I began my creative career as a fashion design student. During my very own Devil Meets Prada experience during a fashion internship, I ended up befriending the cool folks in the design department - and discovering a different form of design I loved.

After switching to Advertising, and focusing on Graphic Design, I worked myself to the bone in college. I cut my teeth on event planning, local branding projects and filmed my own short film. After graduation, I sought the wild and weird and remote. I moved to New Zealand and backpacked for three years, picking up both random jobs and design freelance along the way.

Returning to the United States and ready for more steady design work, I started at the relative bottom in production roles, and working where needed. Landing at an engineering firm during the recession, I found it to be an opportunity to stretch my legs creatively and hone other skills like product photography, design systems, and interactive design. Moving on to an art director role, I took charge of a team of 8, leading designers, copywriters and photographers in a complete brand rehaul of a software company.

Leaping at the chance to work for H&R Block HQ in 2013, I accepted a designer gig on their print/brand design team. Quickly becoming the designer someone goes to for “big idea” thinking or very creative concepts, the UX Team began to “borrow me” for their projects. I eventually made it official in 2019 and accepted a role on the UX team. In my first year, I helped overhaul the internal customer portal, launched a cross-platform drop-off service and designed a client-focused appointment guide on the HRB client app.