Out of high school I joined the US Air Force as a Satellite Systems Operator/Engineer.  After serving 4 years of active duty I separated, and joined the Center for Research Support (CERES) at Schriever AFB, CO as a defense contractor. I was trained by the Air Force Research Lab on Human Computer Interaction Design and Research and Subjective Workload Assessment Testing (SWAT). I started my design journey by teaching myself to design better telemetry screens for satellite operations.  After my time there I jumped deeper into product design and have solved complex interactions and workflows at companies like Charter Communications, FedEX, TD Ameritrade, LPL Financial and so on.

I have worked with start-ups and large enterprise Agile design teams mentoring dozens of designers along the way.  I have helped advocate for design thinking to stakeholders and partner orgs and have helped Product Owners incorporate UX early into their product lifecycles, define KPIs, and execute PI planning.