Past Experience

Senior Associate, The Experience Center
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, 2021 – 2023

• Planned and facilitated client strategy workshops

• Conducted user research and data synthesis

• Designed interfaces, experiences, and organizational structures for complex applications

• Worked with Engineering teams through the finish line to ensure implementation

Senior UI Designer
Zoro, 2020 – 2021

• Led the Design System team, communicated expected outcomes, KPIs, roadmap, and estimated ROIs with leadership, and designed a governance system

• Designed a product compatibility interface that resulted in increased purchase rates

• Facilitated ideation workshops with Design and Engineering teams

Senior UX/UI Designer
Snapsheet, 2018 – 2020

• Collaborated with Designers, Engineers, and Product Managers to define requirements, design wireframes and mock-ups in Figma, and provide solutions for the insurance claims process

• Conducted user research, including ethnographic study and usability tests, with clients, on-site adjusters, and call center associates

Freelance / Creative Director
Angela Stucky Creative Design, 2015 – 2018

• 3-4 person team of creative professionals who provided a range of design services, including branding, websites, illustrations, poster art, and print materials.

Graphic & Web Designer / Front-end Dev
BvE Creative & Maximum Impact Design, 2008 – 2014

• Graphic design for packaging, apparel, and print

• Hand-coded websites, custom WordPress and Shopify integrations

• On-location product photoshoots and event display installations

Volunteer

Mentor
AIGA Chicago, 2019 – Present
I have been a consistent participant and contributor at AIGA Chicago events since moving to Chicago, and in 2024 I volunteered to be a Mentor in their Annual Mentorship Program.

Board Member
Chicago Graphic Design Club, 2020 – 2022
I was “member zero” of the Chicago Graphic Design Club and co-authored the original vision and mission statement. I led brainstorming, communications, and event planning, and facilitated public discussions, workshops, and events.

Art Teacher
Fundación Comunitaria del Bajío, 2015
I committed to a six-month immersive program as one of two teachers in the rural highlands of Guanajuato, Mexico, teaching Artistic Self Expression through Bookmaking Arts to youth aged 9-15. The project entailed the start-to-finish creation of custom art diaries, and included poetry lessons, drawing lessons, mentorship that certainly made me a better person, and team-building activities, taught entirely in Spanish. The six months were completed with approximately 180 books created in three communities.

Mentor
ROP Graphic Design Course, San Lorenzo Valley High School, 2009
I mentored high school seniors who wanted to learn how to use the Adobe Creative Suite and shared my adventures in my new-found career as a designer.

Awards

Best Halloween Classroom Door Decoration
AP Bio, North Monterey County High School
October 2000
Awarded a Pizza Party and the motivation to become a professional artist for this awesome ghost door that had a great, catchy poem in hand-written calligraphy

Goosebumps Scary Story Contest
Circa 1990
Awarded a mountain of scary toys and the “Escape from Horrorland” video game (starring Jeff Goldblum as Dracula) for writing a story about a man who loses his mind on a pirate ship during a storm in the Caribbean.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ
Bachelor’s Degree in Art & Politics
2001 – 2006

CABRILLO COLLEGE
Certification in Screen Media
2007 – 2009

Nielsen Norman Group
Certification in Interaction Design
2018 - 2019

LUMA Institute
Certification in Human-Centered Design Thinking
October 2019

AJ & Smart
Certifications in “Design Sprints” and “Workshop Master” Facilitation Programs
October 2020 - April 2024