Summary

Motivated and positive individual - seeking a user experience designer role to work with team members and help support the execution of successful projects. Experienced, detail oriented and reliable team player with a creative flair that promotes thinking outside of the box. With extended design and development experience, I fully understand the correct and optimized development practices of multiple technologies for clear and flexible development styles and good team communication. Have successfully designed numerous website, online social, campaign related, and game type campaigns eg. Facebook, iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, product launches, and others .

Experience

UX Designer / Project Manager / Producer

Confidential

• The main contact and in many cases UX designer for various ISO Interactive mobile apps for iOS and Android devices and virtual word/social games. Recent achievements include promoting the company to be the premier partner of the software company SmartFoxServer, completing a series of mobile HTML5 games for Adult Swim a Turner company and Tween Soft, a showcase profile for numerous child virtual world environments/dress up games, and managing digital distribution and continued design for Zombie Wonderland 2 1.7 million downloads in the US and recently re-released in China .
• Successfully worked with team sizes of 3 to 15 developers, designers and architects .
• Direct client interaction and negotiations to complete success projects.
• Development of entire statement of work and various project UX documents as needed.
• Worked with projects that involve multiple and specific technologies.
• Worked on prototype projects designed for fund raising under 1M USD range.
• Main UX designer for the new ISO Interactive website.
• Most projects are under nondisclosure due to the nature of the clients. However, I am typically asked to help in a contract capacity for numerous clients more specifically special technical projects or campaigns . These projects involve working with teams that have very specialized skill sets that range from multi-user programming, ecommerce, 3D/2D design, use of mobile technologies for iOS and Android, concept art, and even Unity and Flash development with detailed server sided interaction. Most projects are fixed budgets and fairly tight turnarounds.

Project Manager

Confidential

• As part of the transition team I was tasked with intermediate support to organize and centralize 35 to 40 web and mobile app projects. This included the creation of a more agile approach and support time/resource allocation and create instructional documentation. This helped standardize project locations, status and task communication. Projects included the rebranding and development of the central websites, mobile optimization, FCC and related compliances, campaigns, ecommerce, mobile apps and other company related initiatives.
• Interfaced with several departments to achieve goals.
• Worked with several remote full time project managers.
• Successfully managed or interfaced with over 30 projects simultaneously.
• Development of an entire workflow system with instructional documentation.
• Managed projects that involve multiple and specific platforms.
• Supported device testing for initiatives.
• Specifics for Cricket Wireless projects are under nondisclosure. However, they are not unlike other wireless carriers that have constant promotions and typical business goals to achieve. The exception is team is a little smaller than what is typical in this environment. Making them more cross-skilled and appreciative of the organizational structure I help provide.

UX Designer / Producer

Confidential

• Engaging in a high-paced, collaborative, management environment. Wrigley's candy brand has numerous campaigns for Xbox, Skittles, LifeSavers, Starburst, Orbits Gum and others. Brands and exclusive events with prize systems are driven through Microsites, Mobile version optimized sites, Online Video, iPhone Apps, Android Apps and Windows Mobile.
• Working simultaneously with up to five different external vendor groups local and remote .
• Successfully managing up to five Wrigley's projects simultaneously.
• Developed detailed UX User Experience documents, SOWs Statement of Work, Project Plans, and client facing Timelines.
• Short run campaigns for current and new brands of candy consist of Millions of participants. They also incorporate standard social media tools with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social avenues.

Project Manager / UX Designer

Confidential

• Managing numerous Chick-fil-A related projects. These include help supporting the initial launch of the the new 3.0 Chick-fil-A website and the primary manager for successful reservation campaigns for new/existing product launches to millions of customers.
• Created streamlined management process for the client, development, and design teams.
• Successfully managed up to four Chick-fil-A projects simultaneously.
• Setup up instructional UX style designs to aid the UI designers on completion of tasks
• Seamlessly integrated several external teams with internal teams on numerous projects.
• Performed detailed functionality and compatibility testing.
• Utilized creative problem solving abilities for current and future projects.
• The new 3.0 Chick-fil-A website is designed on a Microsoft.Net platform, using HTML5, with various social media tools such as customer stories, events, new product info that work with an internal content management system that extends to Facebook, Twitter and other social avenues.
• Chick-fil-A Reservations are local market level and chain-wide events that promote unique events, existing and new product awareness that regularly increases bottom line sales and profits. The main focus is the connect to the audience in a personal fashion. Reservations programs work along with other social media platforms and traditional advertising methods to create fun and memorable customer experiences for up to millions of individuals per campaign.

