TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

• Operating Systems/Development Platforms/Environments:
• Windows Server 2008 R2 IIS, 7.5, .NET Framework 3.5, Mac OS X, Java, JQuery
• Interface Development Tools:
• Adobe: Dreamweaver, Flash Microsoft: SharePoint MOSS 2007, SharePoint Designer, Visual InterDev, FrontPage
• Interface Design and Architecture Tools:
• Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator
• Axure RP Pro 6 Microsoft: Visio
• Other Applications:
• Adobe: InDesign
• Microsoft: Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Macromedia: FreeHand, Director
• Quark XPress
• Programming:
• CSS, XHTML, HTML
• Development Methodologies:
• Agile
• Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

User Experience Engineer

• Definition of the user experience for web based applications for technical service and operational analysis applications for the XFINITY X1 Entertainment Operating System. Delivered due-diligence analysis of current state of systems, provide recommendations for improved performance and experience enhancements as well as user experience architecture redefinition and new feature introductions.
• Responsibilities include collection and definition of User Cases and Persona definition. In tandem deliverables are defined expression of user goals and workflow comprehension integration. Documentation into requirements is inclusive of wireframes, interactive prototypes, story boards, high-fidelity user interface screen design as well as detailed specifications. Will write, plan and run usability testing sessions. Attend daily Agile daily scrums, UI reviews and acceptance meetings
• TECHNOLOGIES: Axure RP Pro 6, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office Suite
• Development Coordination: JQuery UI, Java

Confidential

Digital Producer and Architect/Experience Designer UX/UI

• As consultant, facilitation of the creation of user experiences in partnership with business and customer facing stakeholders. Worked closely with Product Managers User Interface Designer, Business managers and User Experience Experts to define the encompassed user experiences for sections of the Life Insurance USAA web site.
• Primary deliverables included the information architecture, wireframes and design consultation as well as some design execution for various digital channels e.g., the web, smart phones and tablets. Deliverables were inclusive of adherence to organizational guidelines and usability best practices execution.
• ARCHITECTURE Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft Visio,
• TOOLS: Microsoft Office Suite

Confidential

User Interface Architect/Experience Designer UX/UI

• Conceptualization, design and execution of the user interface for the Soarian Implementation Methodology, a web-enabled processes workflow tool. Deliver due-diligence analysis, expression of user goals and workflow comprehension translation for tool as assistant to an organization's processes integration with methodology.
• Responsibilities include requirements analysis, review of detailed user stories and use cases as well as comprehension of user and development technical environments. Inclusive of these responsibilities are design of wireframes and interactive prototype creation, writing detailed user interface specification documentation as well as the planning and running usability tests.
• Duties encompass the user experience modeling throughout an Agile development life-cycle process starting with conceptualization through the phases of interactive prototyping, development sprints, testing and deployment.
• The well received results have been achieved through establishment and implementation of production best practices and methodologies.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Axure RP Pro 6, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office Suite
• Development Coordination: Web development on the Siemens customer facing platform, Customer World, the Lotus Notes database environment, and HTML5/CSS

Confidential

Interactive Media Producer/Architect UX/UI

• Consultant, art direction, design and technical teams management coordination for development of graphical user interfaces for mobile applications and cloud solutions as well as interactive touch-screen software, various small business eCommerce and informational web sites, kiosks and CD-Rom applications.
• Healthcare industry project work included internal resources site architecture analysis and high level flow redesign recommendation. Projects also encompassed scope of work documentation for design and development of cloud one-stop-shop developer platform application solution as well as Persona and User Case scenario outlines.
• Other projects have required conceptualization through implementation of graphic design elements and functionality requirements for the various types of digital user interface platforms. Inclusive in the responsibilities for these projects is information architecture, requirements analysis, and the management of graphic and technical team tasks. Additional responsibilities are wireframe and workflow development, interactive prototype creation, writing detailed user interface development documentation.
• Duties in conjunction with these projects included consultation for use of scalable technologies, efficient functionality recommendations as well as guidance for future enhancements, cost-effective upgrades and add-ons.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft Project, Visio, Axure RP Pro 6, XHTML, CSS, Macromedia Dreamweaver Adobe Web Creative Suites, Microsoft Office Suite
• Development Coordination: Agile development life-cycle process, Microsoft.NET and PHP, Java, JavaScript
• COMPLIANCE: W3C and SEO

Confidential

Information Architect

• Internal customer support for propriety software.
• Responsibilities included responding to software user issues, making recommendations for future user interface enhancements and writing the requirements documentation for those future enhancements.
• Inclusive in these responsibilities was project support for information architecture, requirements analysis, work flow process development and wireframe creation.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Proprietary software built upon the TOOLKIT software base
• FrontRange HEAT, help desk software solution, Visio

