Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Staff UX Designer – VA Design System
Department of Veteran Affairs – Remote | 2022 – Present
• Supported design team migration from Sketch to Figma, helping streamline workflow and collaboration processes
• Contributed to migration from React to Web Components to improve system scalability and maintenance
• Collaborate with the design team to build and maintain the VADS Figma component library
• Author documentation, component guidance, and process improvements for the VA Design System
• Partner with accessibility experts to ensure WCAG 2.1/Section 508 compliance across all components
Senior Designer – CMS Design System
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Remote | 2021 – 2022
• Executed migration from Medicare Design System to unified CMS Design System
• Developed themeable design system architecture to support multiple brand identities
• Expanded component library and contributed to shared Figma resources used across CMS teams
UX Designer – Medicare.gov Design System
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – Remote | 2018 – 2021
• Facilitated organization and establishment of the Medicare Design System from inception
• Conducted a comprehensive component audit to provide strategic direction for design system development
• Founded the Medicare Design System tiger team to align cross-functional teams on components and design standards
• Implemented design system components to accelerate development timelines and improve consistency
• Contributed to responsive design initiatives that increased mobile user engagement