SUMMARY:

I've been working as a UI/UX Creative Director/Interactive Designer/Visual Designer/Art Director . My work experience has included a variety of different industries, namely Software Development, Interactive and Advertising Agencies, E - Commerce Companies, Fitness and Wellness, Telecommunications and Healthcare. I have extensive experience in Innovation Labs, and developing applications, both web and native. I consider myself a hard-working person, deeply committed to the projects I join. I thrive to create products of impeccable design, functionality and pristine execution.

SKILLS:

Fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and German (both written and spoken).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

UX Lead

Responsibilities:

• Product definition and mapping
• Running ideation Workshops (scripting, gathering feedback, documenting);
• Establishing Lean UX Design Process (including research, competitive analysis, workshops, user testing & validation, production of artifacts such as sketches, wireframes, prototypes and visual design);
• Establishing consistency and standardization on product suite through the creation of product guidelines (also establishing within guidelines best practices for ADA compliance and product theming capabilities);
• Defining processes for successful production deployment with development teams, in the continental US, India and China;
• Providing direction, gathering feedback and outlining paths for all design initiatives within the organization (definition of internal briefs for junior team members);
• Hiring design resources and maintaining consistency within the work created by the Design group;
• Defining Design deliverables, artifacts, across multiple platforms;
• Successfully accomplished key solutions for the retention of new clients;

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

UX Creative Director

Responsibilities:

• Establishing Lean UX Design Process (including research, competitive analysis, workshops, user testing & validation, production of artifacts such as sketches, wireframes, prototypes and visual design);
• Running ideation Workshops (scripting, gathering feedback, creating documentation), including sketching exercises and rapid prototypes;
• Defining the scope of pilot applications for both Native and Web Applications;
• Providing direction to both internal collaborators (located in diverse geographic locations such as India) and service partners (located in different areas of North America);

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

UX Creative Director

Responsibilities:

• Defining the Creative Direction and overall UX practice within the company;
• Establishing a functional and collaborative design practice within the organization, including close rapport with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Development Teams and the CTO;
• Defining and prioritizing design tasks for the design group;
• Hiring, mentoring, managing and supervising the work of the Design group;
• Running ideation sessions for new product launches and new feature enhancements;
• Defining the architecture, general UI and Product Guidelines for the entire product suite, ensuring consistency across the Product Line;
• Gathering product validation through User Testing sessions;

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

SR. UI/UX Designer - Lead Product Designer

Responsibilities:

• Defining the architecture, general UI and Product Guidelines for the GlobalMeet product, across all platforms (iPhone, iPad, Android, Desktop Application, Web Application, Audio Only Application, Blackberry);
• Developing consistent asset libraries and visual production artifacts for all platforms (alongside prototypes and annotated wireframes);
• Creating software requirements documentation, collaborating with Product Owners, Project Managers, Q&A, and the Vice President of Product, on reviewing Product Builds and defining the Product Roadmap;
• Defining new products, supervising and giving creative direction to outside vendors and Designers within the internal team;

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

UI & UX Designer

Responsibilities:

• Developing Interaction and Visual design artifacts for Confidential, Amazon CloudSearch and AdTech groups (including Front End Development);
• Developing user flows and visual assets for Android and IOS augmented reality app “Flow”. Creating a Product Guideline standard for the application to ensure product consistency (this app technology has been patented);

Confidential, Woodinville, WA

Senior Designer

Responsibilities:

• User Interface Design, Visual Design, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Mobile Design, Online Development and Integration, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Brand creation and Development, Front End Development, Infographics.
• Expanding the Interaction and Visual Language of the P80 equipment and application (proprietary equipment developed by the Industrial Design Group within Confidential );
• Developing information flows, sketches, detailed wireframes, motion graphics studies, typography studies, iconography creation, interactive infographics, localization case studies and cross platform applicability;
• Introducing personalization and gamification into the application ecosystem;
• Developing the expansion of the application to other platforms, such as mobile devices and desktop applications;
• Refining personas creation, developing quick prototypes, gathering user testing feedback;
• Defining workshops for the inception of new brands;
• The Application Work I developed for the P80 has been patented and the product has become a high sales success (based on KPIs such as revenue, profit, cumulative network units installed, customer satisfaction, number of active Preva users, commercial & consumer sales);

Confidential, Lincoln, NE

Interactive Designer

Responsibilities:

• Defining the Architecture, Interaction and Visual Design of Interactive Products (Websites, Banners, Rich Media Banners, Newsletters, Responsive Design Websites);
• Collaborating and consulting directly with clients such as TD Ameritrade (Intranet redesign). Provided onsite training, collaborating with internal development teams and giving direction to contractors and vendors;

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Interactive Designer/Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Defining the Architecture, Interaction and Visual Design of Interactive Products (Websites, Banners, Rich Media Banners, Newsletters, Responsive Design Websites);
• Concepting and Defining moodboards for motion graphics presentations;
• Collaborating and consulting directly with clients

Confidential, Smyrna, GA

Interactive Designer/Motion Designer

Responsibilities:

• Defining Information Architecture, Wireframes, Storyboarding and Web Layout Creation, Video shooting, Copywriting, Editing and Post-production, Sound Editing and Recording;
• Front End Development for assorted Interactive products;
• Developing new brands and strategies for assorted clients;

Confidential

Designer, Interactive Designer and Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developing assorted Interactive Products, Rich Media Banners, Print Ads, Newsletters (all integrated digital campaigns);
• Sketching and running ideation sessions focused on how marketing campaigns were being organized and deployed;