Turning challenging problems into intuitive experiences

I'm a product/UX designer with 5+ years of experience turning complex ideas into intuitive, engaging digital experiences. I specialize in crafting interfaces that not only look great but feel effortless to use, blending creativity with a strong understanding of user behavior. Whether I’m building scalable systems or fine-tuning the details of a single interaction, my focus is always on creating work that resonates with real people.

Outside of design, I channel my creativity through photography and cinematography. From shooting live concerts to editing short films, these creative outlets deepen my eye for composition and storytelling, which often finds its way back into my design practice.

Work Experience

UX Designer

Apr 2023 - Apr 2025

Aryaka

Designed intuitive experiences for MyAryaka, a web-based management and analytics portal. Introduced Aryaka's first design system to streamline the design process.

UX Designer

Apr 2023 - Apr 2025

Aryaka

Designed intuitive experiences for MyAryaka, a web-based management and analytics portal. Introduced Aryaka's first design system to streamline the design process.

UX Designer

Apr 2023 - Apr 2025

Aryaka

Designed intuitive experiences for MyAryaka, a web-based management and analytics portal. Introduced Aryaka's first design system to streamline the design process.

UX Design Intern

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

MarkLogic

Designed and implemented user-centric solutions for MarkLogic's database applications using Figma, HTML and CSS

UX Design Intern

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

MarkLogic

Designed and implemented user-centric solutions for MarkLogic's database applications using Figma, HTML and CSS

UX Design Intern

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

MarkLogic

Designed and implemented user-centric solutions for MarkLogic's database applications using Figma, HTML and CSS

Product Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

AggieWorks @ UC Davis

Worked on a student team of designers and developers to research and design innovative software for the UC Davis community

Product Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

AggieWorks

Worked on a student team of designers and developers to research and design innovative software for the UC Davis community

Product Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

AggieWorks @ UC Davis

Worked on a student team of designers and developers to research and design innovative software for the UC Davis community

Graphic Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

TEDxUCDavis

Created 50+ social media posts that achieved marketing goals and objectives

Graphic Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

TEDxUCDavis

Created 50+ social media posts that achieved marketing goals and objectives

Graphic Designer

Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

TEDxUCDavis

Created 50+ social media posts that achieved marketing goals and objectives

Graphic Designer

Jan 2020 - May 2020

MADTech Group @ Chico State

Provided graphic design services for university departments, non-profits, and businesses

Graphic Designer

Jan 2020 - May 2020

MADTech Group

Provided graphic design services for university departments, non-profits, and businesses

Graphic Designer

Jan 2020 - May 2020

MADTech Group @ Chico State

Provided graphic design services for university departments, non-profits, and businesses

Graphic Designer

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 + Jan 2020 - May 2020

The Orion @ Chico State

Designed layouts for the university newspaper using InDesign and Photoshop

Graphic Designer

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 + Jan 2020 - May 2020

The Orion

Designed layouts for the university newspaper using InDesign and Photoshop. Attended various Chico State events and captured stills and footage for use in the student newspaper in print and online.

Graphic Designer

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 + Jan 2020 - May 2020

The Orion @ Chico State

Designed layouts for the university newspaper using InDesign and Photoshop

Graphic Designer

Jun 2014 - Aug 2018

Griffin Wooldridge (Freelance)

Designed social media assets for individual content creators. Ran an educational YouTube channel focused on teaching Adobe Creative Suite to beginner designers.

Graphic Designer

Jun 2014 - Aug 2018

Griffin Wooldridge (Freelance)

Designed social media assets for individual content creators. Ran an educational YouTube channel focused on teaching Adobe Creative Suite to beginner designers.

Graphic Designer

Jun 2014 - Aug 2018

Griffin Wooldridge (Freelance)

Designed social media assets for individual content creators. Ran an educational YouTube channel focused on teaching Adobe Creative Suite to beginner designers.

Education

University of California, Davis

2020 - 2022

Design, B.A.

University of California, Davis

2020 - 2022

Design, B.A.

University of California, Davis

2020 - 2022

Design, B.A.

California State University, Chico

2018 - 2020

Communication Design

California State University, Chico

2018 - 2020

Communication Design

California State University, Chico

2018 - 2020

Communication Design

Skills + Tools

Expertise

Skills

UI Design

Interaction Design

Design Systems

User Research

Prototyping

Visual Design

HTML / CSS

Tools

Software

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Photoshop

ChatGPT

Framer

Jira

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