About Me

Throughout my career it's been my privilege to help organizations and teams bring exciting new ideas, research, and processes to life through interaction design and data communication.

With writing, presentation, sketches, prototypes, well-timed GIFs, and more - I work hard to make sure colleagues and clients alike feel encouraged to dive head first into the group effort of design. After all, "creative" is not a job title - it's what happens when we all feel included, supported, and safe to play with possibilities.

I believe a great design environment should feel like a science classroom in the best way possible - fascinating, unpredictable, a little scary, and with an ever-present possibility that something might catch fire and explode in a brilliant cloud.

My Experience

I pursue projects and roles that exist where visual branding and data visualization overlap.

Current

Freelance Visual & Interaction Designer

I work with a collection of inspiring clients on data-related projects, always with a dash of visual branding.

recent work

Data, Collaboration, & Strategy

ca. 2019 - 2023

More recently I've pursued design roles that explore the connection between visual design and strategy, specifically the ways designers interact with engineers and product leadership.

Syntellis

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Senior Visual Designer

I helped build a strategy for integrating data visualization into a large-scale financial planning application.

Kinsa Health

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Data Product Designer

I helped design a news source for contagious illnesses that visualized data from app-connected thermometers.

Information & Visualization

ca. 2012 - 2019

Around the middle stage of my career, I started seeking roles with a focus on communicating information & data in the context of organizational brand expression.

Stamen (Contract)

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Visual Designer

I led visual design processes for a wide variety of clients to create interfaces and explore visual branding.

Periscopic

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Visual Designer

I designed & illustrated data visualization projects for clients in the scientific, environmental, and political sectors.

early work

Brand Development

ca. 2011 - 2014

I started my career with roles focused on helping organizations communicate their values and missions through visual communication.

Social Driver

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Senior Visual Designer

I developed visual brands for a diverse range of socially conscious clients and translated those brands to the web.

Tenfour

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Junior Visual Designer

I created visual design assets for web and social media-based campaigns, as well as illustrations for app design.

Other Interests

Outside of work I'm a performing musician specializing in the traditional acoustic music of Ireland and Scotland, and I also explore the beautiful Pacific Northwest by foot and bike.

Contact

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If you're looking for an experienced visual designer with a focus on data visualization, let's get in touch!

About & Contact
I custom-built this portfolio with Webflow - a visual site builder that, despite superficial similarities, is decidedly unlike Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, or just about anything else. I love to talk about the ways Webflow breaks down old silos and improves the partnership between design and development.