I’m a UX researcher and designer with 5 years experience working for international nonprofits, agencies, startups and small businesses in the outdoor, education, travel, design, aerospace, and healthcare industries.


Professional Work

Owner, User Experience Designer & Product Strategist
Nikole Design • Remote • Sept 2019–Present

Web Manager
NOLS • Lander, Wyoming • Dec 2018–Sept 2019

Web Content Administrator
NOLS • Lander, Wyoming • August 2017–Dec 2018

Graphic Designer
NOLS • Lander, Wyoming • Sept 2016–Aug 2017

Graphic Design Intern
NOLS • Lander, Wyoming • Feb 2016–Sept 2016

Graphic & Web Design Intern
Artinium, Inc. • East Greenwich, Rhode Island • Jan 2015–May 2015

Graphic Design Intern
Colourworks • Cape Town, South Africa • June 2014–Aug 2014


Education & Training

Hubspot CRM Managment Training, March 2019
Denver, Colorado

Leadership at Play Seminar: Coaching, Mentorship, and Supervision Training, May 2018
Lander, Wyoming

NOLS Cultural Competency Seminar, May 2018
Lander, Wyoming

Nielsen and Norman Group Training, October 2017
Courses: Usability Testing, Wireframing & Prototyping, Analytics & User Experience,
Chicago, Illinois

NOLS Winter Outdoor Educator Course, Wilderness Leadership Training, January 2017
Teton Valley, Idaho

NOLS iLEADS Seminar: Leadership, Coaching, and Mentorship Training, October 2016
Lander, Wyoming

Semester Study Abroad, Fall 2013
Massey University, College of Creative Arts
Wellington, New Zealand

Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Communication Technology & Graphic Design, May 2015
Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

Dean’s List, Delta Epsilon Honor Society, Concentration in English Communications


Professional Activities

InVision Talk Speaker, October 2019

Topic: Design System Principles

A webinar in which Laura Griffee and I sat down with an InVision DSM Implementation Specialist, Zoe Adelman, to explore the high-level principles behind strong design systems. Laura and I share how we've built the NOLS design system with InVision DSM and received buy-in across our organization.