UX / Design Engineer & Product Professional

I sit at an unusual junction: tech and nonprofits. Six years building user-facing software with React, Vue, TypeScript, and Figma — layered on top of a decade inside mission-driven organizations: conservation, social impact, and community wellness.

That combination is the throughline of my work. I know what it's like to need a polished, accessible, user-first product without a big engineering org to build it — the same needs and constraints that lean NGO teams and startups both live with. I bring strategy, design systems thinking, and hands-on frontend and design development to teams and missions that need both craft and pragmatism.

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Experience

### Software & Product {:.resume-category}
Vital Element Product Designer / UX Engineer
Jan 2026 – Present
  • Design high-fidelity interfaces, interaction patterns, and end-to-end user flows in Figma across 6+ core product journeys.
  • Build frontend prototypes and production interfaces in React/TypeScript across 10+ product features, including component architecture, interaction states, and responsive UI.
  • Use AI tools and agent-based workflows for product discovery, scoping requirements, design exploration, prototyping, research, documentation, and development.
  • Partner with product and engineering to define requirements, resolve UX ambiguity, scope work, and coordinate delivery across 5+ stakeholders.
TrailFunds Product Manager
Jun 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Led product strategy, UX design, and delivery for an outdoor stewardship technology startup across 15+ product initiatives.
  • Designed product experiences and translated stakeholder needs into prioritized feature work and user flows.
  • Managed roadmap, backlog, project boards, documentation, and Agile processes across a 5+ person team.
  • Used AI tools and agent-based workflows for ideation, research, requirements, planning, documentation, and operations.
Sourcegraph Design Engineer
Mar 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Designed and implemented 20+ user flows and interfaces for developer-tool and administrative features using React/TypeScript.
  • Improved accessibility and usability through WCAG 2.1 audits and frontend remediation across multiple product surfaces.
  • Built and debugged end-user workflows spanning Git integrations, batch changes, and administrative tooling.
Slalom Front End Engineer
Aug 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Designed and implemented 10+ responsive workflows, creating reusable UI components, for a multi-client applicant portal using Vue/TypeScript.
  • Designed and developed localized calendar and scheduling experiences alongside product and executive stakeholders.
  • Expanded frontend testing and documentation, contributing to a 13% reduction in user-facing bugs.
Blue Ridge Digital — Tuition.io UX Engineer
Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
  • Designed and implemented user flows and responsive interfaces for React and Vue client projects.
  • Translated customer and product requirements into UX flows and frontend solutions across 5+ client implementations.
  • Refactored legacy frontend code and resolved production UI issues, improving reliability and consistency.
Turing School of Software and Design Front End Engineering Student
Jan 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Completed a 9-month immersive program focused on JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node, and modern web development.
  • Designed and built 11 applications from requirements and user flows through implementation, testing, and refinement.
  • Collaborated in Agile sprints using TDD, debugging, documentation, and iterative feature design.
### Mission-Driven Work {:.resume-category}

The same skill set — systems thinking, clear communication, community-first design — applied inside nonprofit, conservation, and wellness organizations.

Vital Element Product Designer, Project Manager
2026 – Present
  • Managed and optimized CRM and outreach systems (HubSpot + Apollo) to support audience growth, campaign execution, lead generation, and cross-functional communications workflows.
  • Supported brand visibility and engagement initiatives through marketing operations, reporting, process improvements, and coordinated campaign support.
  • Contributed to website and front-end improvements that strengthened user experience, digital presence, and marketing effectiveness.
TrailFunds Product Manager
2023 – 2025
  • Supported strategic product, communications, and operational initiatives for an early-stage conservation technology startup focused on stewardship and outdoor impact.
  • Built and refined collaborative systems, workflows, and project processes that improved team coordination, visibility, and execution.
  • Led intake, prioritization, and tracking processes that aligned stakeholder needs and organizational goals while increasing accountability and reducing ambiguity.
Western Colorado Climbers' Coalition Communications Lead
  • Led marketing and communications across website, email, and social media channels to grow community engagement, mobilize volunteers, and strengthen public lands advocacy.
  • Co-produced and promoted a hybrid silent auction fundraiser benefiting a local SAR team, raising over $10,000 through donor communications, sponsorship outreach, and event promotion.
  • Managed CRM and donor communications platforms (HubSpot and BetterWorld) while supporting grassroots organizing, volunteer engagement, and community-centered campaigns.
Leave No Trace, Center for Outdoor Ethics Information + Program Manager
  • Served as the primary point of contact for volunteers and educators to distribute national outreach materials.
  • Managed inventory and fulfillment systems to ensure timely delivery of educational resources across programs.
  • Provided administrative support to leadership and program teams.
Outdoor Outreach Senior Guide + Program Manager
  • Managed logistics and scheduling for 350+ youth outdoor and stewardship programs while coordinating communications with partners, land agencies, and funders.
  • Contributed to annual fundraising campaigns raising over $6,000, using Salesforce for donor management, communications, and gift tracking.
  • Designed onboarding systems and internal tools for a 30+ instructor team to strengthen coordination and program delivery.
Unbound Volunteer Coordinator + Advocate
  • Coordinated volunteer communications, outreach, and partnerships with community and faith-based organizations to support program growth and engagement.
  • Developed and managed content and campaigns to increase awareness, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and support fundraising initiatives.
Alliance for African Assistance Program Coordinator
  • Scheduled interpreters for refugee clients navigating healthcare, legal, and social services to support their settlement into a new country.
  • Supported program operations, including payroll and volunteer coordination.
Climbing Gyms (3 locations) Staff Lead · Climbing + Yoga Instructor · Route Setter · Youth Coach
  • Instructed climbing and yoga classes and coached competitive youth teams.
  • Managed front desk operations, set and created new climbing routes weekly.

Skills

Design + UX

Figma, UI/UX Design, User Flows, Interaction Design, High-Fidelity Wireframing, Prototyping, Responsive Design, Design Systems, Design-to-Code, Accessibility, WCAG 2.1, Usability, i18n

Frontend

JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Hooks, Vue.js, Redux, React Router, HTML5, CSS/SCSS/SASS, Node.js, Express

Engineering

API Integration, REST APIs, SQL/PostgreSQL, Git, Microservices, Azure Cosmos DB, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, CI/CD, Debugging, TDD, QA

AI + Modern Workflows

AI-Assisted Design & Development, Agent-Based Workflows, AI-Assisted Research, Product Ideation, Requirements, Technical Research, Workflow Automation

Product + PM

Product Strategy, Feature Definition, Roadmapping, Requirements, Prioritization, Backlog Management, Agile/Scrum, Cross-Functional Coordination, Jira, Asana, Confluence

Cloud + Ops

Azure, AWS, Cloud-Hosted Services, WordPress, MailChimp, Salesforce, HubSpot, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, Tableau, Power BI

Education + Certifications

BS Childhood Development 2015
Baylor University
Front End Engineering Program 2020
Turing School of Software + Design

9-month full-time immersive program (60 hrs/week) in modern web development and collaborative engineering.

Registered Yoga Teacher — 200hr RYT
Bodhi Yoga Academy

Taught corporate, online, and community classes for 6 years, adapting content and delivery to diverse audiences.

Climbing Wall Instructor
American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA)

Led belay and lead climbing instructional courses at 2 gyms over 4 years.