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Designing a new website that helps everyday people save money when making energy efficient upgrades.

Save money, save energy, and the world too.

UX CASE STUDY

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Creating an interactive and immersive experience for Accenture Federal Services.

The most fun way to learn about tech and business

UX CASE STUDY

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I designed a bunch of posters and billboards for  the U.S. Navy's  seasonal hiring campaign

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Between projects I keep myself busy designing power points, cover art, templates, whitepapers, and graphics for a really big company.

And so many other cool things

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Deliverables spanned both print and digital media such as: banner ads, social media, billboards, posters, brochures, and exhibitions.

I was the lead designer on a year-long hiring campaign for the TSA and Federal Air Marshals

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I collaborated with the Digital Director of the Office of Public Affairs to create a new website that was both  friendly and informative.

AFS Project | Department of Energy

Lead UX / UI Designer

Led client through guided workshops to develop a creative brief to define project scope, goals, expectations, and constraints.

Worked in an agile workflow, iterating on designs in response to client feedback and user testing.

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Created lo-fi wireframes, advanced mockups, and usable prototypes in Axure RP and Figma to streamline and restructure content on 40+ webpages to increase usability and accessibility.

AFS Project | Department of Energy

Lead UX / UI Designer

Strategized with team and client on new layouts, interfaces, and designs that increased user engagement by 28% and increased active users by 14% over the course of 1 year.

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Successfully decreased accessibility issues by 88.9%, improved mobile responsiveness by 53%, and exceeded industry QA standards by 30.5% within 6 months.

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Wow, you made it all the way to the bottom of the page.

I am a creative designer with a passion for big ideas

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HELLO I'M SAM

me

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Greasing the wheels on the energy supply chain.

UX CASE STUDY

Helping to redesign a massive, dense, complicated website to be more user friendly and actionable - so that manufacturers can get the funds they need.

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Experience designer and creative problem solver.

Hi, I'm Sam. I push teams to be bold, take risks, and tell great stories.

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me

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Greasing the wheels on the energy supply chain.

UX CASE STUDY

Helping to redesign a massive, dense, complicated website to be more user friendly and actionable - so that manufacturers can get the funds they need.

savings hub hero_3x 1.png

UX CASE STUDY

Save money, save energy, and the world too.

Designing a new website that helps everyday people save money when making energy efficient upgrades.

MacBook Pro 16_ - 5.png

UX CASE STUDY

The most fun way to learn about tech and business 

Creating an interactive and immersive experience for Accenture Federal Services.

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Savings Hub 1.png

Collaborated with the Digital Director of the Office of Public Affairs to create an experience that was both friendly and informative. 

Led client through guided workshops to develop a creative brief to define project scope, goals, expectations, and constraints.

Created, tested, and deployed 4 new webpages while working closely with a dev team to create new components and design system that aligned with long-term goals.

UX / UI
Visual Design
Brand Strategy

I created a cool website for the department of energy

Created lo-fi wireframes, advanced mockups, and usable prototypes in Axure RP and Figma to streamline and restructure content on 40+ webpages that consistently have over 20,000 active users per day.

Strategized with team and client on new layouts, interfaces, and designs that increased user engagement by 28% and increased active users by 14% over the course of 1 year.

Successfully decreased accessibility issues by 88.9%, improved mobile responsiveness by 53%, and exceeded industry QA standards by 30.5% within 6 months.

Content Organization
Visual Design
UX / UI

Lead UX / UI Designer
Feb 2024 - March 2025

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I helped the U.S. Navy hire more seasonal workers to build nuclear submarines.

Visual Design
Advertising
Typography

Collaborated on multiple multi-channel “We Build Giants” campaigns for AUKUS in efforts to increase the workforce.

Deliverables spanned both print and digital, including banner ads, billboards, posters, social media posts, and one hat.

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I was the lead designer on a year-long hiring campaign for the TSA and Federal Air Marshals

Visual Design
Advertising
Print Media

Collaborated on multi-channel recruit and hire campaigns that spanned both print and digital media: banner ads, social media posts, billboards, posters, brochures and more.

Designed promotional material and exhibition space for Women In Law Enforcement Hiring Event: included 20 foot walls, hanging banner, posters, and handouts.

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I also designed a lot of in-house stuff for Accenture Federal Services

Between big projects I keep myself busy by designing proposal covers, power points, concept art, templates, and a healthy smorgasbord of content and graphics for a really big company.

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Seasonal campaigns for the Navy

Build nuclear submarines in time for Christmas

This project consisted of multiple recruiting campaigns for the US Navy during the holiday season for both BuildSubmarines.com and AUKUS, a military partnership between the US, Britain and Australia. 

 

The scope of the work included: social media posts, online banner ads, billboards, digital posters, landing page, and a hat.

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