I’m a digital product designer living in Upstate New York.
I’m a digital product designer living in Upstate New York.
I’m a digital designer living in Upstate
New York.
I’m a digital product designer living in Upstate New York.
Currently, I lead product design at Ithaca College. Prior to that, I worked as a visual designer with a focus on branding and front-end development. I believe that good design can be used as a tool to enable meaningful experiences in brands, products, and services.
Currently, I lead product design at Ithaca College. Prior to that, I worked as a visual designer with a focus on branding and front-end development. I believe that good design can be used as a tool to enable meaningful experiences in brands, products, and services.
Currently, I lead product design at Ithaca College. Prior to that, I worked as a visual designer with a focus on branding and front-end development. I believe that good design can be used as a tool to enable meaningful experiences in brands, products, and services.
Currently, I lead product design at Ithaca College. Prior to that, I worked as a visual designer with a focus on branding and front-end development. I believe that good design can be used as a tool to enable meaningful experiences in brands, products, and services.
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Ithaca College
Senior User Experience Designer June 2015 - Present
Ithaca College
Senior User Experience Designer
June 2015 - Present
- Manage and lead the digital product design team to craft useful, usable experiences.
- Lead design process and deliverables, including user personas, workflows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize and communicate design strategy and detailed interaction behaviors for both mobile and web.
- Lead UX design and direction on Ithaca College’s website overhaul using data-driven design methodologies, usability case studies, wireframes, and prototypes to create an engaging digital experience that increased page views +89%.
- Branded the 125th Anniversary Celebration, complete with logo design, merchandise, campus, and community signage and a responsive interactive microsite.
- Manage and lead the digital product design team to craft useful, usable experiences.
- Lead design process and deliverables, including user personas, workflows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize and communicate design strategy and detailed interaction behaviors for both mobile and web.
- Lead UX design and direction on Ithaca College’s website overhaul using data-driven design methodologies, usability case studies, wireframes, and prototypes to create an engaging digital experience that increased page views +89%.
- Branded the 125th Anniversary Celebration, complete with logo design, merchandise, campus, and community signage and a responsive interactive microsite.
- Manage and lead the digital product design team to craft useful, usable experiences.
- Lead UX design and direction on Ithaca College’s website overhaul using data-driven design methodologies, usability case studies, wireframes, and prototypes to create an engaging digital experience that increased page views +89%.
- Branded the 125th Anniversary Celebration, complete with logo design, merchandise, campus, and community signage and a responsive interactive microsite.
Ithaca College
Senior Visual Designer & Developer June 2011 - 2015
Ithaca College
Senior Visual Designer & Developer June 2011 - 2015
- Rebranded the college’s athletic department with a new brand identity logo, lockup system and standards, apparel, uniforms, and recruitment marketing collateral.
- Creative lead on the successful launch of the college’s first-ever Giving Day complete with identity, tagline, microsite, animation, video, merchandise, volunteer toolkit, and social media branding which helped increase overall engagement and to raise $750,000 for the college in one day.
- Creative lead on the college’s first ever brand awareness advertising campaign. Established new identity for digital and printed materials for the campaign that succeeded in increasing awareness of the college, which received a record number of applications in the first year following the rebranding and in each subsequent year.
Ithaca College
Senior Visual Designer & Developer
June 2011 - 2015
- Rebranded the college’s athletic department with a new brand identity logo, lockup system and standards, apparel, uniforms, and recruitment marketing collateral.
- Creative lead on the successful launch of the college’s first-ever Giving Day complete with identity, tagline, microsite, animation, video, merchandise, volunteer toolkit, and social media branding which helped increase overall engagement and to raise $750,000 for the college in one day.
- Creative lead on the college’s first ever brand awareness advertising campaign. Established new identity for digital and printed materials for the campaign that succeeded in increasing awareness of the college, which received a record number of applications in the first year following the rebranding and in each subsequent year.
- Rebranded the college’s athletic department with a new brand identity logo, lockup system and standards, apparel, uniforms, and recruitment marketing collateral.
- Creative lead on the successful launch of the college’s first-ever Giving Day complete with identity, tagline, microsite, animation, video, merchandise, volunteer toolkit, and social media branding which helped increase overall engagement and to raise $750,000 for the college in one day.
- Creative lead on the college’s first ever brand awareness advertising campaign. Established new identity for digital and printed materials for the campaign that succeeded in increasing awareness of the college, which received a record number of applications in the first year following the rebranding and in each subsequent year.
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Malcuria Studio
Founder + Creative Lead 2009 - Present
Established and operate a freelance design studio catering to clients ranging from small non-profits to globally recognized agencies.
Malcuria Studio
Owner 2009 - Present
Established and operate a freelance design studio catering to clients ranging from small non-profits to globally recognized agencies.
Malcuria Studio
Founder, Creative Lead 2009 - Present
Established and operate a small design studio catering to clients ranging from small non-profits to globally recognized agencies.
Antal Media
Senior Visual Designer June 2006 - Dec 2010
Lead a team of designers, developers and copywriters to create engaging brand experiences for clients through the creation of compelling brand touchpoints, powerful brand strategies, and rigorous concept validation. Managed simultaneous projects from inception to completion, reviewing project plans, designs, and deliverables.
Antal Media
Senior Visual Designer June 2006 - Dec 2010
Lead a team of designers, developers and copywriters to create engaging brand experiences for clients through the creation of compelling print and digital products.
Antal Media
Senior Visual Designer June 2005 - Dec 2009
Lead a team of designers, developers and copywriters to create engaging brand experiences for clients through the creation of compelling print and digital products.
SKILLS
SKILLS
SKILLS
- Interaction Design
- UI Design
- Visual Design
- Prototyping
- Usability Testing
- Rapid Prototyping
- Journey Mapping
- User Research
- Flexible Design Systems
- Information Architecture
- Branding + Logo Design
- CSS, HTML5, Javascript, Git
- Hand and Digital Illustration
- Interaction Design
- UI Design
- Visual Design
- Prototyping
- Usability Testing
- User Research
- Information Architecture
- Front-End Development
- SASS/CSS, HTML, Javascript, Git
- Hand and Digital Illustration
TOOLS
TOOLS
TOOLS
- Sketch
- Adobe Suite CC
- InVision Studio
- Principle
- After Effects
- Pattern Lab
- Zeplin
- Sketch
- Adobe Suite CC
- InVision Studio
- Principle
- After Effects
- Pattern Lab
- Zeplin
- Sketch
- Adobe CC Suite
- InVision Studio
- Principle
- After Effects
- Zeplin
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION + UX CERTIFICATION
Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY
BFA in Design and Visual Communications
Manchester Met University, Manchester UK
Design Internship and Study Abroad Program
NN/g UX Certification
Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY
BFA in Design and Visual Communications
Manchester Met University, Manchester UK
Design Internship and Study Abroad Program
NN/g UX Certification
Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY
BFA in Design and Visual Communications
Manchester Met University, Manchester UK
Design Internship and Study Abroad Program
NN/g UX Certification
Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY
BFA in Design and Visual Communications
Manchester Met University, Manchester UK
Design Internship and Study Abroad Program
NN/g UX Certification
