Experience

• Penske Transportation Solutions

  User Experience Designer

  Penske Used Trucks

  Aug '24 – Current

  I craft the design direction, interaction design, and Figma prototypes for Supply Chain Insight and Used Trucks, acting as the sole designer for Penske’s fastest-growing business. I lead company-wide design system initiatives (tokenization, adoption, education) and advise on mobile software's multi- platform transition to native design systems (M3 Expressive, Liquid Glass). I advise design and developer leadership on strategic tool decisions (e.g., Figma Dev Mode implementation, AI, MCP, design system standardization) and represented Penske at Config.

  • Design System Lead

    Shift Design System

    Jun '25 – May '26

    Coordinated meetings and set team priorities. Authored the core principles of the design system. Redesigned the internal documentation site to be more interactive and digestible, wrote content for that site, and developed the webpages. Shipped 10+ components in Figma like accordion, toggle switch, toggle group, icon, chip, badge, text field, divider, list item, modal dialog, footer, global nav, notification, tooltip, and more. Built out dark mode, consolidated sentiment colors, redid orange tokens to meet WCAG AA, and helped align fragmented token systems across multiple teams to modern Figma token system. Tested and implemented Figma Slots in our design system.

  • UX Designer

    Used Trucks

    Nov '24 – Current

    Worked as sole designer on Penske Used Trucks, Penske’s fastest growing business. Designed My Purchases, [redacted], and [redacted] (will update on launch). My Purchases replaces constant phone calls and emails with a salesperson. It follows the purchase experience to give customers up to date information about their new vehicle, an interface to manage documents, and transparency into a system that was difficult to approach and monetize up until this point.

  • UX Designer

    Supply Chain Insight

    Aug '24 – Nov '24

    Helped with soon-to-be-released product with cartography, data vis, and admin config. Redefined Penske’s map with the new “Penske Lush” style for clarity, readability, and visual interest. Created various data visualization tools for fleet managers. Built in admin configuration tools like threshold notifications. SCI Launched May 2026.

• Accenture

  Foundation Design Inventor

  ?What If!

  Jul '22 – Aug '24

  Partnered with key client stakeholders to push clients' internal creative problem-solving beyond what they considered possible. Designed artifacts ranging from fully designed Figma prototypes, client alignment and brainstorming materials, presentation decks that visualized product ideas, and production quality print-ready collateral. Presented projects to client executives and project leads.

• Verint Systems

  Intern

  Sales Innovation and Enablement

  Jun '21 – Aug '21

  Collaborated with the sales demo team to define the next generation of their product demonstration software. Produced high-fidelity mock-ups to guide future product demo enhancements. Created a new brand identity to replace the current brand used for demo purposes. Wowed mentors with proficiency using prototyping tools like Figma.

• SCAD

  Savannah, GA

  BFA — UX Design

  Aug '19 – May '22

  Majored in User Experience (UX) Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, with a minor in Graphic Design. Focused on visual, product, and interaction design skills.

  Dean's List Fall 2019 — Summer 2022 (All Quarters). 3.92 GPA.

  • StartUp 2023 Mentor

    FLUX UX Club // Virtual

    Feb '23

    Mentored five teams for StartUp 2023, each with their own week-long project. Introduced multiple participants from non-UX majors to the basics of design thinking, UX, product design, and design communication through presentation and visualization. Notable as most mentors took only one or two teams as mentees.

  • Senior Studio Mentor

    SCAD UX Program // Virtual

    Jan '23 – May '23

    Mentored a team of five students throughout their capstone senior project. Advised on direction, ways of working, presentation and communication, and team dynamics.

  • Portfolio Workshop

    FLUX UX Club // Virtual

    Dec '22

    Guest-starred in a workshop for UX students to learn how to build their own portfolios. Showed the reasoning and method behind my website and gave advice on how to display projects and work experience.

  • Student Highlight

    SCAD District // Savannah

    Dec '21

    Selected by SCAD's District newspaper for an interview along with fellow FLUX Officer Savannah on behalf of the UX Major. District asked questions about what our field is, what to expect from classes, and why we love our major. This is part of an ongoing series of videos geared towards potential students who want to learn more about SCAD's majors.

