About Me

I am a developer turned UX Designer. As a developer, I discovered my passion lay not in implementing solutions but in creating them—and especially creating them to be easy to use. So I left my development job to pursue UX Design, and I’ve been doing it ever since.

Experience

UX Designer Samtec

October 2016 – present
UX Consultant Blackstone Media

April 2016 Single project contract
Software Development Advisor Dell

March 2010 – June 2011

Talks

UX is not a Buzzword Louisville IXDA

September 2019

One of three lightning talks for Louisville’s Interaction Design Day. Discussed the nature of UX and how that may bring to light some patterns to be improved in UX.
The UX of Usability Testing Louisville IXDA

September 2017

A deep dive into usability and how it informs the design of and approaches to usability testing.
Meet the Neighbors: Samtec Louisville IXDA

June 2017

Samtec designers met with the local UX community to discuss Samtec’s UX process, the problems and challenges we face as enterprise designers, and some of the projects on which we work.

Education

Master of Science Human–Computer Interaction

June 2015 DePaul University
Bachelor of Science Psychology, Computer Science Double major, single degree.

May 2009 Centre College