PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 8 Years of expertise in programming, user interface UIdesign, user experience UXdesign, web design and development, marketing, and project management.
• Sophisticated experience in UI, UX, Web Design, and Development, Web Design Development, and Marketing and Technology Management.
• Experience Designer with a broad understanding of complex, consumer - oriented systems and the methods for their creation, using Agile or other iterative development methodologies.
• Provided UX services including interpreting requirements, creating concept designs, producing detailed design documentation, and facilitating design walkthroughs.
• Proficient with enterprise software, UI component architecture, app APIs and integration.
• Hands on expertise skills include functional programming in JavaScript, front-end design patterns, managing technology, mentoring junior devs, solving difficult UI problems, enterprise grade code quality, Cloud based, SAAS platforms and applications, UI component architecture
• Ensured that User Experience designs meet overall business information requirements and each application's aesthetic, functional, and workflow requirements.
• I'm an ever-learning UX designer and front-end web developer with experience in Axure, responsive design, Photoshop/Illustrator, CSS3/HTML5, and JavaScript including JQuery, Angular.js, Node.js,Backbone.js, Ember.js, and Coffee script .
• I'm a very hard worker who knows the importance of customer service, attitude, energy, and personality.
• Skilled in creating innovative designs and interactions, with a passion for good user experience.
• Experienced with creating user personas, site maps and wireframes for a user-centered design.
• Experienced with adapting visual designs into dynamic websites. Thorough understanding of web standards and familiarity with current trends in web design and online environments.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite and various UI/UX design tools.
• Communicated design concepts to product development teams by leveraging background in software engineering and expert knowledge of Ext. JS, HTML, CSS, Mock-ups, Photoshop.
• Experienced with designing modifications to web sites for improved user experience.
• Proficient with validation and testing of the finished web sites.
• Familiar with user interface considerations for mobile applications.
• Familiar with Search Engine Optimization SEO.
• Worked cross-functionally with product management, product owner, marketing & engineering teams.
• Collaborated with customer-facing team to validate personas and customer journey maps.
• Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.
• Goal - oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
• Worked with 2 scrum teams (engineers, managers and product owner) and respective backlogs as a product designer.
• Organized, highly-motivated, and detail-oriented problem solver.
• Familiar with ecommerce concepts and technologies, developing technology and applications.
• Supported/install/troubleshoot software and hardware, resolve Internet-related issues.

TECHNICAL SKILS:

Database: Oracle 10g/9i/8i, IBM DB2, MS SQL Server

Languages: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, XML, CSS, Ext. JS.

Frameworks, Libraries Design Patterns: Zend, CodeIgniter, Kohana, CakePHP, jQuery, OOP, MVC, Custom CMS

Software: Adobe design software, Eclipse, Git, SVN, CVS, Windows, Linux, VI, Word, Excel

Software Methodology: Agile, Waterfall, RUP, Scrum

Script: JavaScript, Ext.JS, HTML5, JQuery, JSON, Mock-ups, Photoshop.

Web Servers: IIS, Apache HTTP, Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic

IDE/Editor: Notepad, SVN Eclipse, IntelliJ, MS FrontPage

Operating Systems: Windows Server OS NT/ 2000/2003/2008, Windows 7/XP/NT, Linux U buntu, UNIX.

Sketch: Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe In design

ETL Tools: Informatica Power Centre, SSIS

Operating Systems: All versions of UNIX, Windows, LINUX, Macintosh HD, Sun Solaris

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

UX Designer

Confidential, Oakland, CA

Responsibilities:

• Interfaced directly with product owners, business analysts, SMEs, users, and developers throughout the life-cycle of all projects using Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Translated business unit needs into wireframes using illustration tools such as Balsamic Mock-ups, MSPowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Used Ajax to get JSON data.
• Participated in the web design using HTML5, XHTML, CSS3, JavaScript, Ext. JS, jQuery, JSON, XML, and Ajax. Use Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks to create, update, and optimize images or logos for sites.
• Edited, built, and created additional pages for Work stream applications, using HTML4, XHTML, CSS2, JavaScript, Ext. JS, jQuery, JSON, XML, Mock-ups, Photoshop and Ajax.
• Designed user interface using HTML, and validated with JavaScript for providing the UI and communication between the client and server.
• Use JAWS, a screen reader program, to verify website application sites for visual accessibility.
• Conduct usability testing to improve user-experience.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings to drive innovative development paradigm.
• Administer Drupal and Word press installations to support frontend website and marketing blog
• Setup and administer Marketer and Google Analytics.

