Senior User Experience Designer/ux Manager Resume
Auburn Hills, MI
SUMMARY
- I have been designing marketing - specific interactive applications, their associated web presences and marketing collateral, managing more complex content-driven interactive projects, and am presently employed with Confidential US LLC as a UX Designer. Worked with top 50 companies among Fortune 500.
- Analytics and research
- Heuristic testing and evaluation
- Persona, user scenario and test plan creation
- Site maps, information architecture and content strategy
- Collaborating on focused user group testing
- Rapid reiterative hi-fidelity wireframes and prototyping
- Workflow and task analysis, contextual inquiry
- User-interface design and art direction for desktop and mobile apps
- Compositing, conceptual mockups, storyboards and final build outs
- Fluid layout and responsive grid-based page design
- Freehand illustration, drafting, sketching and conceptualizing
- Brand identity, style guides, typography and iconography
- Visualizations and infographics for both print and web
- Timeline-based animation development and video editing
- 6 years of software IT experience as a User Experience/User Interface Designer in wide range of Web/Application servers in design, development, coding, maintenance and testing of web based applications.
- Experience in designing User Interface (UI) web applications by using UI authoring and web technologies.for desktop and mobile screens.
- Extensive experience in Adobe Creative Suite using Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe flash, InDesign, Flash, Dream Weaver CS4.
- Professional in creating Templates, Sketches, Storyboards, Mockups, Low and High Fidelity Prototypes, Web Interfaces, Layouts, and Flow of Future Pages.
- Deep Understanding of Concept Model, Conceptual Flow, High-level Wireframe, Detailed Wireframe, Interactive Flow Diagram, Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq, Microsoft Visio, User Interface Specification Assets, Content Component Library.
- Worked on learning management systems(LMS) which is a meaningful learning platform needs to speak directly to each learner and show them where they fit in the wider scheme of things.
- Conducted different types of testing like A/B Testing, Hallway Testing, Usability Testing.
- Performed Usability Testing using Moare tools to tests very specific scenarios, stories, and use cases.
- Experience in Information Architecture, Human computer Interaction (HCI) and User Centered Design (UCD) Methodologies.
- Involved in creating User Personas,Site Mapping and User Workflow.
- Worked with business sponsors and business analysts to ensure usable solution and understanding the functional requirements .
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and in teams; can handle multiple projects while paying attention to details; accomplished problem solving and analytical skills.
- Efficient team member with excellent work/time management skills, excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work under strict deadlines.
- Worked in Agile/Scrum Environment for the deliverable where involved stand up meeting and transition meeting at the end of every sprint.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, inDesign, Flash/ActionScript, Dreamweaver, Edge, After Effects, Premiere
- Interactive prototyping and site planning with Axure RP, MS Visio, Omnigraffle and Balsamiq
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) as well as MS Project
- Usability Testing using Morae Manager,Recorder and Observer.
- QA and diagnostics using web sniffer/debugger software such as Fiddler
- Project and resource management with MS Project, MS Office, and Basecamp
- Bug reporting and management tools such as JIRA and: OnTime
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Auburn Hills, MI
Senior User Experience Designer/UX Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsibilities included working with Operations to improve the accuracy and efficiency of design process and information flow.
- Consulted with management to define and capture user interaction flow diagram .
- Provided data flow diagrams identifying systems, dependencies, and supporting processes.
- Interpreted regulations and developed methods of compliance.
- Interacted with Business Analyst to define and document design document .
- Creating Wireframes and Mockups for Uconnect feature for connecting vehicle to Uconnect Access Application(App), Head Unit and Cluster.
- Used tools like Adobe Photoshop and Balsamiq for designing Mockups and Wireframes respectively.
- Facilitate meetings with clients and peers to gather and understand requirements for the Uconnect feature for extending to Wearable’s for Android and IOS .
- Analyze and document User Interface Specification which includes the designs and flow of pages and how they interact.
- Evaluate process improvements and develop system solutions to meet user requirements.
- Document software changes and enhancement requests using visual graphics .
