A creative professional with over 12 years experience making meaningful impact with thoughtful design.
Patents
Dashboards as Remote Computing Services (US20170134381A1)
Pivot Based Tile Gallery With Adapted Tile(s) (US20170010764A1)
Education
middle tennessee state university | GRADUATED 2006
Bachelors of Science, Mass Communication
Major/minor: Digital Animation/Art
NOTABLE COURSES
2 Dimensional Design
Computer Science
3 Dimensional Design
Fundamentals of Communication
Drawing I, II, III
Media Writing
Electronic Graphics for TV
Advanced Digital Animation
Individual Problems in Mass Communication
Photo Realistic Modeling and Rendering
Free Expression
Sight, Sound, Motion
Computer Art
Media in Politics
Still Digital Imaging
TV Production
Black and White Photography
Awards
American Advertising Federation
2012 Gold ADDY® Award, HandsOn Nashville PSA Director
2012 Gold ADDY® Award, HandsOn Nashville Commercial Director
Shipped
A sampling of notable products at Microsoft I’ve worked on that have shipped over the past 5 years.
Shipped Products (Lead designer)
SQL 2015
Azure SQL Server Geo Data-replication
Azure Document Database
Azure Search
Azure Resource Health
Azure Marketplace
Azure Dashboards
Azure Search
AppSource
Azure Media Services
Azure CDS
Shipped Azure Platform Features
Dashboards
Net Promoter Score
Rules
Settings pane
Pricing
Create
Tools
CSS/CSS3
Graphic Design
3D Animation (Maya)
Motion Graphics (After Effects)
Adobe Creative Suite
Audio Production
Video Production
Project Management
Application Design
UX/UI
Figma
Professional History
MICROSOFT | SEPTEMBER 2016 - PRESENT
Senior User Experience Design Manager
Focus: Creating best-in-class cross-product design standards for the business cloud suite of apps and services. Strategic product planning for next-generation and emerging technologies - mixed reality + artificial intelligence.
Lead Designer: Cohesion team, Fluent (Cloud + AI Studios), Studio X
Manager: Manage a team of full-time and vendor designers based on project needs.
Microsoft | February 2014 - 2016
User Experience Designer II
Focus: Communicating meaningful experiences in new and existing technologies. Designing, crafting, researching, and exploring what's next in cloud computing.
Vanderbilt University, Department of Emergency Medicine | September 2008 - January 2014
Director, Creative Media
Focus: Communicating data for decision making in the healthcare environment. At Vanderbilt Hospital, as with many hospitals there are many sources of information and many avenues to get data that professionals need to make key decisions for things like resource management, patient flow, and bedside care. I am tasked with communicating this data in a meaningful, simple to understand form that enhances all parts of the health system experience.
Solutions: Along with my team, we've completely redefined how information is displayed in the hospital environment. We've dropped the standard form/table view completely and leveraged algorithms that combine each area of information into a 'story' for that element. We then applied a clean graphical experience with the fewest buttons or options needed and a standardized color model for indication of variable states. Additionally, we added in the availability of user-controlled notifications based on goals and parameters they've set in their preferences for each of the data areas that apply to their user state. All of this is centered around a web-app model which allows us to target not only desktops and mobile, but also opened up the availability of touch screens outside of patient rooms and in centralized locations that can be remotely managed by our IT infrastructure through virtual machines.
Work directly with department administrators to achieve creative goals
Lead designer of web strategy, search engine optimization, and user experience
Graphic design and marketing lead responsible for all front-facing promotions
Responsible for online faculty/resident recruitment
Work directly with research division for graphical support for grant initiatives
Produce web content for resident and medical professional education
Develop marketing initiatives to meet department needs
Develop innovative web applications to support clinical efficiency
Social media management/creation
Administrator to all front-facing web properties
Primary animator for presentation and video enhancement
Chief videographer
Orbit Faith | March 2006 - September 2008
Web Director, Animator
Worked with vendors and management to develop e-commerce platform
Collaborated with IT support team to develop network best-practice
Responsible for online product marketing initiatives
Online products lead
Developed/Managed client portal for customer interaction
User experience designer and chief
Worked with marketing team for content delivery and sales
Search engine optimization lead • Responsible for new application development for company needs
2D/3D animator on 5 children’s series
Worked with production team to create believable animation sequences
Responsible for production company website
Collaborated with animation and IT teams to develop rendering infrastructure
Pixel Magic Entertainment Corp., llc | 2005 - 2006
Graphic Designer
Worked with design team to develop artwork for online gaming
Created company web portal
Designed online advertising for company products
Operated as part of “quest” design team for ongoing game support
Beta tester of new online games
In-game support lead
Independent Contractor, Animation/Design | Jan 2004 - Present
I have created print materials for many notable brands including: The Country Music Association, Country Music Television, Comedy Central, Toyota, Farmers Insurance, and Deloitte. Additionally, I have designed for notable music festivals and artists including: Stagecoach Music Festival, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert, and Jake Owen. I have created audio and video for such companies as Honeywell, Toyota, and Deloitte and have directed 2 television commercials and 2 PSAs for Hands On Nashville. Finally, I have created over 30 websites for artists and companies around the country.