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• Role UX Designer
• Type Application
• Client N/A
• Year 2017

This is an app interface I created for an autonomous vehicle solution that would be installed into existing vehicles or build in in the future. I wanted to take on a project that challenged me and that's on the horizon for technology. I'm deeply interested in new technology and experimental design that impacts people's lives.

If you want a deeper dive into my thought process and challenges, please read the blog.

Launch Project
• Role UX/Visual Designer
• Type Website Redesign
• Client Grist.org
• Year 2012-14

A complete redesign was needed on the Grist site to cater to the growing mobile audience and I worked daily with a small team of developers to implement a design with solutions that were intuitive and easy to use on any device. Each portion of the site presented a different challenge. We prioritized sections of the site and worked in an agile method to tackle each hurdle. I started each section with wireframes and designed from the overall structure, navigation and page layout all the way down to visualizing the line spacing, fonts, and interactions. It was built in Wordpress utilizing a custom responsive framework.

Above are some examples such as the home page, article pages, share modal, 404 page, and article page. Other pages such as the fundraising and user pages are not shown.

• Role UX Designer
• Type Environmental UX
• Client Icom America Inc.
• Year 2017

Tradeshows are a unique UX challenge. I'm the sole designer for this particular event and this particular year is at a completely new venue with a new layout. I approach this sort of project like I do with other UX design challenges. The largest being 25,000 attendees to be able to flow and interact with the booth efficiently while displaying new/hot products effectively.

Working under restricted resources (truss, booth size/height restrictions, environmental factors, budget, etc) pose separate issues along the way as well. I oversee and develop the entire campaign including:

• Product/Content
• Special Events/Promos that relate
• Booth Layout
• Graphics & Branding
• Advertising (magazines, digital, email, dealers)
• Digital Imagery (internal site, partners, sponsorships)
• Video
• Email Marketing (design, deploy, track)
• Social Media
• Analyse metrics (sales, analytics, web performance, etc)

Stay tuned until after May 2017 for an upcoming blog post that will dive in deeper.

Launch Project
• Role Visual Designer
• Type Presentation
• Client Bear Group
• Year 2016

Bear Group approached me to design and put together a digital and printable version for a presentation of their company profile to show potential clients. I sketched out and comped a couple versions using brand guidelines as well as styles before refining the layout. Once I received content, I adjusted and refined further. The complete presentation is about 50 slides total.

Launch Project
• Role UX Research
• Type Presentation
• Client Bulleit Whiskey
• Year 2016

I worked on Bulleit Distilleries webpage and user research to help understand not just the website efficiency and user experience but also to understand the product within the industry.

I conducted a heuristic review, competitor analysis, contextual interviews, and card sort. I discovered a range of small issues within the current site and gave recommendations based on my research for improvements as well as potential future features.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Banners / Posters
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014-17

I have produced a wide range of hanging banners, posters, and retractable banners of various sizes. All projects are unique and individually determinant on location, size, and message. Most projects are for tradeshows or B2B dealers.

• Role Graphics/Photo
• Type Brochure
• Client Icom America
• Year 2015

Art directed and designed this 8-page product brochure from the bottom up. The focus was Emergency Communications and included all company divisions. Some of the product photography was also shot by me in an in-house photo studio.

Launch Project
• Role UX/Visual Designer
• Type Web Design
• Client Wedding Couple
• Year 2013

The design from top to bottom was planned, designed and built by me with the content being provided by the clients. It was a really fun project and I had a great time putting it all together in a responsive, parallax design based on the bootstrap framework.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Vehicle Wrap
• Client Icom America
• Year 2016

The EMCOMM van is a communications vehicle that I designed to travel around and show at different tradeshows around the U.S. It was a challenging project as I didn't have the vehicle available before hand but worked with a vendor in Daytona Beach to get everything orchestrated.

Launch Project
• Role Director/Designer
• Type Email Design
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014

Icom wanted to work toward a streamlined solution from a cumbersome, inefficient email service to give different departments the flexibility of sending out email newsletters to B2B and B2C recipients. I spearheaded the project and worked with MailChimp to solve the issues. I was challenged to design the templates witin branding guidelines and utilize a drag and drop system. I lead the training for associates and am the point person for any issues or troubleshooting. In addition to the larger project, I coordinate with department managers and help them conceptualize and supply graphics for email blasts.

Launch Project
• Role UX/Visual Designer
• Type Blog Design
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014

The Icom America blog was started as an avenue to educate end users and provide insight into the products. I built the blog in Wordpress with a responsive framework (Bootstrap) while utilizing LESS and a few plugins. I oversee management of the blog, train in-house associates how to use Wordpress, edit blogs, and schedule all posts to the different social media channels. In addition to managing the blog, I keep track of the metrics of the blog and social media sites to define a strategy for future posts.

Launch Project
• Role Designer/Builder
• Type Tradeshow Layout
• Client Icom America
• Year 2015

I approached this project with longevity in mind and a design that could last more than a year but still have an impact on the tradeshow attendees that was representative of the Icom brand. Booth layout, graphics, and equipment went into the overall design. Video assets and light placement were also involved with a large team put together for coordination and installation.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Tradeshow Display
• Client Icom America
• Year 2016

This 10'x10' display was designed for smaller traveling trade shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. The entire kit had to be mobile, and be able to ship with sales managers and be easily set up. With those restrictions in mind, I worked with a vendor that could accomplish that without sacrificing quality of print. The entire kit fits into a pelican case.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Brochure
• Client Icom America
• Year 2015

I was tasked to put together a booklet for certain regions in the US for information on P25 radios and link the information to a specific radio (IC-F9511). The booklet was printed in 4 different versions and sent to each region sales manager. I've only included a brief few pages in the slideshow.

• Role UX Designer
• Type Tradeshow
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014-17

Throughout the year, these tradeshow 'iceboxes' travel around the country to different shows. They contain a vast selection of product for different divisions. I design the case layout and graphics based on product used, capabilities of materials, functionality, and overall look with how users will interact with it. A tradeshow team helps build and assemble it all.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Print Ads
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014-17

Each month I coordinate with the Amateur Division manager and advertising groups and create ads based on placement. Ads range from a 1/4 pg to 2-page spreads or more. Web and video ads are often created simultaneously.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Editorial Graphics
• Client Grist.org
• Year 2010-14

Over the span of 4 years at Grist.org , I did a great deal of editorial graphics for special series features. The slideshow is a brief glance at a few notable projects.

• Role Graphic Designer
• Type Ads & Branding
• Client VLS
• Year 2012-14

Vermont Law School was looking for a new direction in web ads that will align with their new branding to recruit eco-minded students. The project consisted of multiple ads of various sizes.

Launch Project
• Role UX/Visual Designer
• Type Interactive Web
• Client Icom America
• Year 2014

Icom was celebrating it's 50th anniversary in 2014, and I worked with the Knight Lab's Timeline and code to put all the history elements together. I had to research and find many of the images and videos. Once all the content was set, I compiled everything into a Google Docs spreadsheet to render in coordination with Knight Lab.

• Role UX/Graphic Designer
• Type Poster
• Client Icom America
• Year 2015

I was tasked to work on a poster showing all the Land Mobile Division radios and create a comparison as well as an art piece. It was quite the challenge to distill all the information with the amount of product, but it was fun to work on and looked great after printing with a spot varnish in certain areas. It was printed large, and you'll see some of the closeups in the slideshow.