Usability/UX Specialist Resume Chicago, IL - Hire IT People

OBJECTIVE:

Make a significant contribution in the field of user experience design through strategic thinking and skillful execution. Willing to relocate for the right and appropriate position.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

User Centered Design Specialist and Manager (Technology, People, Operations and Process) with over 11 years experience in User Interface Design and Development using HCI Best Practices and Mobile & Web Development Technologies.
Excellent knowledge of User Centric Design and Usability Engineering.
Extensive experience in designing and conducting usability evaluations.
Profound knowledge in project management methodologies and industry best practices for agile, iterative, waterfall and rapid project cycles.
Good understanding of client needs, tasks and goals and expert in translating them into creative concepts.

RELEVANT INTERACTION SKILLS:

Familiarity with numerous applications and programming languages for both PCs and Apple platform.

Adobe InDesignMS Visio

Adobe PhotoshopMac OS X

Adobe IlustratorFinal Cut Pro

Adobe DreamweaverAxure

BalsamiqWindows Office

JavascriptHTML 4/XHTML/CSS

WORK HISTORY:

Usability/UX Specialist

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

Led the usability analysis and user experience remotely for a non - profit.
Methodologies employed included: heuristic evaluation, cognitive walk-through, and task analysis.

Mobile UI Designer

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

Contracted for a well-known design agency focusing on state of the art mobile user interfaces and functionality.
Task included mapping the user experience of a standard mobile handset to a new touch screen release, both with white boards and digitally using Excel.
Their client base ranged from medium to global sized enterprises, including Confidential .

Senior Unified Product Designer

Confidential, Milpitas, CA

Responsibilities:

Senior Product designer for a number of applications implemented on web, desktop and mobile software platforms, including: iPhone, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Palm OS.
The applications and web interfaces are developed for unified communication between various mobile devices, desktop PCs and LAN lines.
Primary work consisted of user experience and improved usability on Confidential devices and mobile phones.
This included leading the redesign of the user experience documentation used by both the consumer design teams and engineering.

User Experience Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

I managed the user experience and visual design for successful Sharp and Samsung handsets, in addition the Confidential “music phone” handset, which was, sold in the Japanese and European markets.
I managed and authored UI flows and specifications for news services and push technology, such as Casting which was piloted in Japan prior to a European launch.

Independent Usability Consultant

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

I conducted quantitative and qualitative usability assessments on PDAs, mobile phones, and web sites.
This also included design and redesign phases of development both in the U.S. and Japan.

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