Plays well with others.*

January 2017 - January 2023Lead ux/ui designer

‍Status Forward, Inc. - Asheville, North Carolina

Status Forward is an SEO, branding, and web design agency working with outdoor brands and organizations that promote, play in, and protect the natural world.

• Perform research, strategize content, and establish information architecture for online projects
• Create user flows, wireframes, design mockups, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize websites that map back to the client’s business goals and audience
• Contribute to the front-end development of website builds, working closely with the back-end development team
• Design on-brand email campaigns
• Design print collateral, including annual reports, newsletters, and ads for publication
• Manage projects, client communication, and keep projects on schedule

July 2013 - January 2017
Partner & co-founder

Open Door Design Studio (ODDS) – Asheville, North Carolina

ODDS is a brand agency specializing in identity design, packaging, websites and print collateral.

• Creative lead and front-end development for all digital projects
• Art direction and supporting design for branding and print design projects
• Project and account management of all clients
• Social media engagement and community outreach
• Business administration and bookkeeping

March 2005 – July 2013
Design Consultant

Marisa Falcigno Design

• ‍Design and develop websites for non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and small business owners
• Collaborate with other design agencies, providing designs or code in support of their client projects
• Work closely with clients on branding projects
• Management of contract designers and developers
• Email campaign design

July 2002 – March 2005
User Interface Designer ‍

AT&T Inc. – New Haven, Connecticut

• Design, front-end development, and web application support for the Online Billing Organization
• User experience design of the first online billing application, allowing customers to view and pay their bills online

March 2000 – July 2002
Art Director‍

NRG Networks, Inc. – Cheshire, Connecticut

• Visual design and front-end development of client websites
• Print design for internal marketing channels

January 2000 – May 2000
Web Design Intern‍

Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Company – Guilford, Connecticut

• Convert print publications into online user interfaces

June 1999 – January 2000
Graphic Designer‍

New Haven Register Company – New Haven, Connecticut

• Design of print ads for weekly newspaper publications