Work History
Principal Product Designer, Disney Streaming
The Walt Disney Company - Seattle, WA
March 2022–Current
- Principal Product Designer on the team responsible for delivering cross-platform, world-class playback experiences across the Disney Streaming bundle.
- Design owner for Live and Linear UX strategy on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Collaboratively works with designers, researchers, product, engineering, and leadership to define, create, refine, and explore new ways for users watch and consume streaming content.
- Key responsibilities include design strategy, detailed design and product documentation, user research, design jam/sprint/workshop planning and facilitation, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, rapid prototypes, and leadership presentations.
Principal UX Designer, Prime Video
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
February 2019–March 2022
- Principal UX Designer on the team responsible for delivering the end-to-end CX of the cross-platform Live Events streaming video experience from Prime Video.
- Lead designer for Prime Video's X-Ray feature, focused on delivering experiences for Video on Demand and Amazon Original titles as well as Live Events/sports such as Thursday Night Football (NFL), NBA, MLB, English Premier League, and Roland Garros.
- Collaboratively works with designers, researchers, design technologists, product, engineering, and leadership to create, refine, and explore ways in which customers discover and consume X-Ray content.
- Key responsibilities include critical thinking, user research, creating wireframes, storyboards, high-fidelity mockups, and detailed design documentation.
Sr. UX Designer, Amazon Alexa, Alexa Skills Kit
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
October 2016–February 2019
- Lead UX Designer driving the end-to-end developer user experience for building multimodal skills using the Alexa Presentation Language (APL) and the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK). Includes the design and implementation of components, layouts, multimodal responses, plus related documentation (Alexa Design Guide).
- Collaboratively works with UX designers, visual designers, design technologists, SDEs, product managers, and executives to study developer behaviors and needs, and then transform them into world-class user experiences that are highly functional and intuitive.
- Key responsibilities include critical thinking, user research, creating wireframes, storyboards, high-fidelity mockups, and detailed design documentation.
- Additional responsibilities include the evangelism and education of third-party developers on UX/voice design and best practices for creating voice-forward multimodal Alexa Skills through blog posts, live webinars (Twitch), presentations (AWS re:Invent 2018), and one-on-one design consultations.
Sr. UX Designer, Subscribe with Amazon / Kindle Content Design
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
May 2015–October 2016
- Lead UX Designer responsible for creating an intuitive user experience on desktop and mobile for the buying and managing of third-party subscriptions on Amazon.com.
- Collaboratively works with SDEs, product managers, executives, and designers to translate complex interactions into simple, engaging, user-centered solutions while contributing to Amazon best practices.
- Day-to-day responsibilities include creating wireframes, mockups, redlines, and prototypes for both web and mobile platforms while driving user research, usability tests, and interpreting data.
- Additional responsibilities include managing the UX team while driving the design schedule, coordinating deliverables across multiple projects, communicating status/priorities, and presenting to executives.
UX Designer, Digital Software & Video Games
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
January 2014–May 2015
- Solo UX Designer responsible for working with engineers, product managers, and team members to define feature requirements and user scenarios, always focusing on the customer.
- Responsible for creating wireframes and mockups, fast prototyping, and coordinating with the broader design community to incorporate uniformity and best design practices to improve the UX of Amazon.com.
- Also responsible for driving the design schedule for the team, coordinating deliverables across multiple projects, and communicating project status and priorities both up and down the organization.
Web & Interface Designer / Graphic Artist
Incredible Technologies - Vernon Hills, IL
January 2007–December 2013
- Member of the Web Development Team responsible for the UX, visual design, and maintenance of all public-facing, dynamic websites.
- Additional responsibilities included the UX and visual design of mobile companion apps for Golden Tee Golf, and game artist creating graphics, symbols, and logos for various video slot and console game projects.
- Also provided graphical and technical support to the marketing department while assisting with the design, maintenance, and content creation for all social media feeds.
SCOOP Co-Executive Producer
ACM SIGGRAPH
September 2009–June 2019
- Volunteer position focusing on the creation of video recaps and segments for the annual conference.
- Responsibilities include coordinating and supervising volunteers, brainstorming segments, writing interview questions, and scheduling interviews or video shoots.
- Also assists in the production of the podcasts by creating video titles/graphics, overseeing editors, providing feedback, and approving shots/final segments.