Environment : HTML, HTML5, DHTML, XSL, SVN, CSS3, Ext. JS, JQuery, JavaScript, Adobe JSP, Mock-ups, Photoshop.

UX Architect / Information Architect / UI Designer

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities:

• Concept, Designed and Prototyped new flight search engine for Expedia.com website.
• Design, Concept, Wireframe and Prototype a Classified mission critical web-based Portal and UI.
• Design, Concept, Wireframe and Prototype 2D/3D user-interfaces for GIS asset management application.
• Document user-flows, Diagrams, Flow Charts, UI Concepts and Prototypes for XAML/Silverlight and Flash.
• Create prototype and designs for web-applications and kiosks.
• Document user-flows and concepts for 2D/3D User-interfaces to visually represent massive datasets.
• Work daily with remote teams to build rapid prototypes for J2EE, JBOSS and JETSPEED Portal/Port lets.
• Create Rapid Application design, Interactive Canvas and Libraries RADICAL-UI to mitigate obsolesce.
• Set up Usability Testing and Review Lab Results for prototypes in J2EE Environment.
• User-Research Analysis for Usability Testing.
• Remote work with daily scrum meetings.
• Onsite and Remote work.

Environment: JDK, IBM WBI ICS 4.3.0.2, WebSphere MQ 5.3, Web services Adapter 3.4.0, JDBC Adapter 2.6.5, Workflow Adapter 2.8, Email Adapter 5.5, Oracle8i.

UI Designer

Confidential, Neenah, WI

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for UI engineering team technical leadership and strategic direction.
• Recommended and currently guiding the team in building out a lean, responsive UI layer utilizing semantic html5, SASS, Bootstrap, AngularJS, and REST API architecture.
• Front-end architecture and engineering social application platform.
• Responsible for track on technologies stack includes AngularJS, Backbone.js, jQuery, Ext. JS, Underscore.js, LESS, Ruby / Rails, Java, MySQL, Cassandra.
• Responsible for technical direction and leadership, performance optimization, implementation of best practices and optimal design patterns, and solutions for critical problems of UI/UX issues.
• Guidelines for junior to senior level front-end developers, design and QA departments to ensure technical success of the product.
• Working with insurance provider clients to design and implement customized portals for their members.
• Worked closely with the programming staff to create a utility that automatically linked the help system to the software.
• Integrated with the back-end code JSP using JQUERY, JSON and AJAX to get and post the data to backend servers.
• Responsible to design the browser compatible pages using HTML, CSS, Ext. JS, JavaScript, JQuery, Mock-ups, Photoshop.
• Used tools such as firebug, web developer tools for debugging and correcting errors.

Environment: HTML, CSS, Ext. JS, JavaScript, JQuery, Mock-ups, Photoshop, Eclipse, JSP, AJAX, JSON, SVN, Java Script, SQL Reporting Services, SQL Server 2005 and Windows XP.

UI Designer / Information Architect

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Translate Requirements into personas, storyboards, user-flows, and taxonomy navigation schemas.
• Design, Concept, Wireframe and Prototype new client websites
• Design, Concept, Wireframe and Prototype a new websites for Lines Of Business
• Document user-flows and concepts for internal client based applications for .NET
• Create layouts, wireframes and content for CMS portal.
• Create new diagrams, layouts, designs, sitemaps and user-flows for proposed website updates.
• Strategize with stakeholders. Concept, Designed and Prototype Saas web-based portal application
• Prototype and hand-code dynamic client-based CSS for client-friendly style guides.
• Design, Concept, Wireframe and Prototype a new websites for Lines of Business
• Document existing site architecture
• Consult and advise on proposed SEO optimizations, navigational schemas and layouts for MSN Money
• Participate in User Research, Metrics and Feedback.
• Create Section 508 Compliant RIA web-application for ASP.NET Portals for Supply Chain Financing App.
• Onsite and Remote Contractor.

Environment : JDK, IBM WBI ICS 4.3.0.2, WebSphere MQ 5.3, Web services Adapter 3.4.0, JDBC Adapter 2.6.5, Workflow Adapter 2.8, Email Adapter 5.5.

Graphic Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed job flow in and out of prepress department.
• Worked closely with customers by providing graphics, print and packaging expertise for all produced materials.
• Led and participated in best print processes, technology development, and project management.
• Delivered quick turnarounds and continuous graphic support to companies nationwide.
• Participated in programs to build upon personal skill sets.

Graphic Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed a variety of on-brand graphics for in-house marketing as well as external client needs.
• Managed and led print department.
• Scheduled projects and defined budget constraints.
• Worked with clients on design style, format, and print production.
• Ensured deadlines were met and materials were printed to the highest quality.