UX Design / Information Architecture / WordPress / Internal Tools / Enterprise
EmployeeConnect.info
Co-building a company-wide intranet for ~2,000 employees across 9+ departments — from page architecture and form automation to executive-level product collaboration.
THE PROBLEM.
Pavion is a 2,000-person enterprise operating across 70+ locations in fire safety, security, and systems integration. As the company grew through acquisitions, its internal digital infrastructure wasn't keeping pace. Employees across departments — from field technicians to HR managers to executives — needed a single, reliable place to find information, complete workflows, and stay connected to the organization.
EmployeeConnect.info was that place. And it needed to work for everyone.
MY ROLE.
I joined Pavion as an associate developer and grew into the primary UX and front-end owner of EmployeeConnect.info, working in close collaboration with my manager and IT. My responsibilities spanned the full platform — visual design, information architecture, page development, form systems, data management, and cross-functional delivery. Over 3.5 years I earned full creative autonomy over the platform's UX and visual direction, and collaborated directly with the CIO on a major product initiative.
WHAT I BUILT.
Information Architecture & Page Design I designed and built dozens of pages from scratch using WordPress, Divi Builder, and Theme Builder — iterating through a structured manager review process before earning full visual authority to apply standards site-wide. The goal was a consistent, navigable experience that worked for a workforce ranging from desk-based employees to field technicians accessing the site on mobile.
Form Automation & Workflow Systems I designed and built 100+ internal forms in WPForms with conditional logic, date and time calculations, repeating fields, and automated routing. These forms replaced manual, paper-based, and email-based processes across every department — covering safety reporting, equipment inspections, HR submissions, certifications, and more. The design principle was always the same: reduce friction for the person submitting and reduce manual work for the team receiving.
SharePoint & Content Architecture I restructured and optimized Pavion's SharePoint environment — reorganizing the information hierarchy so employees could find what they needed without help desk intervention. I integrated OneDrive document libraries and video players directly into EmployeeConnect.info, centralizing content access across the entire organization.
Live Data Systems I built and maintained Ninja Tables data systems including a company-wide employee directory and subcontractor database — managing CSV imports, Excel cleanup, and display logic including field visibility, filtering, and expandable rows. Complex data, made accessible to non-technical users.
CIO-Level Collaboration Early in my tenure I collaborated directly with my manager and the CIO to redesign a legacy lead generation tool used by Pavion's sales team — producing a fully interactive Figma prototype that modernized the UX, added new features, and shipped to users. That project is documented separately.
THE RESULTS.
~2,000 employees served across the platform
70+ company locations supported
100+ internal forms built and deployed
9+ departments collaborated with cross-functionally
3.5 years of continuous platform ownership and development
THE TOOLKIT.
Design & UX— Figma, Adobe XD, Wireframing
Development — WordPress, Divi Builder, Theme Builder, WPForms, Ninja Tables
Platforms — SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Zendesk