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Dfi is a human-centered design studio specializing in storytelling, identity systems, data visualization, product development, and design-thinking. In-house partners and independent collaborators represent an inclusive and global network of talented visual artists, product designers, content producers, venture strategists, and multidisciplinary creatives.

Managed $500k+ in contracted technology development and strategy projects for government, military and private sector clients, with an average project size of $50,000 dollars. Leveraged 7+ years of experience at the intersection of UX, product, and engineering to advise clients in the areas of lifecycle workflows, design systems, and design-thinking. Deep acumen in how to effectively communicate product vision, establish UX design processes, cultivate UX as a business strategy, run agile teams, implement or migrate to modern technology stacks and architectures, and optimize cross-functional product team communication and collaboration. Growing expertise in how to establish and standardize a design culture, process and workflow for larger teams, and strategically align the leadership of various product groups.

Led workshops on design-thinking principles, UX fundamentals and the implementation of Agile software development practices using SCRUM methodologies. Advised teams on the implementation and suitability of modern technologies and web-based architectures. Developed robust user mapping and data aggregation tools, military-focused web protocols, Ruby on Rails security standards, and compliant engineering workflows and processes.

Advised startups, SMEs, non-profits, and corporations on human-centered approaches to product development, market growth, customer acquisition, and raising capital. Managed user experience design, front-end development, and client-side DevOps roles and responsibilities. Cultivated strong cross-functional leadership and fluency across UX, engineering, product and business disciplines. A trusted ability to lead all aspects of development and manage entire design and development product lifecycles.

Led all aspects of product design and front-end development. Responsible for UX-driven product roadmaps capable of validating product-market fit and a clear customer and problem or scalable opportunity. Areas of focus included requirements gathering, project scoping, user experience research design, emerging web and front-end frameworks, mobile-first and responsive design, DevOps, and design-driven growth strategies.

Advised startups and early-stage companies in the areas of fundraising, corporate structuring, revenue viability, research-driven concept validation, niche product development, and market positioning. Expertise in valuation, financial modeling, business model ideation (B2B/B2C), and business economics. Demonstrated a strong intuitive understanding of product, growth, design, user experience, customer acquisition, pricing strategies, and market segments.

Primary responsibilities included supporting initial deal sourcing, exhaustive financial and operational due diligence and sophisticated financial modeling (i.e. project finance, asset-based, corporate, etc.). Covering: Global Energy, Latin America and Africa.

A non-profit organization that aims to maximize the impact of Black software engineers.

Course: Introduction to UX Design

Assumed primary coverage of eight small-to-mid cap oil & gas companies with overlapping responsibility for large-cap names and the official Morgan Stanley Natural Gas price forecast. Created and maintained comprehensive financial models used to forecast earnings, evaluate investment perspectives, validate rating changes, initiate stock coverage, and support Investment Banking due diligence. Responsible for co-producing original stock investment analysis in the form of written research reports and presentations. Sector Expertise: Global Oil & Gas, Exploration & Production Deep knowledge of the supply and demand fundamentals driving domestic natural gas and global crude liquids markets and the industry dynamics of closely related sectors (i.e. electric utilities, pipeline, midstream, and integrated, drillers, oil/refining). Strong technical knowledge related to all aspects of exploration & production (i.e. drilling techniques and assets, E&P accounting principles, reserve estimates and reporting, hydrocarbon quality/pricing, exploration risking, geological formation analysis, etc.).

From origination to syndication, performed the mid-level responsibilities for over 15 capital raising transactions ranging in size from $100M to$2.25Bn. Responsible for providing internal and external clients with an assessment of economic conditions and credit market implications for investment grade and high yield issuance. Worked closely with Sales & Trading to determine new issue pricing, trading levels, and liquidity for structuring proprietary risk-management products. Developed expertise across a multitude of fixed-income securities including, bonds, hybrids, preferred securities, commodity-linked notes, CDS and other derivative products. Sector Expertise: Energy & Utilities Worked closely with Investment Banking, project finance, and commodities to develop financing and risk management solutions tailored to the unique capital structure, regulatory, environmental, and commodity-linked issues facing energy & utility companies (hybrids, liability mgmt., securitizations, rating agency cases, etc.).