I started my career in retail and worked my way up to a management position, where I pushed store sales to ~10% increases year over year by applying data analysis to purchase orders. Having a supportive management team which saw fit to trust & train me, whereupon I would earn successive promotions, instilled a particular confidence that I was capable of doing more.

On my days off, I started taking classes to finish an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, one of which was an introductory UX class. It changed everything, giving me an avenue to do all of the things I was good at: ask questions, explore new topics, collect and synthesize data, create a visual design system & rules, and combine all of these aspects to create a thoughtful digital experience. It also helped me realize that my work can have a tangible impact on real people.

I decided to knuckle down and make a transition to UX. I stopped taking freelance clients, quit my job, and went to ArtCenter College of Design to study Interaction Design. I worked harder and studied more than I ever had before.

• In 2010 I was a college dropout with a 1.5 GPA
• In 2023 I completed a 4-year degree in 2 years with a 3.9 GPA

Now I pursue interesting challenges across a variety of touchpoints to create human-focused solutions.