PROFILE:

• I am an energetic and creative visionary offering demonstrated expertise in translating all aspects of desktop and mobile design solutions
• A natural ability to communicate the design vision, build rapport and gain consensus amongst a multi - disciplinary team.
• At my core, I am an entrepreneurial spirit this helps me to lead, inspire, evaluate, research, ideate, sketch, prototype and design solutions that users gravitate towards.
• It's rewarding to create thought provoking solutions that make people want to act.
• I'm excited for the opportunity and the challenge of designing for mobile, tablet and desktop.
• Whether leading or being part of a team I have a great passion for problem solving and creating engaging experiences.
• My diverse skillset in UX design and Research, Art Direction, UI Design, Content Strategy and tech knowhow are key to getting the job done.
• User Research
• UX experience design audit/analysis
• Developing Personas
• Heuristic Evaluations
• Site maps
• User flows
• Wireframing
• Rapid Prototyping/Interactive Prototyping
• User testing
• User centered design methodologies
• Remarkable experience in brand development, digital marketing and the creative process
• Sound knowledge of creative development process
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong understanding of marketing principles and the impact of marketing strategy on creative development
• Ability to shepard creative team to improve creative and producing all work cost effectively and on schedule
• Ability to work with a team to frame up a problem and extract potential outcomes
• Ability to manage projects - from concept through to production
• Communicate design strategy to art directors
• Successfully manage multiple deadlines on numerous, concurrent projects
• Delegate creative deliverables to designers, then ensure design consistency
• Habitually identified opportunities for improvement
• Proven talent in creative concepting and senior art direction
• Create a visually compelling web design through the use of data visualizations iconography, photography, typography, color and layout
• Flex to fit any Brand standards
• Effectively manage workflow from inception to production
• Collaborate effectively
• Fluent understanding of current digital design trends
• Hand off flawless files
• Proficient with HTML, DHTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Macromedia
• Flash and Microsoft Office Suite, Sketch, Invision App, Axure
• Embrace a dynamic corporate culture

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE (PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, DREAMWEAVER, ACROBAT, FLASH)

SKETCH

MISCOSOFT OFFICE (EXCEL, POWERPOINT, WORD)

AXURE

KEYNOTE

BB EDIT

INVISONAPP

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Lead UX Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Performed work on two responsive web site redesigns.
• One for a new Jim Beam product site and the other for Confidential Redesign.
• Lead the UX design solution by creating process flows, user scenarios, site maps, wireframing, interactive prototyping, content strategy and functional specifications.
• Applied user-centered design methodologies.
• Applied the following soft skills: Empathy, Listening, Observation, Negotiation, Presentation and Communication
• Responsive Site redesign (Desktop and Mobile)
• Mobile app design
• UX site audits
• Executing interaction design and visual design as a part of a multi - disciplinary team
• User experience planning
• Consulting with clients
• Researching interaction design trends
• Researching technology trends
• Identifying user interface design patterns

Confidential

User Experience Designer

Responsibilities:

• Performed work on a responsive user testing prototype for a major global financial management company.
• Worked closely with the Account and Strategy team on creating two wireframes prototypes to test six key areas.
• Created the AXURE prototype solutions and communicated with the client about the overall testing strategy.
• Applied the following soft skills: Empathy, Listening, Observation, Negotiation, Presentation and Communication.
• Research competitor sites to understand the industry landscape
• Analyze User research to identify UX and Visual Design opportunities
• Apply creative UX and Visual Design problem solving
• Map business requirements and goals to ensure we are meeting project needs
• Rapid UX prototyping, wireframing and content strategy
• Provided time estimating and road mapping

Confidential

User Experience Designer

Responsibilities:

• Performed work on a responsive web site redesign for Confidential
• Worked closely with the Director of UX on wireframing, user research, interactive prototyping and contect strategy.
• Created the visual design solution and communicated with the client about the design strategy.
• Empathy, Listening, Observation, Negotiation, Presentation and Communication
• Create and present strategy presentations
• Map business requirements and goals to ensure we are meeting project needs
• Successfully manage multiple deadlines on numerous, concurrent projects
• Delegate creative deliverables to designers, then ensure design consistency
• Habitually identified opportunities for improvement
• Rapid UX prototyping, wireframing and content strategy
• Conceptualize and design creative solutions
• Provided time estimating and road mapping

Confidential

Senior Manager /Senior Art Director / UX

Responsibilities:

• Create and present strategy presentations
• Map business requirements and goals to ensure we are meeting project needs
• Successfully manage multiple deadlines on numerous, concurrent projects
• Delegate creative deliverables to designers, then ensure design consistency
• Habitually identified opportunities for improvement
• Rapid UX prototyping
• Conceptualize and design creative solutions
• Provided time estimating and road mapping

Confidential

Director / UX designer / Senior Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Create and present strategy presentations Map business requirements and goals to ensure we are meeting project needs
• Provided time estimating and road mapping
• Successfully manage multiple deadlines on numerous, concurrent projects
• Conceptualize and design creative solutions
• Create wireframe prototypes using AXURE