About Jesse

I am an Associate Director of User Experience Design (UI/UX) with expertise in driving stakeholder decisions, information architecture, wireframe layouts and final designs. I have an extensive background in creating original user work flows, UI specs, screen-flow diagrams, highly interactive prototypes and collaboration with software development teams to ensure proper implementation. My skills also include upfront market research and collaboration with software developers for product roadmaps and responsive web design. I have expertise in designing clean, intuitive and innovation interfaces. I am proficient in usability testing, 3-D product design, HTML, CSS, Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure, Tableau, Adobe Creative Suite and Camtasia video editing.

LinkedIn | Resume | Patent

Additional skills include:

  • Responsive web design

  • Mobile & native design

  • Scrum & Agile

  • Wireframes & mock ups

  • Information architecture

  • Project management

  • Automation platforms

  • Design consistency

  • Conceptual design

  • Usability testing

  • Data visualization

  • Data analytics & insights

  • Tableau & Google Analytics

  • Design system creation

  • Style guides & templates

  • Branding

  • Marketing

  • Business strategy

  • Design facilitation

  • Concept ideation

Experience

Optum

(a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare)

2021 - Present

Assoc. Director, User Experience Design

2021 - Present

Rally Health

(acquired by Optum in 2021)

2019 - 2021

Lead Product Designer

2020 - 2021

Senior Product Designer

2019 - 2020

Cerner Corporation

(acquired by Oracle in 2022)

2014 - 2019

Senior User Experience Designer

2016 - 2019

User Experience Designer

2014 - 2016

Vodori

User Experience Designer

2013 - 2014

Sprint Corporation

Product Design Intern

Summer 2013

Licenses & Certifications

- IDEO’s Online Learning Experience: From Superpowers To Great Teams

- LinkedIn Learning: Up and Coming People-Leader Training

- Performance Management: Setting Goals and Managing Performance

- Coaching & Developing Employees

- Managing Teams

- Leading Effectively

UHC Design Patent

Cerner Operating Model

- First design employee to receive a U.S. design patent for the development of dynamic feedback functionality featured on the UnitedHealthcare website. 

- Designed an online platform that streamlines the user experience for consumer-based Individual Health Records (IHR), that resides on the UnitedHealthcare website and is available to over 20% of the U.S. population.

- Hand-picked to be one of only 18 members who are working on an extremely confidential company-wide project being driven by Cerner’s CEO.

Key Achievements

Education

The University of Kansas

School of Architecture & Design

Major: Industrial Design

Minor: Business