Work Experience

Holcim | Product Design Lead | October 2018 - Present

Boston, MA. Lead the design and global rollout of an enterprise level application changing how Holcim ($37.9B) services it’s ReadyMix market. Scaled the use of the ConcreteDirect application (iOS, Android, and Web) from a Boston based POC to 14 countries on 3 continents.

• Requirements gathering

• UX and UI Design

• Lead team of designers and business analysts

• Making key decisions for product strategy

• Presentations to stakeholders and executives

FREELANCE | UX/UI Designer and Strategist | January 2015 - Present

Boston, MA. Worked on a project basis leading and contributing to UX initiatives including wireframes, information architecture, content strategy, user stories, customer journeys and high-level documentation.

• Miracle Messages

• Digital Advice

• Flores Mantilla

• Driftwood Kayak

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Research Technician | March 2015 - April 2017

Boston, MA. Worked as part of a diverse research team, assisted investigators in planning and implementing experiments focused on the pathogenesis of melanoma and development of novel therapies

• Managed long term experiments

• Conducted behavioral and in vivo research

• Trained team members

• Collaborated with labs around the world to share resources and information

MAINE BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH | Field Research Technician | April 2014 - October 2014

Boothbay Harbor, ME. Coordinated and collected biological samples over hundreds of miles of coastal Maine to locate and track the spread of natural and man-made contaminants and toxins in the environment.

• Created scientifically sound data used to directly manage an economically important natural resource

• Represented the state of Maine to the public

TechSea and Saltwater Inc. | N.O.A.A. At Sea Observer | January 2011 - November 2013

North Pacific Ocean, US. Certified and trained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Collected an exhaustive body of biological data from assigned fishing vessels. Methods of collection explicitly designed to remove any accidental or intentional biases. In addition to collecting data, observers also are also required to document and report on any suspected illegal activity. 

• Utilized randomization protocols to avoid sample bias

• Worked extremely independently

• Built relationships with a diverse group of individuals at sea in tight fishing boat quarters

Education

STARTUP INSTITUTE | Web Design Fellow | January 2018 - April 2018

Boston, MA. Completed immersive twelve-week program for professionals to develop knowledge and expertise within the innovation industry. Notable skills acquired during this experience include:

• HTML, CSS, and Javascript development

• Design theory, strategy, and practice

• Software and application mastery (Sketch, Invision, Slack, Adobe Creative Suite)

• Leading with a growth mind-set, career professionalism, and effective communication

University Of New Hampshire | Bachelor of Science | 2006-2010

Durham, NH. Earned a bachelor's degree in general biology and a minor in psychology with an emphasis on human and animal behavior. Studies included functional fluency in Swahili travel in Tanzania.

Harvard Extension School | CSCI-E3: Intro to Javascript | Fall 2016

Cambridge, MA. This course provided a solid foundation in computer programming in Javascript: syntax and data structures, conditionals, objects, scope and closures, AJAX, the DOM, and event handling.

Technical Proficiencies

User Research, Conducting User Interviews, Creating User Personas, Designing Surveys, Advocating For The User Wire-framing, Prototyping, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, CSS, HTML, Squarespace, Wordpress, Digital Photography

Publications

Lo, J. (in press). Lineage-specific transcriptional regulation of PD-L1 by MITF promotes cutaneous immune tolerance to UV mutagenesis. Nature.