Confidential

Designer/Architect/User Experience Lead UX/UI

• Design, development and maintainer of the seven SharePoint web site portals for the staff development and training division.
• Responsibilities included architecture, graphic design and development implementation of highly-interactive intranet portal sites. In this capacity the position focused upon achieving most optimal end user experience level possible for users working in a highly dynamic, very interactive environment.
• This was achieved through provision of usability research, establishment and implementation of best practices and methodologies. Duties encompassed providing consultation for the business needs translation into interface specifications, functionality and user interaction requirement models. Inclusive of these duties was the creation of, use case scenarios, wire frames, screen topography, animation storyboards, interactive media content conceptualization and production. Inclusive in these responsibilities was information architecture conceptualization, requirements analysis, work flow process development and all resulting documentation.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft SharePoint MOSS 2007, 2010, Visio, XHTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Microsoft Office Suite
• Development Coordination: Microsoft.NET, SharePoint site portal development environments

Confidential

Web Designer/Architect/User Experience Lead UX/UI

• Senior designer responsible for user experience definition, front-end development execution, development management and maintenance for corporate consumer eCommerce sites as well as the research software product delivery site. ATX/Kleinrock was a sub-division for UCG which is an industry leader business to business information provider. In addition designer of online and CD software product user interfaces.
• Responsibilities encompassed management lead translation of the business needs into the visual communication and technical requirements. In this capacity serving as the liaison between the technical development teams and business managers the position focused upon achieving excellence in the end user experience for both the purchase process as well as use of software products. The successful results were achieved through provision of usability research, establishment and implementation of best practices and methodologies. Duties included architecture, detailed specification documentation inclusive of comprehensive flow diagrams, layout topography, as well as use case scenarios and technical development requirements. Integral to these responsibilities were information architecture development, requirements analysis, and work flow process development for the consumer web sites as well as product software. The web enabled product software as well as website creation and updates required highly detailed documentation such as wireframes, workflows use case scenarios and requirements mapping.
• Inclusive of these duties were creation of user experience modeling, interactive media prototype development as well as implementation, scope of work documentation and requirements analysis. These duties also entailed maintaining adherence to marketing branding specifications and 508 compliance standards. In conjunction the responsibilities included project team management utilizing software project life-cycle processes, design and development team management best practices processes.
• TECHNOLOGIES: XHTML, CSS, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash Demo Builder, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Fireworks, and Acrobat, Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Suite and Lotus Notes
• Development Coordination: Microsoft .NET development environment

Confidential

Interactive Media Producer UX/UI

• Art direction, design, graphical element creation and implementation as well as management and coordination lead for design and technical teams in the development of graphical user interfaces for interactive touch-screen software, web, kiosks and CD-Rom applications.
• Responsibilities included scope of work, requirements analysis, and detailed specification documentation for technical and user interface specifications including comprehensive flow diagrams, layout topography, as well as use case scenarios. Inclusive of these responsibilities was project progress status reporting as well as overall project management. Inclusive of these duties was the creation of, use case scenarios, wire frames, screen components topography, animation storyboards, interactive media content conceptualization and production.
• Duties encompassed the user experience modeling development throughout the project life-cycle starting with conceptualization to the phase of interactive prototype development, through to development, testing, and final deployment. The well received results were achieved through establishment and implementation of production best practices and methodologies.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, Microsoft Project, Visio, Microsoft Office Suite
• Development Coordination: Microsoft ASP .NET environment, Visual Basic and VB Script, Macromedia Flash development

Confidential

Web Designer/Architect UX/UI

• Design and implementation of corporate and consumer web sites as well user interfaces design for database driven software and web sites.
• Responsibilities included design, development as well as technical management, in coordination with development team leads. Inclusive of these responsibilities was the creation documentation for scope of work, requirements analysis, and technical and user interface specifications.
• Duties encompassed detailed documentation for such as comprehensive site flow diagrams,
• screen topography layouts, and use case scenarios.
• TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft FrontPage, Visual InterDev, Visio, Rational Rose
• Development Coordination: ASP.NET environment, JAVA, Visual Basic and VB Script

Confidential

Senior Graphics Designer

• Print and interactive design lead responsible for creative marketing communications campaigns from concept through final production to include advertising, brand identity promotion programs, training materials, direct mail, packaging, logos, displays, brochures, presentations and newsletters.
• Responsibilities included the establishment graphical standards and protocols to support consistency across all program elements. Responsibilities also encompassed maintaining strong relationships with marketing and communication teams that lead to successful project realization for expected business goals.

Confidential

Publications Associate

• Print design lead responsible for design creative marketing communications campaigns from concept through final production to include advertising, brand identity promotion programs, training materials, direct mail, packaging, logos, displays, brochures, presentations and newsletters. Established the organization's first web presence on the World Wide Web.
• Responsibilities included the establishment graphical standards and protocols to support consistency across all program elements. Responsibilities also encompassed maintaining strong relationships with marketing and communication teams that led to successful project realization for expected business goals.