Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Work Experience
UI/UX Designer
United Postal Service (UPS) // 2 Years • Since Jun 2024
- Function as sole UI and UX designer for 4-6 design–develop–test-phase enterprise applications simultaneously
- Own design process for 4+ maintenance-phase applications and internal tools
Management Intern
AccelerateKY // 6 Months • Dec 2023 - May 2024
Web Designer & Developer, Graphic Designer
WKU XR Research Lab // 6 Months • Jun - Nov 2023
In partnership with NASA, we prepared for the 2024 Great American Eclipse. The phenomenon served as an opportunity to measure the Sun's shape and better understand its inner structure and magnetism. Our project team developed a smartphone app, SunSketcher, to allow the involvement of everyday folks in this research. I was brought on primarily to create our websites.
- Designed, developed, deployed, and maintained consumer-facing website
- Led market research and brand development, including designing the logo
Website Project Coordinator
WKU Career Development Center // 4 Months • May - Aug 2022
- Redesigned decade-old website to be in-line with current university branding and UX standards
Peer Career Coach and Academic Advisor
WKU Career Development Center // 1 Year & 3 Months • Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
Design Freelancer
4 Years • 2019 - 2023
- Completed client work
- Led workshop on small business website development bootcamps (code, no-code, and outsourcing) and maintenance at the People’s Opportunity Program for Underprivileged Populations’ (POP-UP) Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (Dec 2023)
Technologies
- Figma
- Google Analytics
- Qualtrics
- Balsamiq
- Component Libraries
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- PHP
- GitHub
- VS Code
- Azure DevOps
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Affinity Suite
- Procreate
- Canva
- Microsoft Copilot
- Claude
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office Suite
Education
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Digital Experience
Western Kentucky University // 2024
WKU didn't offer a full User Experience or Human-Computer Interaction degree when I enrolled. To be fair, though, I didn't know what UX or HCI were when I enrolled either. I was actually introduced to the discipline while teaching myself web development for a personal project. I was studying psychological sciences and had completed a handful of CS courses; it only made sense to combine those curricula with WKU's recent UX certificate into a new major.
High School Diploma, Associates Degree
Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science // 2021
2-year residential STEM school. If accepted, students enroll as juniors and complete high school as full-time students at Western Kentucky University.
Projects
Work-in-Progress
Since Jan 2026
Coleus Academy
Life Skills eLearning Platform // 3 Years • Apr 2022 - Jun 2025
Coleus Academy was a 501(c)(3) publishing free, interactive articles to teach practical adult life skills
- Designed and developed an eLearning web application for adult learners
- Handled business administration and outreach
Imagine_BGKY
Hackathon // 6 Months • Dec 2023 - May 2024
A hackathon dedicated to capitalizing the economic potential of Bowling Green, KY.
- Tech coordinator (overseeing registration, project and presentation submissions, and other technical logistics)
- Participant, Sponsor, and Judge point of contact before and during event
- Primary Copywriter
Honors & Awards
The Buckman Prize
Western Kentucky University Innovation Center, KY Innovation, Innovation and Commercialization Center // Oct 2023
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation // 2020
National Recognition Program Winner
College Board // 2020
This recognition is earned because of remarkable academic achievements and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT.