I'm a driven and passionate front-end developer and engineer offering 20+ years leading key design engineering initiatives. Known as an expert in delivering innovative, reliable, cost-saving solutions and strategies that streamline processes and drive business growth in a fast-paced environment. Adaptable, analytical, and highly self-motivated with a proven track record reflecting strong leadership experience that builds and leads collaborative product innovation teams. I've been praised for problem-solving, excellent communication skills, and intuitive user experience design ability.
I started developing software in 2008, getting my start as a contractor for Microsoft Corporation. The first product I contributed to was Windows Media Center, followed by the Zune Desktop Client in 2009. Then I coded various user interfaces for the initial release of Windows Phone 7. In 2011 I started working at Metia Solutions. While at Metia I worked on various websites, videos, presentations and mobile applications for Android and iOS. In 2013 I headed back to Microsoft to work on the Fresh Paint application for Windows and Windows Phone. In 2013 I joined Amazon as a contractor with its advertisement experiences team, creating a lot of ads for Kindle and amazon.com. In 2014 I began working full-time as a senior user experience designer for Microsoft Education and have held various roles in the UX engineering space within the education team to date.