  • StartUp 2022

    FLUX UX Club // Savannah

    Nov '21 – Feb '22

    Completely re-did workshop events for the largest design competition in the south-east US. Partnered with over 7 SCAD clubs and companies like Adobe to host workshops that were meaningful to competition participants. Successfully organized 22 workshops (previous year was 4) with topics ranging from Design Thinking Basics, Visual Design, Industrial Design, Game Design, Communication, and more.

  • Figma Tutor

    Freelance // Savannah

    Sep '21 – Jun '22

    Approached by multiple students for private, paid tutoring sessions. Lessons range from beginner to advanced in the areas of visual design, interaction design, workflow, and prototyping.

  • Team Co-Lead

    SCADpro × Google // Savannah

    Sep '21 – Dec '21

    Led cross-functional team of designers through a SCADpro Collaboration course. Worked under the guidance of Google to research, develop, prototype, and test user-centered design solutions focusing on how underrepresented groups are managing their money in the U.S., and then co-creating solutions with representatives of these groups in Savannah and Atlanta.

  • Keynote Speaker

    SCADpro // Virtual

    Sep '21

    Selected from over 200 students as one of five to speak during the Fall 2021 SCADpro Sponsored Course Unveiling. Spoke on past experiences in SCADpro sponsored courses and design challenges I have taken part in. Contributed to the story of growth SCADpro was promoting throughout the event.

  • FLUX Officer — Community Education Coordinator

    FLUX UX Club // Savannah

    Jun '21 – Jun '22

    Officer of the Future Leaders of User Experience (FLUX), SCAD's UX Club. Determined curriculum for multiple workshop events throughout the quarter to teach students the professional tools they'll be using throughout their careers. Hosted events and gave interactive lectures exposing students to these tools in an easily understandable, applicable manner. Partnered with other clubs to bring skills from their fields to further enrich students' skillsets beyond my personal capabilities.

  • Production Lead

    HP, Adobe, NVIDIA, Intel // Virtual

    Dec '20

    Led team meetings, direction, and made final decisions on materials before they were presented to the sponsors. Matched each task with the appropriate team member based on their skill level and comfort. Coordinated responsibilities with the other sub-teams and provided daily progress reports for the whole team.

  • Moderator / Host — Transitioning Into Tech Q&A Panel

    Career + Alumni Success // Virtual

    Recommended as a moderator for a SCAD Alumni Q&A panel focused on transitioning into the tech field. Determined questions beforehand with Career + Alumni Success department, met with speakers before event, and asked questions during the event. Kept track of time and answered student questions during the event.

• Apple Retail

  Apple Fair Oaks

  Aug '14 – Aug '19

  Apple trained me from the ground up to be a customer satisfaction machine. Right out of high school, I started absorbing the fundamentals of UX design from one of the best UX designers in the world.

  • Lead and Learn

    Jun '18 – Jul '18

    Responsible for training new hires and ongoing training for current team members. Created multiple keynote presentations that presented advanced computer concepts in an intuitive and concise manner.

  • Genius

    Sep '17 – Aug '19

    Utilized troubleshooting and triaging skills for both macOS and iOS issues, including Mac and iOS repair. Maintained and inspired team culture, working with individual team members to improve results based on customer feedback.

  • Technical Expert

    Apr '17 – Sep '17

    First-wave entry to a new role, chosen because of my technical learning ability and my feedback skills. Repaired iPhones to the high standard Apple requires.

  • Technical Specialist

    Jun '16 – Apr '17

    Utilized skills troubleshooting and triaging customers' iOS issues. De-escalated emotionally hijacked customers and provided empathetic, patient customer service to resolve software, hardware, and educational opportunities.

  • Visuals Captain

    Nov '14 – Jun '16

    Managed cables, imaged and put demo content on new devices. Disseminated information to the rest of the team in a timely and concise manner. Put procedures into practice to increase efficiency and minimize shrink.

  • Specialist

    Aug '14 – Jun '16

    Paired extensive product knowledge with strong verbal communication to probe for needs and recommend products that would best suit each customer.

• NVCC

  Sterling, VA

  AFA — Graphic Design

  Aug '15 – May '19

  Worked towards an AFA in Graphic Design at Northern Virginia Community College in Sterling, VA. Transferred to SCAD to complete 4-year degree.