SUMMARY:

• Creative, versatile User Interface / User Experience Professional with 15+ years experience.
• Skills Include Graphics, Design, Navigation, Prototyping, Front End Web Development, Wire Framing, Usability Studies and Information Architecture.
• Almost 4 years Team Management and Leadership experience.
• Led teams of designers, technical writers & developers creating projects from initial concepts to finished stages.
• Excellent problem - solving and analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• HTML
• DHTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• XML
• XSL
• XHTML
• Jquery
• Dreamweaver
• Word Press
• Flash
• QuarkXPress
• InDesign
• Fireworks
• PhotoShop
• Illustrator
• MS Word
• Excel
• Access
• PowerPoint iRise
• Axure
• Balsamiq
• Visio
• OmniGraffle
• Sketch
• InVision
• Agile / Scrum Environment
• VSS
• Mac OS iOS
• Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Identifying and understanding user roles / personas
• Engaging with stakeholders, users and user representatives to understand the needs
• Defining user scenarios, storyboards and workflows
• Analyzing information needs and data flows
• Developing wireframes and prototypes for web, mobile and desktop applications
• Reviewing designs with stakeholders, users and user representatives to get feedback
• Writing design specifications and managing graphical design projects through crowdsourcing services
• Working closely with developers and other team members to support the implementation of user interface designs
• Performing usability testing for each agile iteration, where applicable.

USER EXPERIENCE ARCHITECT

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Work on agile team responsible for creating a new generation of accounting software.
• Created the project’s User Experience Style Guide that defines the navigation flows, user inputs and screen specifications based on the clients needs.
• Research the best approach based on business needs. Obtain by multiple customer interviews and recommendations, including heuristic evaluations, focus groups and usability studies.
• Design sketches, wireframes, prototypes and sitemaps using Balsamiq, Photoshop & InVision.
• Work with BA to create user stories and personas to establish requirements.
• Prepared UX standards, original CSS, Site Graphics, and recommending tool strategies to accomplish team goals.
• Created and conducted a ‘Lunch and Learn’ workshop to introduce staff to the basics of UI & UX.

SENIOR USER INTERFACE / USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Worked on agile team responsible for creating multi-tier utility management work order system.
• Created the project’s User Experience Specification Documents that defined the navigation flows, user inputs and screen specifications based on the clients needs.
• Planned and hosted fact finding focus groups for end users and clients to discuss new products and functionality.
• Recommended best approach based on business need obtained by performing usability analysis and recommendations, including heuristic evaluations and usability studies.
• Designed sketches, wireframes and sitemaps using Balsamiq, Sketch & Visio.

WEB DEVELOPER / USER INTERFACE DESIGNER

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Designed and delivered organized layout of graphics, text and logo for entire web application. Selected images, symbols, font, color palette, flow, content, consistency and overall texture which was striking and complimentary to the theme of the product. Conducted usability testing throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Created paper prototyping, static & dynamic wireframes, HTML mock-ups to create visually appealing and intuitive prototypes, using HTML, Javascript, JSP, ASP, XHTML, Flash, CSS & DHTML.
• Produced various desktop, Internet and commercial art forms for small business concerns including: illustrated brochures; produced cartons and labels; created magazine layout, developed manuals, flyers & business cards from concept to finished product.

LEAD USER INTERFACE DESIGNER / INFORMATION ARCHITECT

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Created the project’s User Interface Specification Documents that defines the navigation flows, screen layout, screen design, wireframes and screen specifications which solve the given business problems.
• Recommended best approach based on business need obtained by performing usability analysis and recommendations, including performing user focus groups, heuristic evaluations and usability studies.
• Met monthly with multiple project stakeholders to present sketches and prototypes and discuss progress of project, and findings based off of research and usability studies.
• Developed HTML prototypes and software demos based off of wireframes using HTML, DHTML, CSS, XHTML, Jquery and JavaScript.
• Did full QA testing on HTML prototype including cross browser functionality, JAWS and Section 508 Compliance.
• Responsible for preparing IA standards and recommending tool strategies to accomplish team goals.
• Supervised team of five User Interface Designers and one Technical Writer on various projects.

USER INTERFACE ENGINEER

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Created wireframe screen mockups, logos, original artwork & icons using Illustrator, Fireworks & Photoshop.
• Developed HTML prototypes and software demos based off of wireframes using HTML, DHTML, CSS, XHTML, Jquery and JavaScript.
• Collaborated with project managers and developers to refine interaction design; updated team about information architecture and UI issues.
• Developed wireframes and visualization concepts, created working prototype of online banking software, wrote UI documentation, and created work scripts for customer usability studies.
• Part of team implementing Agile workflow throughout corporate development.
• Created end user interface testing plans with product managers to create functional user experience.

USER INTERFACE DESIGNER (Contract)

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Created wireframe screen mockups & icons using Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks.
• Developed prototypes based on wireframes using HTML, DHTML, CSS and JavaScript for Usability Studies.
• Project activities included client meetings, investigating audience, business, and technical requirements, developing wireframes and visualization concepts, creating studio competitions, writing documentation, and participating in various levels of usability studies, both onsite and in studio.

USER INTERFACE DEVELOPER

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Ensured acceptable "fit and finish" integrity of product’s visual appearance. Developed superior user experience by prototyping UI solutions with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Responsible for producing aesthetically pleasing user interface design solutions that fulfill stated business requirements and design analysis.
• Worked closely with UI team and assigned development and product strategy resources to ensure cost-to-benefit ratios were sound for design decisions made for a given feature.
• Worked with localization team to convert graphics and website from English to Spanish.
• Produced deliverables associated with user task analysis, usability testing, and UI requirements documentation.

WEB DEVELOPER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed technical execution and user interface for multiple Internet and Intranet websites.
• Created dynamic wire frames, HTML mock-ups to create visually appealing and intuitive prototypes.
• Actively developed graphic design, look and feel of product, screen layout enhancement, including navigation, ease of use, error handling, human factors and site branding.
• Expertise in designing flow charts, PowerPoint presentations, graphics and site mock ups.

WEB MASTER / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned and developed corporate website for Energy and Automation Division (front end design, User Interface development and back end coding). This was adapted corporate-wide throughout all US divisions.
• Developed online materials using HTML, Java Script, JSP, ASP, DHTML, CSS, & Flash. Utilized such programs as Dreamweaver, Homesite, Access, Fireworks, Photoshop, & Illustrator.
• Collaborated with backend developers to create databases, adapting website to backend coding, and addressed various server issues.
• Updated divisional Intranet site with company information passed on by business managers. Created monthly online newsletter that supplied division information to sales agents and vendors.
• Interfaced with product & project managers on planning web identity for maximum product exposure.
• Conceived and wrote web and marketing content for both online and print.
• Developed advertising and marketing materials: Brochures, Flyers, Trade Show Displays, Training Materials, CD Labels, CD & DVD Cases, Slide Show Presentations, Magazine Ads, Billboard Signs, and Corporate Giveaways.