work experience

The last 6 years of my professional work experience.

Phased Design

Founder & Freelancer

July 2022 - Present

  •  Work with clients to create beautiful, functional websites.

  • Lead marketing and outreach efforts to onboard new clients.

  • Manage social media presence and ensure constant communication with followers.

Santa Clara University Ciocca Center

Industry Advisory Board Member

April 2021 - Present

  • Project & Strategy Advisor for the Santa Clara University team participating in the University Innovation Fellows program hosted by the Stanford d.School.

  • Assist team in ideating and implementing ideas at SCU to encourage interdisciplinary projects, work, and interactions.

Opal

CEO & Co-Founder

January 2020 - Present

  •  Opal is an app that connects college students with mentors and a resource hub for students and early-career professionals.

  • Lead 45-person team in roles spanning Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, & Business Development. 

  • Create PRD & track, groom, and alter Product roadmap and timeline based on Engineering, Design, and Marketing updates.

Origin

Product Manager

April 2022 - June 2022

  •  Streamline onboarding & booking processes for new and existing patients.

  • Lead team of developers to implement new features based on user needs and business objectives.

  • Create Figma prototypes to hand-off to development team for web application and user portal.

  • Congregate components and styling for an updated Design System to make the development handoff more efficient.

  • Assist DEI team with content for weekly updates.

Cisco Systems

Software Engineer

August 2020 - April 2022

  •  Assist with projects aligned with Front-end Software Engineering, Product Design, and Employee Experience within the Supply Chain group.

  • Create and enhance internal Cisco applications using Angular JS, Node JS, Figma (Product Design), and User Testing tactics.

  • Lead of Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Community Giving Pillar SJ Chapter.

Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business

UX Project Manager

March - June 2020

  • Assist Leavey School of Business Marketing and Communications team to improve the business school’s website including design, usability, accessibility, hierarchy and search engine optimization.

  • Conduct focus groups and usability tests with key stakeholders to assess user experience and design effectiveness.

  • Introduce and share web design and UI/UX best practices with the LSB MarCom team.

  • Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn tools that our team uses such as Terminal4, Slack, Google Analytics, and others as needed.

  • Ability to manage this project from inception to completion.

  • Provide tasks and direction to 3-4 interns who will support the project.

NASA Ames Research Center

Design Intern

June 2019 - June 2020

Santa Clara University Career Center

Lead Web Developer

May 2017 - June 2020

  • First student speaker to present DIY Approach to Usability Testing at Santa Clara University Marketing Summit.

  • Conduct data collection and usability testing to research why unique pageviews decreased 60% over three years.

  • Lead, manage, and delegate tasks to web team.

  • Train incoming web team members.

  • Advise Career Center staff on marketing and social media efforts to university students.

Santa Clara University School of Engineering

Digital Tech Assistant

January 2019 - June 2019

  • Recipient of University Marketing Communications Council's Choice Award for ideation and creation of Faces of Engineering video posted to social media.

  • Provide assistance with digital tech projects, such as creating virtual tours for students.

  • Assist team in projects requiring design or web design skills.

  • Served as the Student Representative on the Marketing & Communications Committee for the School of Engineering.