Resumé
I have over 5 years creative experience in web user interface design. My goal is to apply user-centered design principals to my work. I am an advocate for building web-standard designs that focus on producing great user experiences. I enjoy being a resourceful team-player that can provide insightful product & visual design knowledge.
Experience
Los Angeles, CA
Manager of User Interface Design — Mar. 2009 - Present
Responsible for designing the user experience and visual identity of CrownPeak’s online marketing platforms. Provide detailed documentation of the interaction design for CrownPeak’s latest marketing analytics products by creating user flows diagrams and user interface wireframes. Create visual design mockups and prototype user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and jQuery scripting that would eventually be utilized as design assets for front-end engineers and web developers.
Los Angeles, CA
Sr. Web Designer — Jul. 2007 - Feb. 2009
Member to both design and product management teams. Collaborated with product managers, information architects and web developers to produce visual designs for advertising campaign management web applications and online marketing pages. Produced microsites and partner portal sites for specialized areas; such as politics and jewelry industry. Developed designs that lead to increased user-retention on Spot Runner's television advertising media planner (Results: Spot Runner's Geospatial Mapping Tool).
Design Nucleus, Inc.
Anaheim, CA
Designer — Jan. 2006 - Jun. 2007
Designed, conceptualized and produced internet sites and print projects for a variety of clients, as well as internal sales and marketing departments. Provided web standards based front-end XHTML/CSS for websites including Flash based sites, brochure sites, e-commerce sites and content management systems.
Walnut, CA
Web Designer & Marketing Coordinator – Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2005
Created and managed two separate product brand sites ranging from aerodynamic components to carbon fiber accessories for luxury automobiles. Assisted with marketing carbon fiber composite products for the automotive industry. Strengthened product concepts by drafting technical manuals and copy writing for print and web projects, as well as print-ads and product releases. Designed and reorganized product site that has lead to increased website traffic by 12% over a 6 month period (Results: APR Performance Website).
Education
California State University, Fullerton
BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Systems
Proficiencies
- Hand-coded XHTML/CSS, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Familiarity with Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress and Magento Commerce.
- Comfortable in Mac and Windows Environments.
Interests
Art & Design, Typography, Photography, Data Visualization, Information Architecture, and Web Standards.