Hello,
I’m Eric!

I'm a multidisciplinary designer from Chicago with 16 years of experience. I've designed solutions to complex challenges for many industries including public sector, health insurance, and non-profits.

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BCBSTN design system component examples.
BCBST logo

BCBST Design Systems

Created, documented, and maintained large-scale design systems for multiple BCBST products.

Employer: Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee
Role: UI Designer
Platform: Web, iOS, Android

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Phone mockup of the BCBST app home screen.
BCBST logo

BCBST App

In collaboration with product, brand, and UX team members, designed and iterated through improvements and additions for the BCBSTN app in alignment with business goals.

Employer: Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee
Role: UI Designer
Platform: iOS, Android

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Phone mockup of the CHI311 home screen.
City of Chicago logo

CHI311

Redesign of the City of Chicago's dated 311 system. Award winning upgrade that reduced request scheduling time by 83% and case closure time by 12%.

Client: City of Chicago
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web, iOS, Android

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Tablet mockup of the Chicago Booth dashboard.
Chicago Booth University logo

Booth Book

Redesigned several student and faculty applications into a single app for Chicago Booth University. Increased faculty and student course management efficiency.

Client: Chicago Booth University
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web App

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Tablet mockup of the WSP SAFE dashboard.
Washtington State Patrol logo

WSP SAFE

Designed a multi-purpose firearm background check system for the Washtington State Patrol. Improved response time and background check clearance rate.

Client: Washington State Patrol
Role: UI/UX Designer
Platform: Web App

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Phone mockup of the Access Valley Water home screen.
Valley Water logo

Access Valley Water

Designed new information and service portal for Santa Clara Water District. Allowed residents to easily request and track water related services.

Client: Santa Clara Valley Water
Role: UI/UX, Web Designer
Platform: Web, iOS, Android

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Tablet mockup of Womensforum event invite.
Womensforum logo

Womensforum Marketing

Led brand and marketing design for advertising agency Womensforum. Aligned with business team, creating high-impact graphic and video artifacts.

Employer: Womensforum
Role: Graphic Designer, Video Editor
Platform: Web, Video

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Tablet mockup of the mHUB website homepage.
mHUB logo

Hubspot Website

Designed Hubspot based marketing website for mHUB. Increased visibility of site content as well as ease in content and marketing efforts.

Client: mHUB
Role: Web Designer & Developer
Platform: Web

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Work Experience

2024 - Present

Senior Digital Designer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee | Remote

Creating, maintaining, and documenting complex scalable design systems for multiple products via Figma and Supernova DSM. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams (product, UX, brand) to prototype solutions for iOS & Android app. Iterate designs based on user and stakeholder feedback and business requirements.

2018 - 2023

Senior UI/UX Designer

Catalyst Consulting Group | Chicago, IL & Remote

Providing end-to-end user-centered design leadership as part of cross-functional agile teams. Designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in Figma for mobile (iOS and Android) and responsive web applications. Translating user feedback and user research into innovative design solutions. Creating digital and print marketing materials including PDFs, Word and Powerpoint templates, and videos. Giving direction and feedback to junior designers and interns.

2017 - 2018

Senior Designer

Womensforum | Chicago, IL

Fulfilled all visual design needs, including web interfaces, infographics, logos, various print materials, banner advertisements, and video and motion graphics. Also minor development and content work for the website and client facing projects as needed.

2015 - 2016

Web Designer

Straight North | Downers Grove, IL

Designed websites for in-house CMS, Wordpress, and Drupal implementation. Designed Google Adwords advertisements, internal and client collateral materials, and assisted with HTML & CSS web development.

2011 - 2015

Web Designer & Developer

Weblinx | Oswego, IL

Designed website GUIs, built sites using HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript/jQuery, and made templates for CMSs like Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress. Also designed logos, business cards, and advertisements (both digital and print).

2010 - 2011

Content Manager

Advanced Media Network | Woodridge, IL

Tasked with daily editing and scheduling of videos for use on media screens, as well as designing new digital screen layouts, business communication pamphlets, and single page digital ads. Also installed and maintained on-site computers and screen displays.

2009 - 2011

Self-Employed

Remote

As a freelance designer, I did a variety of projects for single persons and small business alike. Projects ranging from logo designs to full websites.

Education

Full Sail University

Bachelors
Digital Arts and Design
2007

Skills

  • Design Tools

    (Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma)

  • UI/UX

    (Analytics, Design Systems, Mockups, Prototyping, User Flows, Wireframing)

  • Web Development

    (Accessibility, Email, HTML/CSS, Wordpress)

  • Task Managament Software

    (Asana, Jira)

  • Branding

    (Logos, MS Office Templates, Style Guides)

  • Video

    (Editing, Motion Graphics)