SR.UX/UI/GRAPHIC DESIGNER / INFORMATION ARCHITECT Resume

TECHNICAL SKILLS

UX Design
Usability
User Research
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
User Interface Design
Usability Testing. Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign; Axure
Balsamiq
Visio
UXPin
InVision
MS Office
CMS
HTML
CSS
JavaScript (using jQuery)
Section 508; Responsive web design
Bootstrap

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SR.UX/UI/GRAPHIC DESIGNER / INFORMATION ARCHITECT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Developing user experience solutions for various Food and Drug Administration projects. Serving as a UX/UI/AI subject matter expert as well as a graphic designer. Participating in user - research and testing. Collaborating with cross-functional teams.

SR.UX/UI DESIGNER / INFORMATION ARCHITECT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Task leader for several Confidential projects. Defined information architecture and developed workflows and interactive prototypes for mobile and web applications. Conducted user research and usability testing. Created visual design templates.

UX/UI DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Redesigned the Department of State’s Students Abroad website to make it user friendly for mobile devices utilizing responsive design approach. Analyzed information architecture and usability of the existing site. Planned and conducted focus groups. Developed recommendations on content strategy and navigation. Designed workflows, user scenarios, flowcharts, and storyboards. Created wireframes, interactive mockups and page prototypes. Set up and conducted usability testing on the site prototype. Designed graphic user interfaces for desktop, tablet and phone screens.

UX/UI DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Collaborated with agile product development teams to design and implement interactive data-intensive web applications ensuring optimal user experience. Defined information architecture requirements and developed user flows. Presented design concepts and specs to customers and technology teams. Created wireframes and interactive prototypes. Conducted testing and incorporated user feedback into designs. Designed graphic user interfaces and implemented them with HTML/CSS.

WEB DESIGNER/DEVELOPER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Participated in redesigning Public Health website. Performed card sorting, conducted heuristic evaluation of the existing interface, created personas, user stories and scenarios. Developed wireframes and page prototypes. Designed graphic user interfaces.

WEB DESIGNER (UI/UX)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Contract to redesign Confidential website interface focusing on user experience. Analyzed requirements, information architecture and target audiences. Conducted heuristic evaluation of the existing interface and expert interviews reviewing objectives and goals of the site redesign. Evaluated user tasks, created personas and workflows. Developed wireframes and interactive prototypes. Refined site navigation, created web graphics. Highly motivated and competent, resourceful and committed, result-oriented with excellent communication skills. I have extensive hands- on experience managing complex projects from conception to completion and creating user-friendly websites and applications. With a background in architecture, design and fine arts, and thorough knowledge of user- centered design principles, I am passionate about creating intuitive and engaging experience for the end user. Former manager noted: “Irina is a top-notch designer with a solid understanding of functional, user-oriented design. I greatly valued her ability to work through customer requirements and design interfaces that are intuitive, functional, and aesthetically pleasing.

WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Introductory sociology course - sociologyonline.net (no longer maintained) Conceived and developed distance education website with online textbook, message boards, audio lectures, interactive exercises and e-commerce. Designed and implemented webpages, created web graphics. Created page layouts and cover designs for print versions of the textbook. » Designed over 60 illustrations for the book, company logo and stationary.

WEB DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Contract to redesign and implemented the Small Business Administration site that provides access to government services and information. Refined structure and navigation, designed and developed web pages, created web graphics. Collaborated with search optimization team and CMS developers. Participated in usability testing. Developed page templates for Homeland Security Plain Language site. Designed brochures, reports, newsletters and PowerPoint presentations.

FREELANCE WEB DESIGN PROJECTS

Confidential

Designed and developed a site, guide to musical heritage of St. Petersburg, Russia. Incorporated vast amount of information into user-friendly interface.

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