OBJECTIVE:

• Accomplished UX designer and architect with 10 years of digital design, development, and architect experience looking to join a team in a role with diverse and challenging responsibilities while contributing to the overall success of a progressive, growth - oriented company.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Expression Web, Morae Manager, Morae Observer, Morae Recorder, Contribute, Visual SourceSafe, SVN, Axure, PhoneGap, Codiqa

Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, WordPress, Codeanywhere, Agentry, Github

Languages: PHP, CSS, HTML, XML, JQuery, jQuery Mobile

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - DOWNERS GROVE, il

Mobile UX Lead

Responsibilities:

• New design and features helped company grow from 20 million to 150 million dollars in revenue
• In charge of design, usability, and functionality for enterprise asset management and field service apps used by over 200 customers. Apps developed using user center design methodologies. Products include:
• Inventory Manager
• Service Manager
• Delivery Manager
• Rounds Manager
• Work Manager
• All apps were designed on a cross device platform called Agentry. Agentry allows a developer to build the app once and to deploy it to various mobile operating systems at once
• Managed, created, and published all product standards and material on a companywide user experience Wiki site I developed
• Worked closely with the CEO and CTO planning overall UI design strategy across all products
• Presented new product designs, UX department updates, and held a Q&A session during companywide quarterly meetings
• Products designed and developed in an agile environment
• Led a UX think tank team to come up with new ideas to improve products usability, address customer concerns, and propel product’s design to be industry leading
• Created all UX architect deliverables using Axure that include:
• Low fidelity wireframes
• High fidelity wireframes
• Web and on device Prototypes
• Rapid prototypes
• UI specification
• Screen mockups
• Created all UI assets for every product

Confidential - SCHAUMBURG, il

UX Designer (contract)

Responsibilities:

• Led and created the design of a student portal for all 75 schools CEC operates. Responsibilities include:
• Wire framing in Visio
• Created user flows
• Created dozens of graphical concepts in Photoshop
• Directed and assisted BAs with the completion of documentation for the student portal design
• Updated incomplete existing use cases
• Created design guidelines bases off the new student portal design
• Created UI Spec for the development team

Confidential - CHICAGO, il

Lead Customer Experience Designer (contract)

Responsibilities:

• Lead UI Designer, Client Experience team lead for interaction design, information architecture, and usability testing. Responsibilities include:
• Develop site maps, user flows, UI requirements, and UI specifications
• Create static and interactive wireframes using Axure
• Organize and facilitate design review sessions with project team
• Develop user interface design standards and patterns
• Oversee prototype development by UI Prototyper
• Responsible and accountable for coordinating multiple related projects directed toward strategic business objectives
• Maintain effective communication, credibility and rapport established with stakeholders at multiple levels
• Mentor other UI designers in creating static and interactive wireframes using Axure
• Create Usability test plan and scripts; conduct usability testing using Morae suite (Recorder and Observer)
• Perform analysis with Morae Manager
• Present testing analysis, findings, and recommendations to project team
• Support Technology team during technical design and build
• Will support QA and UAT testing phases as they commence

Confidential - CHICAGO, il

Senior User Experience Designer (contract)

Responsibilities:

• Designed user interaction and navigation of for product websites and third party's integration
• Interpreted and translated requirements of the business into visual concepts
• Developed and maintained new and existing product's screens by utilizing HTML, CSS, and XML
• Involved in requirement gathering, usability analysis, user testing, prototyping, wireframes development
• Designed and developed user interfaces for various internet/intranet applications utilizing Photoshop and Dreamweaver
• Produced mock-ups, task flows, and UI specifications as needed to assist with business socialization and approval, as well as implementation and testing using Axure
• Created initiative to define Interaction design's deliverables and placement in the overall requirements to design process

Confidential - EVANSTON, il

Senior User Experience Architect (contract)

Responsibilities:

• Performed all user interface design skills: user interaction, information architecture and visual/graphic design
• Usability testing including preparation, execution and analysis
• Performed qualitative user research
• Conceptualize and developed website layouts, graphics, navigation, and icons
• Designed and developed UI pages for applications utilizing Coldfusion and SQL Server
• Created wireframes, storyboards, and graphic concepts using Photoshop for all projects
• Developed websites using HTML, CSS, and W3C standards
• Created prototypes for all websites used to test usability and functionality
• Implemented script.aculo.us and prototype visual effects and user interface elements
• Oversaw the production of all customer-facing creative as it evolves from concept to launch

Confidential - HOFFMAN ESTATES, il

Senior Web Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design director for all client websites
• Worked directly with clients to complete websites from start to finish ( design, slicing, developing, and testing)
• Completed website designs using wire framing, prototyping, and storyboarding
• All sites developed with HTML, CSS, XML, and/or ASP.NET
• Completed front end development and design for ASP.NET applications using SQL Server database
• Handled client relationship management functions which included due dates, project budget, status updates, and timelines
• Shared User Interface best practices and processes across web team
• Implemented source file inventory library for quick and access
• Created website and information architecture flow charts
• Led usability testing result meetings

Confidential - BURR RIDGE, il

Web Developer and Designer

Responsibilities:

• Developed interaction flows, wireframes, and schematic designs for independent publishing house
• Worked with testing, analytics, and marketing teams to assess and optimize performance of products
• Developed site architecture and specifications, designed user interface elements and page layout, and conducted usability testing
• Created the design and marketing direction for client banner ads
• Lead role in the design and infrastructure of client e-commerce micro sites
• Responsible for the design direction and implementation of e-commerce user interfaces
• Prepared and implemented product specifications, including designing and creating “rich wire frames” to visually facilitate understanding of user interactions in features and concepts
• Designed, created optimized site graphics and navigational elements for new and enhanced application features
• Iteratively and actively work with the development team to test new or modified features for proper implementation within the release cycles
• Front end developer for all client facing e-commerce sites

Confidential - HREYSLAKE, il

Webmaster

Responsibilities:

• Manager for all district wide websites
• Oversaw daily website operations including updates, changes, and newsletters
• Redesigned and built district wide websites
• Managed the development and implementation of new features on district websites
• Developed content management system for the district website to enable administrative updates
• Lead role in the design and implemented of an interactive CD marketing campaign to promote the district