User Experience Designer Resume Profile, NJ - Hire IT People

SKILLS:

Experience Design: Contextual Analysis, Heuristic Analysis, Information Architecture, Low/High-Fi Prototyping, Usability Testing, Axure 6.5, Balsamiq, KJ Exercise, Sketchboard sessions, Exercise design facilitation
Project Management: Rally, OmniPlan, Version One, XPlanner, Test Director
Graphics: Illustrator, Photoshop

EXPERIENCE:

User Experience Designer

Confidential

Designed and facilitated discovery exercises
Conducted user, stakeholder, and expert interviews to inform design process
Created rich, clickable, high-fidelity Axure prototypes of interface designs
Conducted formal usability tests and quick over-the-wall sanity check prototype reviews
Worked in conjunction with SREs/TBAs to ensure technical validity of user stories
Wrote, groomed, and maintained a backlog of user features and stories
Worked inside and outside an Agile iteration framework for creating stories and developing products
Acted as Product Owner, reviewing and accepting complete user stories

User Experience Designer

Confidential

Experience Architect

NTT Data Confidential

Developed, executed, and analyzed user interviews and usability tests
Created high-fidelity, mobile and desktop Axure prototypes for presentation and testing
Designed specialized infographics to illustrate unique client business structures and processes
Wrote business process guides
Conducted on-site client/user workshops
Represented UX practice at client meetings

UI Developer/UX Designer

Confidential

Spearheaded effort for company-wide adoption of UX best practices and processes
Developed multiple theme packages for Liferay-based websites
Created UI resource packages for several development teams to ensure consistent UI
Conducted customer interviews for usability inquiry and analysis
Created and modified low-fi prototypes according to usability test analysis
Created and conducted usability tests and analyzed test results
Sliced web graphics from flat graphic designs, and developed graphics as needs dictated
Built rapid high-fidelity HTML/CSS prototypes for clickable demos and user tests
Self-managed in a Scrum team environment

Web Technology Specialist

Confidential

Worked closely with systems architecture teams to ensure smooth code/content integration
Provided requirements and guidance to offshore programming resources
Maintained close relationship with Database Administrators to ensure smooth data migration
Sat on Crisis Bridge calls as front-end expert to guide on-call developers in solving code issues
Mentored junior team members during acclimation of proprietary enterprise tools and systems
Managed new hire workload schedules and tasks to ensure constructive training experiences
Performed as sole systems expert and presentation-layer development resource for over six months

Associate Web Technology Specialist

Confidential

Executed content changes and UI maintenance using a large-scale proprietary branding engine to render more than 5,000 client-data-driven websites employing over 50 fully-customized designs
Developed front-end code for dynamic, java-based web sites for mortgage applications
Coordinated client-driven projects through software development life cycle
Created and managed content and new designs for company-wide intranet.
Participated in coordinated code and content releases with Applications development, Web development and Database Administration teams
Executed testing and troubleshooting sessions for overnight and emergency production releases
Managed and executed content/UI development for corporate name change