- Participate in weekly team meetings , prioritizing client needs and implementation planning meetings for prospective client.
- Worked in Scrum environment which is an Agile methodology.
Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Wire-framing, Mock ups, Process Flow Diagram, User Specification Asset Guide, Balsamiq.
Confidential
User Experience Designer
Responsibilities:
- Produced high level design comps and flows as well as prepare detailed wireframes and production ready UI assets
- Influenced design process to achieve higher quality and improved efficiency
- Creation of prototypes/ mock ups for any business requirements
- Supported the business Analyst to create mockups using Photoshop as per the defined User specifications
- Worked with business sponsors and business analysts to ensure usable solution and understanding the functional requirements .
- Articulated the business and user requirements into compelling and usable interface mockups
- Create wireframes as well as design components .
- Worked with Omnicare Health Insurance plan which is called Medicare B for designing screens for Rx connect, Corp Admin and Point of Sales.
- Conducted Usability Testing for different Projects before their release using Morae Recorder, Observer and Manager.
- Met with Business teams to give feedback on the Usability session based on our Critical Findings and Final Findings .
- Created Specification Asset Documentation for the development team which includes the Mock up designed and the flow of pages.
- Worked on Scrum Methodology with stand up meeting and transition meeting at the end of every sprint.
Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Illustrator, Usability Testing, Morae manager, Morae Recorder, Morae Observer, Wire-framing, Mock ups, Process Flow Diagram, User Specification Asset Guide
Confidential, Bloomington, IL
User Interface Designer
Responsibilities:
- Provides desired Digital experience and insights to influence the overall customer experience.
- Worked with the project teams by providing input and direction to inform the Digital artifacts . This may also include Design to Prototype visualizations .
- Works on Photoshop to create Mockups and Content Component Library that documents all the scenarios and conditions of the page flow.
- Document the User Interface Specification Assets which includes all the interaction flows and Mock ups of the entire page of Integrated Auto 1.0
- Involved in requirements explorations which may include ad hoc, high-level sketches that enable the iterative and interactive exploration of business requirements within and between capability areas.
- Partners with Customer Experiencing Insights (CEI) team to ensure accuracy of usability test plan content and to ensure plan execution.
- Attends, contributes, and facilitates in the following artifact review meetings via business case lifecycle: Concept Model and Conceptual Flow , High-level Wireframe Review , and Detailed Wireframe and Interactive Flow Review.
- Performed Usability Testing to tests very specific scenarios, stories, and use cases. It tests comprehension, the interaction, the end-to-end flow, the user’s thoughts, and the psychology behind it.
- Contributes to and reviews Digital artifacts for quality and adherence to Digital Standards , such as process simplification for responsive web design and mobile first.
- Consults with (Business Analyst Digital) lead to ensure quality of deliverables and adherence to Digital standards.
- Collaborates, as needed, with Business Architects, Digital Architects, Application Architects, Technical Architects, Data Architects, and/or subject matter experts in the development of Digital artifacts.
- Escalates issues, risks, and challenges to the Digital Project Lead
Environment: Concept Model, Conceptual Flow, High-level Wireframe, Detailed Wireframe, Interactive Flow, Adobe Photoshop, Usability Testing, User Interface Specification Assets, Content Component Library
Confidential
Web/UI/UX Designer
Responsibilities:
- Experienced in problem analysis in both technical system and application programs.
- Essentially involved in all phases of SDLC to structure the unformatted requirements.
- Translated requirements into concepts and elegant user experience design
- Created interaction models, Storyboards , user task flows , screen designs , and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience
- Developed and maintained design Wireframes using Balsamiq
- Created interactive Mockups using Adobe Photoshop .
- Documented the UE Guide which incorporated of Flow Diagram and Mockups .
- Visualized complex sets of data in ways that are easy to comprehend
- Performed Usability test , A/B testing , Hallway testing with the different set of users.
Environment: Interaction Flow Diagram, Detailed Wireframe, Interactive Flow, Adobe Photoshop, User Interface Specification Assets, Balsamiq