Summary

Application development professional, Agile practitioner, and digital artist living in Kansas City, Missouri.

My jam is leading product and project teams to successful outcomes. I’m an experienced Agile practitioner focusing on Atlassian apps like Jira and Confluence. I’m equally at home in creative, development, and management teams, deep-diving for requirements and scope, creating project proposals and estimates, developing creative briefs and UI mockups, and liaising with stakeholders.

Background

As a product owner, solutions architect, and senior business analyst, I have helped financial service companies transform their businesses with digital tools that increase operational efficiency and empower their customers.

As a developer and designer, my body of interactive work ranged from websites and web applications to interactive games, online training materials, ebooks, and videos. My traditional design work ranged from branding and marketing collateral to collectible trading card games, trade shows, catalogs, book covers, and more.

Hobbies include serving as an officer for the Role-players Guild of Kansas City, serving as Director for Midwest GameFest and Midwest GameFest Online, and serving as the KC STEM Alliance Volunteer Coordinator for FIRST Tech Challenge in Kansas City.

Organizations

Over the years I’ve served on the board of directors for AD2 (the under-thirty division of The Advertising Club of Kansas City), The Freelance Exchange of Kansas City, fluidUI, The Role-Players Guild of Kansas City, KC Game Fair, Midwest GameFest, and BobCon. I have donated or discounted my services to a number of worthy causes including The March of Dimes, The International Essential Tremor Foundation, The Alzheimer’s Association, The KC STEM Alliance, FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition. When not working, I serve as KC’s FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer Coordinator, serve as the Director of Midwest GameFest, write for Catalyst Game Labs’ Missions organized play group, and spend time with family.

Professional Certifications

Resumé

My current professional resume, available only as a PDF.

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Curriculum Vitae

I’ve had the fortune of working with great organizations and clients over the years. Here are the highlights.

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National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), 2023
Implementation Business Analyst (Contracted through APEX Systems)
I provided leadership on the MyNIPR team, helped to improve Agile processes, and helped speed delivery times. Our biggest successes were the implementation of the Continuing Education feature of the MyNIPR customer portal, and rolling out our services for customers in New York.

North American Savings Bank (NASB), 2017
Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst
I helped establish technology solutions to productivity challenges that drove the company toward efficiency using Agile methodologies. I also helped bridge the gap between the IT Applications and Marketing groups with an emphasis on Customer Experience.

Group 3 Solutions, 2007
Interactive Manager and Consultant
Managed interactive design and development services for a variety of engaging clients, both national and local. I managed a stable of freelance and in-house talent to design and produce websites and online applications until transitioning to a consultancy role in 2015.

Freelance, 2002
Design and Development
A great variety of work for a great variety of clients.

Fleishman-Hillard, 2000
Web Developer
Provided a variety of services including video production, website design, back-end development, relational database design, and content management.

  • The Catfish Institute, 2001
  • Vardenafil promotional videos, 2001
  • Bayer Animal Health website, 2001
  • California Fire Ants website, 2000

MRA, now known as BKV – Kansas City, 1997
Art Director
Designed user interfaces for corporate e-commerce websites, interactive games, online training materials, and CD-ROMs, along with occasional print projects.

Thunder Castle Games, 1995
Creative Director
Developed TCG’s corporate identity and communications, product design and advertising, and worked directly with key vendors.

CGI, a Computer Service Bureau, 1993
Catalog Production Supervisor and Art Director
Designed catalogs, served as liaison to clients and vendors, and supervised pre-press operations.