User Interface (ui) Design Consultant Resume
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Los Angeles, CA
SUMMARY:
- Building on a strong foundation in journalism, design and graphics, my skills in visual communication encompass all disciplines including User Experience UX Design, Interaction Design and Art Direction.
- User interface design
- Information architecture
- Visual design
- User research
- Prototypes
- Wireframes
- Usability testing
- Mobile mockups
- Card sorting
- User flows and journeys
- Personas
- Competitive benchmarking
- Iterative redevelopment
- Website design
- Interviews
- Content analysis
SKILLS & TOOLS:
- InDesign
- Omnigraffle
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud
- Sketching for collaboration
- Dreamweaver
- HTML
- CSS
- Balsamiq Mockups
- Wordpress
- Information graphics
- Keynote presentations
- Email templates and design
- Axure RP
- InVisionapp
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Design thinking, SDLC (software development life cycle) agile/scrum method, lean UX, empathetic problem solvingart direction, cutting digital assets, branding, marketing, corporate design, color theory, publication layout, typographyphoto editing and retouching, professional - level writing skills, advanced public speaking and presentation abilities.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
User Interface (UI) Design Consultant
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Improve the usability and user experience of the in - house enterprise software used in over 500 animal hospitals.
- Oversee and recommend UI improvements in interactive design solutions, balancing user feedback and corporate needs
- Execute research strategies like user and stakeholder interviews, ethnographic observations, content inventory, task analysis, usability tests, competitive analysis and gathering information through surveys and other research methods
- Administrating card sorts for information architecture (IA), writing user stories and performing heuristic evaluations
- Create deliverables like prototypes, Photoshop mockups, design improvements, feature specifications and user flows
- Design wireframes and mockups for the company s consumer-facing responsive website from mobile to desktop
UX Designer & Art Director
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Led the redesign of the website and created User Experience (UX) assets to guide the team and stakeholders.
- Drove all graphic and design aspects of the website and worked with the Developer to research themes and ideas
- Performed competitive analysis on similar websites and developed personas based on stakeholders interviews
- Collaborated with the Content Strategist to improve the information architecture (IA) of the navigation and the text/copy
- Created UX deliverables including wireframes and mockups to illustrate visual design and graphic elements
UX Visual Designer
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Designed simple and innovative solutions to complex user interface problems on a large - scale consumer website.
- Iteratively created multiple mockups and concepts for the final product for a variety of formats and devices
- Displayed a clear understanding of design theories, composition, color, iconography and visual communication
- Participated in an iterative Agile/Scrum team of Product Managers and Developers in the software development life cycle
- Brainstormed solutions and recommended text and design changes to improve customer conversion and engagement
- Observed and analyzed usability tests and recorded feedback from users
UX Consultant
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Implemented several UX components necessary to create a touch interface restaurant menu and ordering process on an iPad/tablet device.
- Acted in a multi - disciplinary role of business analyst, user advocate and design consultant
- UX assets I created included: prototypes, annotated wireframes, user experience research, usability testing, personas, task flows, competitive analysis, information architecture with site map development, mood board design and iPad/tablet app mockups
Graphic Designer and Art Director
Confidential, Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities:
- Exclusive designer for a global law firm with over 650 attorneys plus additional support staff.
- Consulted in the firm s website redesign and performed UX strategies like competitive analysis, user flows, personas, wireframes and mockups
- Acted as branding manager, art director and creative core for the firm by designing all marketing materials for print and digital delivery
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