SUMMARY:

• 8+ years of professional experience as an interactive design, user experience design and visual design experience for software, Web applications which leverage emergent technologies, consumer electronics and/or mobile devices (Android & iOs) Strong conceptualization ability, strong visual communication ability, drawing skills, sketchbook techniques, research and planning
• Advanced understanding of combining User - Centered Design principals with user research re search to understand consumer needs, opportunities and pain points to continually inform an iterative design and discovery process
• Exceptional design skills, production value and attention to detail
• Ability to create, improve and use wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively communicate your interaction ideas using multiple methodologies (Agile, Lean, Waterfall)
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines (research, product conceptualizing, UX, UI)
• Working knowledge of m otion graphics design, video production and sound editing
• Understanding of common software project management and software development practices
• Experience working on Mobile Web, Mobile Applications and Desktop Web
• Exceptional presentation abilities, both verbal and visual
• Strong proficiency with a variety of rapid prototyping and visualization tools (e.g., Axure, iRise, Balsamiq, Omnigraffle, Visio, Adobe Confidential, Sketch, etc.)
• Secure understanding of responsive design principles and creating such environments
• Experience working on Mobile Web, Mobile Applications and Desktop Web
• Exceptional presentation abilities, both verbal and visual
• Solid understanding of interactive experiences and technologies
• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Hearing, Mental, Physical & Visual
• Android, iOS & Web (Assistive Technologies - Jaws, WAVE, Cynthia Says Firefox, ie)
• ToonBoom, Flash MX, Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere, After Effects
• Branding, Product Design, Info Design, High & Low Fidelity Comps / Mock - ups
• Adobe Creative Suites (Ai,Ps,Fl,Xd.Sketch, CMS, AEM, Confidential )
• Axure,, Balsamiq, iRise, Omnigraffle, Vis io
• Bootstrap, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Dreamweaver, Edge Reflow
• User Storyboard Writing
• User-Centered Design
• Interface Architecture Wire-framing

WORK HISTORY:

IA / UX DESIGNER- Web Accessibility Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Champion principles of usability and user - centered design and over all user experience
• Building UXD / UI and supporting Cloud based database environment
• Plan, design, develop and manage the infrastructure to enable strategic and effective use of
• Datacenter, Service Portals and tools
• Establishing strategy and objectives and advocate solution/direction to stakeholders
• Create user journeys, workflows, wireframes and prototypes (iRise, Adobe CS / Edge Reflow, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc.), feature lists, content matrixes, and other artifacts to describe the intend ed user experience
• Conceptualize and develop visually rich mock - ups, prototypes & UI assets in accordance with style guide standards
• Assist in the evaluation/evolution of tools/technologies/programs with input from internal teams, external developers, partners and customers
• Partner with other technology leaders, business partners, and stakeholders to understand and identify business demand, priorities, issues, and strategies to help establish and define the right structure to meet the short-term and long-term needs
• I dentify potential accessibility issues and recommend best practices based on W3C's Confidential 2.0 and U.S. Section 508 standards
• Document accessibility specifications for use by User Experience and Front-End Development teams

IA / UX DESIGNER- Web Accessibility Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Champion principles of usability and user - centered design and over all user experience
• Create, redesign, revise and improve designs based on user feedback, research, technical constraints and business decisions
• Create workflows, wireframes, prototypes (iRise, Adobe CS / Edge Reflow, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc.), feature lists, content matrixes, and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience
• Conceptualize and develop visually rich mock-ups, prototypes & UI assets in accordance with style guide standards
• I dentify potential accessibility issues and recommend best practices based on W3C's Confidential 2.0 and U.S. Section 508 standards
• Document accessibility specifications (text scenarios, screen readers and storyboarding) for use by User Experience and Front-End Development teams

IA / UX DESIGNER- Web Accessibility Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Owned the visual and interactive architecture efforts for Confidential products
• Design, evaluate and redesign visual human interfaces, while utilizing Confidential principles
• Create workflows, wireframes, prototypes, feature lists, content matrixes, and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience, while maintaining graphical repositories
• Initiate, suggest and spearhead major UI re - factorings for a more intuitive user- experience under 508 compliances
• I dentify potential accessibility issues and recommend best practices
• Create annotations to help convey accessibility considerations to the design and development teams

PRODUCT & UX DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led product design & redesign efforts for the development of design documentation and addendum s throughout the progress of multiple projects
• Designed intuitive, usable, and engaging mobile & web interactions and user experiences
• Created workflows, wireframes, prototypes, feature lists, content matrixes and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience, product and user guide
• Conceived, managed, and led project design components from start to finish

VISUAL UX DESIGNER- Product Design

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led UX efforts, while applying user interfaces design strategies, style - guides, re-usable templates, for new and derivative designs solutions for mobile and web
• Created and redesign interface design concepts via wireframes and/or interactive prototypes / (iRise, inVision, Edge Reflow, Eclipse, etc.) for navigational models, process flows, page layout
• Implemented UX design methodology and concepts, experience with designing for web, mobile and tablets

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created / updated the digital Style Guide and Information Architecture guide
• Created simulations and prototypes for future state experiences of complex scenarios
• Planned, created and reviewed visualizations with stakeholders that represent a prioritized set of requirements

UX DESIGNER- Product Design

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led UX concepts and designs for mobile and web experiences and products
• Worked collaboratively and quickly to introduce new features / functions based on expressed client requirements
• Developed designs for sketch to final product release

UX MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER- Web Accessibility Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented motion graphics / storyboarding for the design of motion graphics ads and banners
• Created organizational flow charts, Employee portals, Video Archives, site maps, wire framing, usability test planning and internal graphical print designs
• Recording and Producing Video Productions for distribution of Confidential intranet video archives
• Edited, Streamlined, Developed voice - overs, Video narrative and effects to video productions for final distribution

CREATIVE DIRECTOR- Branding & Product Design

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led multiple projects from concept through completion
• Lead creative sessions for project kick - offs
• Establish creative direction for entities
• Provide quality control over concepts and project