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Director Of Design Resume

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Employment
2007-Present Director of Design, Confidential,
Madison, WI Set visual strategy for product design and creative solutions; Provided guidance on all aspects of visual, interaction and user experience design; Designed award winning user interfaces for standalone web, desktop, and mobile (iPhone, Nokia Blackberry, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson) applications; Developed products for the US, International and Chinese markets; Rendered aesthetic scenes for mobile screens; Created visually appealing user interfaces for digital media; Generated wireframes and detailed design specs; Consulted during product development on visual design and usability; Analyzed business objectives and translated into stunning visuals; Created collateral, promotional pieces and tradeshow displays; Managed design projects; Contributed to the product management team; Established effective design style and guidelines; Redesigned existing products and transformed product design across the organization
2003-2007 Seasonal and Contract Designer Confidential,
Serkosky Creative, UW, Demco Media, Bluestone Media Group and Chocolate 212 ... Conceived, designed, and produced promotional materials, identity packages, brochures, posters, billboards, booklets, newsletters, T-shirts; Designed and redesigned ecommerce and standard websites; Developed prototypes using HTML/ CSS; Made printed catalogs viewable online from databases
2004-2006 Graphic/Multimedia Designer, Confidential,
Madison, WI Designed and produced online-learning materials – instructional web pages, animation and presentation using Flash and HTML/CSS; Redesigned the organization’s website that now user-friendly; Provided style guidelines; Created topic-specific print materials; Worked with variety of printers and vendors handling print production tasks; Designed annual report, posters, branding elements, large-scale signage and presentations
2003-2004 Web Designer, Confidential,
Madison, WI Produced advanced graphics and information architecture on variety of websites – ecommerce, v-portal, intranet and extranet; Created prototypes using HTML/CSS; Managed web content using Content Management System; Generated wireframe and established workflow
1992-1999 Accountant and Organizer of entertainment and recreational activities, Confidential,
Volunteer Tutor of languages for families of international workers, Xining, Tibet/China
Education
2002-2006 Associate of Applied Art, Graphic Design and Illustration, MATC, Madison, WI
2001-2003 Advanced Web Page Design Certificate, MATC, Madison, WI
1999-2000 Studied English, APU, Cambridge, England Studied French, À I’UNIVERSITÉ DU TEMPS LIBRE, Gap, France
1986-1989 B.S., Tibetan Literature, double major with Chinese language, Nationalities Teachers’ College, Qinghai National University, Q.H. Tibet/China
Technology Qualifications
Adobe Creative Suite; Director, HTML/CSS, XHTML, MXL, Basic JavaScript, SoundEdit, QuarkXPress, and MS Office
Languages
Fluent in oral and written English, Tibetan, and Chinese; comprehend spoken Mongolian and written Japanese
Achievements and Honors
2009 Judge’s Choice, “Innovation Award”, MyWeather Mobile Design (Nokia 5800), Nokia-Beijing, China
2009 “Top 100 Paid iPhone Applications for 2008”, MyWeather Mobile, App Store/iTunes, USA
2008 User Interface design for the iPhone selected in use of Apple’s corporate marketing materials
2007 Gold ADDY Award, Logo Design, Madison Advertising Federation, Madison, WI
Silver ADDY Award, Poster Design, Madison Advertising Federation, Madison, WI
Silver ADDY Award, Poster Design, 8th District of the American Advertising Federation
2003 English Language Award, Wisconsin Literacy Council, Madison, WI
1989-1998 Awards for Tibetan Dancing, Bureau of Culture Affairs of Q.H. Province, Tibet/China
1991 Best Teacher of the Year Award for teaching excellence and overall performance, Tongren Nationalities Middle/High School, Huangnan Prefecture, Tibet/China
1986-1989 Performance awards and scholarships for academic excellence, Nationalities Teachers’ College, Qinghai National University, Q.H. Tibet/China
1991-1993 Published essays in the magazine, Qinghai Jiaoyu (Qinghai Education), Xining, Tibet/China
Community Service
Volunteer Graphic Designer, Volunteer Tutor and Translator, Tibetan Folk Dancer, Member of Design Madison,
Member of Innovative Committee - MATC Foundation, Affiliated with Wisconsin High Tech Professional Associations

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