With Thor (The dog)
About
I’m a UX Designer, storyteller, a dog dad and more.
15+ years of experience with design.
Certified ScrumMaster
U of M Graduate (Studied Abroad in Barcelona, Spain)
Some have claimed I put “too much” garlic in my pasta sauce
My idea of a perfect day is a walking though the park with a cold press and my dog.
Philosophy
As a UX Designer, I enjoy combining the goals and needs of organizations with the goals and needs of users to create incredible designs. Sometimes that’s a product, sometimes that’s a service and sometimes that a roadmap for the future.
Good Design is beautiful and reflects itself all around me. I appreciate the well worn hiking trail that curves the river with grace, the Manhattan with the perfect ratio of whiskey to vermouth and the painting with the unique color palette. All of these designs inspire me, and I celebrate them in my practice.
I am a a11y and believe everyone deserves empathetic design
CliftonStrengths Assessment
Formally knows as the Strengthsfinder, this test uncovers the users Top 5 strengths. Here are my top 5 strength as determined by the CliftonStrengths Assessment.
Positivity: enthusiasm that is contagious.
Woo: skillfully connecting with other people
Competition: striving to win first place
Ideation: finding connections between seemingly disparate phenomena
Futuristic: inspiring others with their visions of the future
Enneagram
The Enneagram is a test dividing users into 9 different profiles to gain context and insight into interpersonal dynamics. The test identified me as Type 3: The Achiever.
According to the Enneagram Institute “Threes know how good it feels to develop themselves and contribute their abilities to the world, and also enjoy motivating others to greater personal achievements than others thought they were capable of.”
This resonates we me on a personal level, I always want myself and those around me to grow and better themselves. In my Practice, that comes in the form of helping users identify problems and finding solutions for them.