-year long career, I have had numerous opportunities to work on designing mobile and web applications, along with visual design projects. My design approach is driven by my desire to keep things simple, while maintaining a focus on creating exceptional user experiences. I possess a strong and unwavering motivation to learn more about users' pain points and to continuously improve product designs. I graduated in 2012 with a degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Since then, I have been professionally involved in product design for over eight years.
Product Designer
Design Process
Strategy
Before diving into the design work, it's important to ensure that I am asking the right questions and tackling the appropriate challenges. This initial step involves conducting research, analyzing the competition, seeking expert advice, and investigating potential solutions.
Design
This phase involves user flows, wireframes, low and high fidelity designs. This process also involves meeting with product owners along the entire design process to insure the direction meets their expectations. At the end of this phase, I do my best to possess a precise design. While moving from the wireframe stage to the final design, I create prototypes that imitate the end product prior to the commencement of development.
Development
As a designer with a basic knowledge in coding, I can effectively work together with engineers during the entire project lifecycle, from inception to completion and even afterward. I prefer to conduct frequent reviews with the engineering team to ensure that the design is being successfully translated into code.
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Omnilert
Scenarios iOS
Scenarios, by Omnilert, allows a campus communicator to initiate emergency notifications throughout a educational or corporate campus. I had to keep the design of the app simple and intuitive, because this app would be used in a moment of high anxiety and stress. Notifications are displayed on campus tv screens, electronic signs, via text message and email.
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Omnilert
Scenarios Watch
The Scenarios app for Apple Watch, which allows campus communicators to initiate emergency notifications from their wrist. This app won two awards from Campus Safety Magazine in 2017 and 2018.
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Omnilert
Omnilert Safe App
Omnilert Safe was an app designed for sending important messages about crisis situations as well as enabling educational or corporate campus members to mark themselves safe or to request help. It also enabled users to report situations which could result in life threatening scenarios.
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Omnilert
Omnilert Safe App
Omnilert Safe was an app designed for sending important messages about crisis situations as well as enabling educational or corporate campus members to mark themselves safe or to request help. It also enabled users to report situations which could result in life threatening scenarios.
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Omnilert
RainedOut App
RainedOut was a mobile app which enabled sports groups and mutual interest groups to communicate with one another regarding upcoming events and the status of sports venues for practice. For example, if a soccer field is too wet, it would allow the coach to inform his or her members of a field change.
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Omnilert
RainedOut App
RainedOut was a mobile app which enabled sports groups and mutual interest groups to communicate with one another regarding upcoming events and the status of sports venues for practice. For example, if a soccer field is too wet, it would allow the coach to inform his or her members of a field change.
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Omnilert
Safety App
Safey App was a concept for a crisis management and assistance app. It was a predecessor to the Omnilert Safe App. In this app specifically, it would allow a user to get guidance away from a crisis zone, as well as the ability to communicate with administrative staff and first responders.
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Northern Virginia Church of Christ
NOVA App
The NOVA App was an app which allowed members of the Northern Virginia Church of Christ to get updates on upcoming events, worship services, as well as general information about the church. It also contained a smart search function to find a small-group that was nearby for bi-weekly gatherings.
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Whiteboard Applications, Inc.
Unite
Unite was an app concept I designed for Whiteboard Applications, Inc. The app enabled users to not only communicate with their teams, but also to provide real-time dynamic data on a variety of things, for example: package tracking, flight schedules, parts and inventory, and stocks.
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Boutique Buzz
Boutique App
My earliest app design for a franchise in Canada, which allowed users to shop online for designer clothing and accessories.
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Omnilert
Brochure
Omnilert Product Brochure which I designed for Omnilert's conferences and expositions.
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Omnilert
Critical Mass
Every year I was tasked with laying out and designing Omnilert's Annual Corporate Magazine. I was given full design license and as I worked on the design I always kept things in-line with our company colors and branding.
Portfolio
All of the work shown below are real-life pieces. Each piece contains (on hover) the company name for which it was designed.