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

• Managed and worked directly with a highly skilled group to create and architect turnkey customized solutions for various worldwide and fortune 500 clients. Achievements include customized CMS platform for Coca-Cola Enterprises website and the fan based virtual world with Facebook hooks for Harry Potter Chamber of Chat and numerous other virtual worlds .
• Successfully managed team sizes of 5 to 17 designers and developers.
• Performed UX and required documentation on numerous projects.
• Trained teams to better self manage.
• Proper timeline estimating of projects and tasks.
• Development of entire statement of work and various project documents as needed.
• Managed projects that involve multiple and specific technologies.
• Developed/programmed custom CMS Coca-Cola Enterprises and management systems Harry Potter Virtual World for game platforms and web experiences.
• Designed with Photoshop entire website and interfaces.
• Interfaced directly with clients.
• Personally responsible for bringing in close to 500,000 in business in a single year.
• With the development of the website I worked directly as a liaison between the design team and client executives to manage the develop documentation and architectural structure for the system. This included the front end CSS implementation and Flash design and ActionScript3 with Microsoft .ASP and programmed from the ground up a custom content management system driven by MySQL that exceeded the needs and wants of the executive board. The new system also integrated into several other previous existing systems and with other vendors in one easy and uniform design which won a prestigious.
• Chamber of Chat Adventure is one of my earlier virtual worlds and was solely developed by a group of two individuals. Before Flash was advanced to handle such development we used Adobe Director and programmed with Lingo a verbose language similar to AS3 and Java. A second version was developed in Flash AS3 with Facebook hooks. My direct tasks was planning, design concepts for the virtual world, website design, website member management system and CMS, code correcting for the AS3, Java, and Lingo and troubleshooting in the virtual world code base, hosting setup and integrating the various technologies. We used shockwave multiuser server at first then upgraded and created our own connection bridge with SmartFoxServer a newer and well supported mulit-user technology . The Harry Potter Chamber of Chat Adventure has won the Adobe Site of the Day a placement on the SmartFoxsServer Showcase and numerous magazine and web article recognitions.
• Kid Command is one of the newer online virtual world/social game systems I worked on. I managed a team of 7 to 15 individuals in every aspect of the project including code development . It is an eco-friendly themed, unique mixed style of MMO and game play. Kid Command system contains games that grant special items in which players can move on the fun platform style Quests. I was the primary project manager and architect for the vast majority of the documentation bible. I devised the structure and the bases for all systems that were implemented by the group. Also it was imperative to use our own flavor of the SCRUM process project management style to properly review code implementation for proper optimization and security between Java, SFS, PHP, MySQL, AS3 and Google Analytics integration. It was also important to expand on how art was to be generated and animated Maya for pre-rendered 3D, Max for terrains and Flash for 2D based on the clients wants and needs. Kid Command has won the Adobe Site of the Day award as well as a place on the SmartFoxServer showcase.

Multimedia Developer/Designer

Confidential

• Goals included creation of unique interactive applications that help reinforce branding
• efforts and customer retention. Different technologies were used to create communication
• between web and downloadable applications. These include several custom designed
• applications for Cingular Now part of AT T , Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, EarthLink and DASANI.
• Designed and developed multiple unique projects that supported branding efforts and movie releases.
• Understands the possibilities and limits to technology as it relates to different computer systems and mass of users.
• Designed user interface and implemented websites for numerous projects.
• I had the opportunity to design using Illustrator and Photoshop and program the Cingular Desktop Application. I used a compiler to generate an installer application and Adobe Director using JavaScript, Lingo and PHP to create an executable program that would allow the user to create and alter their own images to create a desktop screen image. In other words, I created a mini Photoshop Application. One unique feature besides the ability to create, edit and save images was the update feature that allowed the ability to create newer versions of the application in a variety of ways. We structured the system and file structure in a way to connect to the web, FTP in, check dates of files and compare them.
• Earthlink needed a new website. The designer created the look and feel in a PSD Photoshop document and I implemented it using PHP, MySQL, CSS, AJAX and so forth.

Independent Consultant

Confidential

• Working directly with clients to achieve a higher standard for interactive web applications.
• Clients included Equifax, Georgia State University, FENDER, Jones Design Group, CharBaxter, Digital Creative Group, and Internet Commerce Corporation.
• Equifax is a CD-ROM project that included an Internet Browser component I adapted for the project interface design, packaging design and programmed in various languages. I developed all aspects of the project except the content provided. This included PHP, Lingo, JavaScript, Analytics integration, Illustrator, Photoshop and C .
• The Jones Design Group website design was provided to me in an Adobe Indesign format. I was responsible for Animation, and website design using PHP, ActionScript and MySQL.

Senior Interface Engineer

Confidential

• Managed a creative team to meet diverse needs of growing portfolio companies. Projects
• consisted of CD-ROM based multimedia, identity creation, website design, digital video,
• and other creative needs. Clients included Apple, VetExchange, eHatchery, B2Boxes, SimplyCollectibles and FigLeaves.

Director of Web Development

Confidential

• Managed client relations, problem-solving and overseeing both programming and design
• departments. Other focuses included creating web and multimedia projects from conception
• to completion. Presentations created for clients such as NBA, DUNLOP, Maxfli, Landrover,

Internet/Multimedia Developer

Confidential

• Creation of original graphics, site planning, HTML scripting and maintaining client
• relations. Numerous programs were used for Military Training multimedia and web applications.
• Published Author for Adobe Flash Flex Magazine, for How to Create a Statement of Work Article starts on page 34 and can be downloaded at:
• Adobe Site of the Day, for the Virtual World Kid Command
• SmartFoxServer Showcase, for the virtual world Kid Command.
• SmartFoxServer Showcase, for the French interactive game called Duel
• SmartFoxServer Showcase, for the Children's Sports Themed Virtual World
• All Star Buddies
• SmartFoxServer Showcase, for the Harry Potter Themed Virtual World
• Chamber of Chat
• Adobe Site of the Day, for MMORPG Harry Potter Chamber of Chat
• Webby Nomination, for the Coca-Cola Enterprises website and CMS platform
• Digital Communities Nomination from Prixars for the Chamber of Chat Community
• The American Design Awards National Competition, First Place
• Category of Web design for JonesDesign.com
• MERIT Award, ShowSouth
• Best of Show in the Interactive Division for Spider-Man Internet Browsers