Experience
UX EXPERIENCE
Infocus Healthcare
UX Content Designer (Contract) // 2021 – Present
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Created content strategy that helps users understand how their privacy is maintained in group therapy sessions.
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Redesigned client’s home page by prioritizing and restructuring content to promote increased user interaction.
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Built wireframes in Figma to bring clarity and unity to business stakeholders, product teams, and development teams.
Northwestern University
Graduate Student // 2021 – 2022
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Reimagined Splitwise’s content strategy to improve user engagement based on frustrations found through user research.
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Developed content strategy to educate users on new shopping offering to be implemented by brands with strong online and physical presences, like lululemon.
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Worked through design thinking cycle with product, research, and design specialists to prototype a restaurant finder app with pandemic-related filters.
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Built sitemap, wireframes, and user flows in Figma for an outdoor dining app.
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Cultivated writing techniques, from crafting narrative stories to constructing technical user guides.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ZS Associates
Senior Finance Associate, Client Accounting // 2019 – 2020
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Uplifted a Project Financials training for internal stakeholders by collaborating with department leads to reduce content by half, leveraging visuals to explain core concepts seamlessly.
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Led 20+ monthly calls with leadership to review performance metrics for a $100M portfolio of client programs.
Standish Management
Senior Associate, Fund Accounting // 2016 – 2018
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Managed investor relations efforts for a $1B Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
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Remodeled the investor relations function for a prominent $1B Silicon Valley venture capital client by empathizing with investors and communicating with client leads to identify areas of improvement.
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Established frameworks for delegating and ensuring timely response of investor requests across a 40-person team.
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
Officer, Financial Control // 2013 – 2016
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Edited and provided feedback on training material content used to teach new hires about team processes and technical proprietary systems.
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Reduced financial statement preparation time by 50% for a $1B private equity client, resulting in increased client satisfaction and commendation by leadership.
Education
Northwestern University
Master’s in Information Design and Strategy with a Specialization in Content Strategy // 2021 – 2022
DePaul University
Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance // 2011 – 2014
Certifications
Illinois Licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive)
Volunteer Experience
By the Hand
NXT Steps Student Mentor // 2022 - Present
Classroom Volunteer // 2021 - 2022