Resume
Experience
Jan 2022 - Present
Equity-Centered UX Strategist
Ally Financial
Charlotte, NC
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Develops guidance, frameworks, and tools that shift the way our teams practice design and work with communities and partners—driving towards a more equitable design process and outcomes through our work.
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Helps lead the development of inclusive design training to help spread awareness and education and to cultivate a culture of inclusion, equity, safety & trust.
Aug 2021 - Present
Co-Director of Community + Research
Remote
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Strategizing with the overall collective to create language, ideology, branding, andsessions on decolonizing from design
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Creating community amongst other black designers, while also creating a safe space to heal
May 2021 - Dec 2021
UX Design Intern
Ally Financial
Charlotte, NC/Remote
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Spearheaded & designed a project focused on an internal tool, which thetechnology team uses to identify performance issues with Ally customer-facing products--Utilized the design tool Sketch to build out the platform.
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Worked alongside the Inclusive Design Team to design out an inclusive framework for the design organization.
July 2020 - Present
Design Founder | Creator
AEI Design Program
Remote
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Manages a team who assist with operational tasks or running workshops creating promotional flyers for our events. Organizing workshops, talks, panel discussions centered around teaching black design students the skills necessary to excel in the industry.
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Creates partnerships with leading Fortune 500 companies to contribute in the effort providing knowledge and resources to black college students in design
Education
2023 - Present
OCAD University
Master's Degree
MDes Inclusive Design​
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Toronot, Canada
2018 - 2021
North Carolina A&T State University
Bachelor's Degree
B.S. Graphic Communication Systems
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GPA. 3.71
Greensboro, NC
Professional skillset
Design Strategy
Community Building
Teamwork & Collaboration
Workshop Curation/Facilitation
Equity-Centered Design Ideology
Figma