Empathetic and driven leader, authentic marketer, and UX/UI designer
15+ years designing websites, digital and printed sales and marketing materials, and interfaces for web-based applications
15+ years building and leading teams of UX and UI designers, marketers, researchers, and developers to create exceptional interfaces, experiences, and communications
Bellomy
Winston-Salem, NC (remote) — bellomy.com
SVP of Digital Experience, Marketing + Research Ops 6/2021–7/2023
VP of Digital Experience + Marketing 6/2019–6/2021
Responsibilities
Lead digital experience, marketing, UX research, qualitative research, and research panels + communities at 100+ person AMA Top 50 market research company
Accountable for 20+ employees
EOS unofficial guide/coach (Traction by Gino Wickman), ongoing leadership meeting facilitator
Clients
Fidelity
eMoney
Publix
USAA
Griffith Foods
Samsung
Transamerica
Pepsico
Rain Bird
Accomplishments
Led the 2-year-long project to design and build a new research community platform for Bellomy’s 20+ panels and communities
Led the 6-month-long project to migrate all communities to new platform
Built and executed a marketing plan for Bellomy’s research services, digital services, and technology platforms (including blogging, content offers, webinars, podcast appearances, visual design, SEM, SEO, email marketing, and social media publishing and advertising)
Increased leads 26X
Boosted organic website traffic 400%
Increased search engine rankings to page 1 for key services
Revolutionized Bellomy’s approach to proposals and proposal templates
Improved the experience of taking surveys online
Provided UX research and/or design for major brands, including: Avon, eMoney/Fidelity, Healthfirst (NY health insurance company), Publix, and Rain Bird
Alloy Magnetic
Winston-Salem, NC and Denver, CO — alloymagnetic.com
CEO + Creative Director 1/2006–7/2023
Built a full-service digital marketing agency focused on authenticity and clear, effective communication
Helped clients grow their businesses and increase market share through digital strategy, UX research, UX and UI design, content marketing, branding, social media, web development, SEO, and SEM
Clients include Red Hat Developers, Donate Life North Carolina, Apple Rock, Inmar, Kilpatrick Townsend, RemoteLock, Smart Choice, US Duct, Office Evolution, Leonard Buildings & Sheds, Wake Forest Baptist Health, 88.5 WFDD Public Radio Station
Sold the company to Bellomy in 2019 and Alloy Magnetic became the Digital Experience team at Bellomy
M Creative
Winston-Salem, NC — mcreative.net
UX + UI Designer 6/2004–12/2005
Mastered the technical skills of print design and discovered passion for creating design systems for digital experiences
Designed print and web materials for universities, foundations, businesses, and nonprofits
Managed large-scale printing projects
Organized and art directed photo shoots
Led UX design for web apps for the agency
Clients
Avon
eMoney
Fidelity
Healthfirst
Publix
Rain Bird
Red Hat
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Tools + Platforms
Adobe Creative Suite
Sketch
InVision
Slack
Google Apps
HubSpot
Google Analytics
Google Ads
Moz
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Office
Git, Trello, Asana, etc.
Education
Bachelor of Graphic Design, cum laude
College of Design at NC State University
Raleigh, NC — design.ncsu.edu