About Me

Say my name, say my name...

My maiden name is Wood. Pretty simple and easy. Then I got hitched. Now my name is Langle. But it's harder than it looks. 

My Experience

Capabilities

• Strategy

• Concept

• Ideation

• Design

• Branding

• Advertising

• Marketing

• Production

UX/UI DESIGN DIRECTOR

Remedy Analytics, Inc.   |   March 2020 - Present

• Serve as the lead designer for product interface, user experience and branding/marketing for medication analytics technology company.

• Develop, create and enhance all brand interactions and communications along the customer journey, including marketing, sales, and client engagement touchpoints.

• Create visions and strategies to transform ideas into compelling product that helps the user connect with actionable information associated with medication-centric data analytics.

• Embed design-centered thinking into the product development process and lead all UX/UI by engaging with cross-functional teams.

• Synthesize high-level business requirements into usable and elegant design solutions.

• Work autonomously with product managers to research, define and prioritize features needed to create consistent and intuitive user experiences.

• Develop and organize content and messaging that advocates for and meets the needs and goals of users and the business.

• Foster the creation of a design language and style guides and enforce its usage to enhance the branding, tone and voice of a complex, data-driven technology as a service.

• Develop, produce, and iterate wireframes, user flows, information architecture diagrams, and prototypes for product development releases.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

FCBX   |   November 2015 - March 2020

• Responsible for the development and production of design and advertising for AOR account on integrated marketing campaigns.

• Conceive and execute advertising and design consistent with agreed strategy.

• Create, drive and elevate the “big idea” design and activation process.

• Insure that creative is executed within deadlines and budgets.

• Manage creative work in the studio and production to solve and adapt to creative problems and meet client needs.

• Participate in and contribute to new business activity.

• Manage day-to-day workflow that adheres to quality standards.

• Identified solutions and implemented processes to improve the creative department and team.

• Keep abreast of current trends and latest technological advances.

• Actively pursue ways to contribute to overall agency, leadership and profitability.

• Elevate department’s role in the design, advertising and brand/experiential marketing process.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Gameplan Creative, LLC.    |    October 2003 - November 2015

• Responsible for communicating strategic goals into actionable design solutions and establishing stylistic direction from concept to completion, as well as, directing and overseeing other designers and production specialists involved.

• Maintain visual appearance, usability and brand continuity with the creation of visual designs and concepts for digital delivery including: interactive, multimedia presentations, motion graphics and video.

• Execute concepts and design for print delivery including: branding of corporate identity, stationery, print ads, brochures, and other collateral.

• Creative design and direction for layouts, graphics, and typography and the ability to storyboard or communicate ideas to web designers, motion graphics designers and video editors.

• Responsible for working with account managers and clients to determine creative needs and to translate marketing objectives into creative briefs, strategies, designs and plans.

• Communicate design vision, results, and stories to a variety of audiences informally and at a high level.

• Manage design resources, processes, and client relations to ensure project standards and timelines are met.

• Solve and manage complex organization problems.

• Experience in seeking new business opportunities, developing proposals and creating marketing presentations.

• Ability to write, edit and proof copy for print and interactive projects.

CLIENTS

ALDI, Barclays Center Brooklyn, Bon Jovi, CenturyLink, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Experience Kissimmee, Illinicare Health, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Jack Daniel’s, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Mitchell & Ness Apparel Co., New York Giants, New York Islanders, New York Yankees, Remedy Analytics, TwoFour Software, United States Tennis Association, World Business Chicago, Wrigley Field Tours, LLC.

EDUCATION

University of North Texas    |    College of Visual Arts and Design

Graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2002
Major: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design
Minor: English

GENERAL ASSEMBLY    |    UX Design

Winter 2020
Accelerated course to refine UXD skills, including: translating user wants and needs into intuitive digital experiences that power revenue, loyalty, and product success. Designed a new product by creating personas, information architecture, user flows, annotated wireframes, and prototypes.  

GENERAL ASSEMBLY    |    Front-End Web Development

Spring 2015
Part-time course to learn core skills to design and code interactive, client facing websites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery.

SKILLS

Proven skills with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and XD, as well as, presentation applications such as Keynote and Powerpoint. Knowledge of Sketch, Front-End Web Development and UI design using HTML/CSS/Javascript. Basic experience in Adobe AfterEffects & video editing. 

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

AIGA & DSVC member, Bada$$ Ladies of DFW member/volunteer, 2016 Telly Award - Commercial Bronze, 2014 Clio Sports Design Award - Bronze, 2011 UNT Old+New Design Show participant, Business Marketing Association of Chicago Award and Horizon Interactive Design Award for World Business Chicago interactive presentation; Recipient of Top Communication Design Final Portfolio Award of graduating class, Fall 2002; Dallas Society of Visual Communicators Student Show 2001 & 2002