Bringing cognition theory, instructional design, and UX/UI design experiences to product design.
EdTech - Student and Educator Web Application
UX/UI Lead & Product Manager
0 to 1
Re-imagine & Re-build
Education Personnel Evaluation Web Application
UX/UI Lead & Front-End Developer
0 to 1
Advocating, Designing and Building
EdTech - Student Designed Labs Desktop Application
Research, Design, Develop, Deploy & Test
My Product Designer Origin Story
Internal Learning Portal - Responsive Website
UX Research & Design
Information Architecture to the Rescue!
Integrated Website & Customer Portal Mobile Application
UX/UI Research & Design
Combining Two Systems into One
UX Research
surveys
user interviews
observations
stakeholder interviews
heuristic evaluations
User Needs & Business Outcomes
opportunity mapping
develop product roadmaps to layer feature development
resource for Sales/Marketing/Product for describing how user needs are met
UX Design
task-based design
user flows
journey maps
wireframes
prototypes
usability tests
UI & Design Systems
design systems
style guides
typography
iconography
animations
documentation
accessibility
HTML, CSS, React
usability tests
Data-based Decisions
synthesis of multiple data sources
qualitative and quantitative data
Mentor, Resource & Facilitator
resource for others participating in research and design
facilitate workshops and design sprints
mentor junior designers
Tools I Use
Figma
UX/UI Design & Prototyping
FigJam
Collaboration & Process Mapping
Dovetail
UX Research & Insights
Visual Studio Code
Front-end Code
(HTML, CSS, React)
GitHub
Code version control
Adobe
Graphic & Animation Creation
Lottie
Animation Creation
Slack
Communication
Jira
Task Management
Confluence
Collaboration & Documentation
Google Suite
Communication & Collaboration
Hi, I'm Kelly! 👋
I'm a chemist with a PhD in Innovative Instructional Technology that has had rich professional experiences blending UX/UI Design, Instructional Design, Instruction, Program Management and Entrepreneurship.
These experiences allowed me to understand that my passion is for making usable, efficient and effective designs informed by visual and cognitive design principles.
If you can't find me at my computer, I'm reading, spending time with family, watching my kiddos become amazing young adults, playing with my dogs or finding some new project to jump into with both feet! Mountains and beaches are my happy places and I love to be in beautiful places!
17 Years
Product Designer
Responsive Web Design
Web Applications
Desktop Applications
Mobile Applications
23 Years
Author
High school chemistry textbook
Mastery teaching in science classrooms
Memoir about living with autoimmune disease
Multiple peer-reviewed research articles
23 Years
Teacher & Mentor
Manage Jr UX/UI Designer
UX/UI Bootcamp Instructor
High School science & math
University chemistry & education
Adult education/professional development
10 Years
Project Management
Product Manager
Program Manager
Owner
Coordinator
4 Years
Entrepeneur
Founded allergy-friendly bakery
Sold after 4 years
Education
2007
PhD
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Innovative Instructional Technology
(cognition, instruction & UX design)
2003
Masters
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Curriculum & Instruction - Science
(instructional design)
1999
Bachelors
The Colorado College
Chemistry
Minor: Secondary Education