Since early childhood, I have loved stories − all my favorite movies, games, and websites have a solid story driving them. No matter what I create or design, I start with the big picture.
I have an abundance of energy, due to my ADHD-laden mind. I’m on the lookout for a challenging work environment where I can tap into my skills in product leadership, UI design, animation mechanics, musical outbursts, and the occasional robot dance.
One more thing. I'm a frustrated user just like you. We all use the same products and websites in our daily lives. We all see the same problems. Let's decide to work together and fix them!
Work Experience
ZipRecruiter
2019 − 2020
Senior Product Manager
Senior Product Manager
Recruited by the SEO team to drive user engagement on job seeker related pages. Designed and organized content for resume keywords, career paths, salary data, and skills. At my start, product iterations were primarily driven by A/B testing, so I championed qualitative testing and trained designers in best practices − to understand why features performed well.
TrueCar
2009 − Present
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Led product management effort (with designers and developers) to increase conversion and net funnel efficiency of desktop and mobile platforms for TrueCar and its partners.
Since forming as a startup in 2009, I have helped create and evolve the TrueCar brand experience from a simple market pricing concept to a comprehensive car buying service for consumers. Throughout my tenure, I have been conceptualizing new features, as well as designing, documenting, and user-testing these ideas.
The Walt Disney Corporation
2014
Freelance Designer
Freelance Designer
Selected by the head of Disney CRM division to conceptualize, design and deliver a new Star Wars credit card series for the Disney Chase Visa Card Program.
Marketscan
2004 − 2008
Senior Designer
Senior Designer
Sole product designer for a professional tools suite used by car dealers. The product centered around finding the best financing deals available for car buyers.
Bandmerch
2002 − 2004
Designer
Designer
Designed Apparel and accessories for mega bands Linkin Park, Megadeth, and The All American Rejects to be sold at concerts and Hot Topic stores.
Education
CG Master Academy
2018 − Present
Environment & Concept Design Courses
Environment & Concept Design Courses
I am staying up to date with design trends, refreshing the fundamentals of design, and honing my craft in concept art to better communicate my vision to clients and colleagues.
Presenting Data and Information
2010
One Day Immersive Course by Edward Tufte
One Day Immersive Course by Edward Tufte
I am a huge fan of Edward Tufte. I think he is a genius when it comes to thinking through data visualization problems. Keep it simple, stupid, right?
Azusa Pacific University
1997 − 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design (Cum Laude)
Marketing Minor
Religion Minor
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design (Cum Laude)
Marketing Minor
Religion Minor
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