Creative.
These are positions and projects I held with a design focus.
Designer / Developer
Coderre.Design
May 2011 – Present
I design experiences & identities. I have a background in web design and development, graphic design, and game design. I create interfaces for web and mobile projects as well as complete branding packages. I have led projects across a variety of types and sizes that have achieved results and awards.
Senior UX III Designer
ITX Corp.
Dec 2022 – Present
I lead the user experience and user interface design for award-winning enterprise and SaaS software for a Fortune 500 company and internal company projects.
- Designed and constructed a comprehensive design library for a leading SaaS payments and school management provider.
- Designed and constructed Figma checklists and template files for file organization, accessibility checks and audits, and design library construction.
- Contributed to design and feature development for advanced scheduling and time card platforms.
- Built branding for a non-profit co-op community internet initiative.
Accessibility Expert
ITX Corp.
Dec 2021 – Present
At ITX I was given a secondary title of Accessibility Champion to be a go-to expert on designing for accessibility and to use this knowledge to help other designers and developers to get their projects up to accessibility standards.
- Designed and constructed Figma checklists and template files for file organization, accessibility checks and audits, and design library construction.
- Lead a design refresh of our company's website to meet AA WCAG 2.2 standards and AAA when possible.
- Reserched and benchmarked best practices for the organization.
- Became certifed in by the IAAP in accessibility.
Senior UX II Designer
ITX Corp.
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
I lead the user experience and user interface design for award-winning enterprise and SaaS software for a Fortune 500 company and internal company projects.
- Designed and worked with development in building a website platform for senior care providers.
- Designed features and experiences for research and devlopment for a leading materials science company.
Senior UX Designer
ITX Corp.
Dec 2021 – Jan 2022
I lead the user experience and user interface design for award-winning enterprise and SaaS software for a Fortune 500 company and internal company projects.
- Developed experience flows and inerface designs for automating state tax form filling and completion for a leading HR platform.
- Lead the design and initial release of a talent tracker dashboard for a leading HR platform to manage employee metrics and get a holistic overview of them, along with the potential of employees leaving their organization.
Interaction Designer UI / UX
ITX Corp.
Nov 2018 – Dec 2021
I lead the user experience and user interface design for award-winning enterprise and SaaS software for a Fortune 500 company and internal company projects.
- Developed the initial vision for a hiring application and tracking system a leading HR platform.
- Lead the design on enhanced and additional features for performance reviews in a leading HR platform.
UI / UX Designer
19 IDEAS
Aug 2015 – Oct 2018
Lead design on large websites, landing pages, email campaigns, and apps. Planned, developed, and implemented new company workflows and processes. Designed company and client branding and collateral.
Senior Web Designer / Developer
Hearst Digital Media Services
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Designed websites for development. Laid out, designed, and coded content and designs for live and in development websites. Completed support tickets and site updates.
Web Designer
Hearst Digital Media Services
Oct 2014 - Jun 2015
Designed websites for development. Laid out, designed, and coded content and designs for live and in development websites. Completed support tickets and site updates.
Head of Design and Development
Troll Stomp Gaming
Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
I designed the organization’s logo and branding, managed and skinned their WordPress site and BBPress forum, developed graphics for the site and it’s articles, managed the site and forum, and wrote articles.
Head Game Designer / Developer
The Florence Nightingale Museum
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
I lead the design and development of a Flash based interface for children to learn about people and events related to Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War. The project offered the ability to explore a Crimean battlefield and hospital, interact with influential characters, and learn with interactive objects and educational mini games.
Web Designer / Developer
Kappa Kappa Psi - Kappa Eta Chapter
May 2010 - May 2011
Designed and built the chapter website, built a new family tree, implemented new online forms for submitting chapter reports, officer reports, and correspondence.
Creative Lead
Thunder of the East Marching Band
Aug 2007 - May 2011
Designed various promotional materials for the university marching band. Projects I lead include; brochure design, posters, newsletters, album art, photography / editing, videography / editing, and other materials used internally and for promotion.
Customer Care / Tech Support
Time Warner Cable
Aug 2013 - May 2014
I aided and educated customers about their bills and our services. As well as troubleshooting and repairing Time Warner Cable equipment over the phone and scheduling technicians field calls if need be for the New York City service area.
Customer Service / Collections
Nationwide Credit Inc.
Mar 2012 - Aug 2013
I aided and educated customers about their bills and our services. As well as troubleshooting and repairing Time Warner Cable equipment over the phone and scheduling technicians field calls if need be for the New York City service area.
Big Brother
Kappa Kappa Psi - Kappa Eta Chapter
Jan 2011 - May 2011
Mentored a membership candidate 1-on-1 during the rushing process in both fraternal and non-fraternal matters.
Ice Hockey Official
USA Hockey
Nov 2000 - Apr 2013
I officiated ice hockey games from youth to adult to maintain a safe, fun, and competitive atmosphere. As a senior official, I would be paired with younger and or inexperienced officials to aid in their development.
Fire Alarm Testing
Binghamton University
May 2007 - Jan 2012
Tested, maintained, and mapped out fire alarm systems for campus residence halls, apartments, and academic buildings. The latter half, managed and laid out and delegated testing schedules and deadlines for other testers.
Education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
BFA in Emerging Practices
University at Buffalo
2011
I studied human interaction design, communication design, and graphic design creating interactive interfaces and artwork.
Activities and societies: Kappa Kappa Psi: Kappa Eta, Thunder of the East Marching Band, Blue Noise Pep Band
Game Design Minor
University at Buffalo
2010
I studied game design, game theory, and other aspects of gamification and story telling.