Resume
Work
Experience
2018 - Present
Director, UX Research + Design
VelocityEHS
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Build & lead UX Research + Design practice
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Facilitate stakeholder & customer UX workshops
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Provide coaching for agile transformation
2015 - 2018
Director, UX Research + Design
United Airlines, Consumer Digital Channels
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Built & managed a cross-functional UX team
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Owned and defined UX design standards for omni-channel experiences
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Maintained a center-of-excellence for user research and testing
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Collaborated with leadership and stakeholders to define product strategy
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Developed measurable goals for the UX team and products performance
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Managed budget, workflow and resource allocation
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Drove continuous improvement to existing product lines while guiding next generation offerings
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Implemented accessibility practice through universal design + development
2011 - 2015
Sr Manager, UX Design
United Airlines, eCommerce
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Managed the planning and booking UX team on a multi-year, multi-million dollar redesign for United’s digital customer facing channels
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Refined UX process to create cross-team efficiencies
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Evangelized a design culture of innovation with ‘United Labs’ concept
2009 - 2011
Manager, UX Design
Continental Airlines, Brand Marketing
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Managed UX design efforts for omni-channel application paths: shopping, booking, IRROPS, check-in, loyalty
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Presented design work to the product team, stakeholders and executives for review and feedback
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Worked with usability researchers to design test plans and iterate designs through user testing
2006 - 2009
Interaction Designer/Information Architect
Continental Airlines, Brand Marketing
2001 - 2006
Web Designer/Team Lead
Getronics/bp
1997-2001
Web Designer/Design Manager
Builders Communications
Education
2002 - 2005
Bachelor of Arts, Business Management
University of Phoenix
Expertise
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People Leadership
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Workshop Facilitation
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UX Research Methodologies
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Information Design
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Design System Architecture
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M&A Global UX & Product Strategy
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Content Strategy
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A11Y Compliance Standards
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Agile Transformation
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Process Improvement
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Project Management
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UX Execution Efficiency
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Stakeholder Collaboration