Resume
Work Experience
Phase2 | 2023-Current
UX Designer (Contractor for USCIS)
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Obtained a public trust clearance.
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Worked as a UX contractor for a mission-critical federal government contract.
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Redesigned a user interface component, resulting in a 70% reduction in support tickets, minimizing recurring user issues and reducing maintenance overhead.
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Created accessibility personas for internal and external use.
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Conducted in-person and virtual usability tests and presented findings to stakeholders, resulting in a 50% increase in task completion rate.
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Assisted in converting a design system from Axure to Figma for a federal government product that cut styling inconsistencies by 50%.
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Collaborated with a cross-functional team including Product managers, developers, designers, and content managers to align on user needs and deliver intuitive interfaces.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 2022-2023
Website Operations & User Experience Intern
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Increased user satisfaction for DHS microsites by 26%.
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Received national recognition for the UX research conducted on DHS.gov.
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Evaluated the user experience of the DHS.gov website and microsites for overall improvement and presented findings to stakeholders.
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Led employee training on software such as Drupal and Google Analytics.
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Provided monthly reports on website analytics for DHS.gov.
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Presented user-experience analysis results to the department director.
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Consulted with supervisors, designers, project managers, and engineers throughout the organization to analyze their needs and propose new methods of improvement for the department.
Mercer University IT Department | 2022
IT Marketing Communications Assistant
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Redesigned and maintained the IT department website, improving usability and navigation for a user base of 9,000+ students.
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Managed content strategy across social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), tailoring messaging to improve user engagement and comprehension
Georgia Humanities | 2019-2021
Business Operations Intern
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Collaborated cross-functionally with project managers and website managers to maintain site content that served over 2.2 million yearly users and improve the user experience of organizational web pages
Education
Mercer University: B.S. in Human-Centered Information Design and Technology
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User Experience Concentration
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Business Administration Minor
Mercer University: M.S. in Technical Communication Management
Skills
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UX Design
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UX Research
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Technical Documentation
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Technical Writing
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Graphic Design
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HTML & CSS
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Web Design
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Prototyping
Tools
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Adobe Creative Suite
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Adobe XD
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Articulate
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Axure
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Drupal
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Figma
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Latex
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Microsoft Office Suite
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Google Analytics
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Sketch
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Jira
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Miro
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Sketch