Resume

Experience

PayPal
March 2010 - Present
User Experience Designer

• Visual and UI designer for Global Operations and Risk
• Write and research new standards
• Design platforms from the ground up
• Redesign pages to add more effective functionalities, cut back on load times, and make actions more intuitive

PayPal
May 2008 – March 2010
Associate User Experience Designer

Visa Inc.
October 2007 – May 2008
Web Designer

• Primary for development and design for Visa USA intranet activities
• Created original graphic design for Austin based events
• Original implementation and design of various internal organizations' websites
• Member of Visa’s User Interface Center of Excellence
• Assisted in WCAG 2.0 Accessibility Testing and Usability Reviews for Web Applications
• Have expert knowledge in Visa's Web Guidelines & Standards

Visa Inc.
June 2006 – October 2007
Web Design Associate

University of Texas Gender and Sexuality Center
September 2004 – December 2005
Web Designer, Student Assistant

Telenetwork Inc.
January 2004 – July 2004
Technical Support

Internships

Inovant L.L.C., A Visa Solutions Company
March 2006 – June 2006

• Implemented new design and information architectures for various internal websites
• Created CSS-based template pages for internal use
• Created original graphic designs for posters used in Austin, Portland and Foster City

Austin Chronicle
May 2003 – September 2005

• QA for online and print ads
• QA for website
• Contributing writer for Best of Austin, Summer Fun Guide, and other various print and web blurbs

Education

University of Texas at Austin
BS in Radio/Television/Film with a concentration in Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Received Dean's Dozen Award, An award for outstanding graduating seniors from across the campus, given by the Dean of Students' Office

Specialties

• Adobe Suite, Macromedia Suite
• WCAG, Usability, Accessibility, Visual, UI and Graphic Design, Multimedia, Rapid Prototyping
• XHTML, CSS, ColdFusion, Flash, ActionScript, JavaScript

 

 

Awards

• Visual Designer for PayPal's Lab Rats competition. Second Place, External Innovations, Winter 2009
• Visual Designer for PayPal's Lab Rats competition. Second Place, Products, Spring 2009
• Outstanding work in the Drive to Excel category, Visa Star Award, October 2007
• Outstanding work in the Drive to Excel category, Visa Star Award, May 2007
• Outstanding work with Visa USA Web Marketing customers, Visa Night on the Town Award, December 2006
• Outstanding work in the Promoting an Environment for Success category, Visa Star Award, November 2006

Recommendations available upon request