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| Desired Industry: Information Technology |
SpiderID: 19617 |
| Desired Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia |
Date Posted: 3/4/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 03/10/08 |
| Desired Wage: 80,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
- Creative, versatile designer with excellent problem solving skills.
- 12+ years of experience as a Web Developer/Designer. Extensive experience with Graphics, Design, Navigation, Both Front End and Back End Web Development and Web Site Architecture and User Interface Design.
- 3.5 years Project Management, Team Management and Leadership Experience
Experience:
Kalico Productions Atlanta, GA
Web Developer / User Interface Designer, (10/00-Present)
- Design and develop the technical execution and production of web content for multiple Internet and Intranet websites on secure and open networks.
- Design and deliver an organized layout of graphics, text and logo for the entire web application. Also chose the images, symbols, font, color palette, flow, content, consistency and overall texture that is striking and complimentary to the theme of the product.
- Developed and designed Front End User Interface projects for online ordering applications.
- Created paper prototyping, static & dynamic wireframes, HTML mock-ups to create visually appealing and intuitive prototypes.
- Conduct user research, analysis and testing on client sites, summarize results, and make recommendations.
- Designed online Animation and Interactive Websites using Flash.
- Supervise production of marketing material from concept to finished product.
User Insight Atlanta, GA
User Interface Designer (Contractor), (11/07-Present)
- Created wireframe screen mockups & icons using Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks.
- Developed Prototypes based off of wireframes for Usability Studies.
- Collaborated with project managers and UI designers to refine interaction design; keep team informed about information architecture and UI issues.
- Project activities included client meetings, investigating audience, business, and technical requirements, developed wireframes and visualization concepts, created Studio competitions, wrote documentation, and participated in various levels of Usability Studies.
TopCoder Glastonbury, CT
Information Architect / Web Designer, (05/07-08/07)
- Developed complete wireframe page diagrams and wrote functional specs outlining UI goals with an emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
- Worked with the creative director and project managers to gather requirements, identify customer and business goals, create wireframes, and define functionality for web applications.
- Project activities included client meetings, investigating audience, business, and technical requirements, developed wireframes and visualization concepts, created Studio competitions, wrote documentation, and otherwise building the framework for a successful information product.
Kudzu.com Dunwoody, GA
User Interface Designer (Contractor), (01/07-04/07)
- Ensure integrity of the visual appearance of the website and fully develop a superior user experience by prototyping UI pages
- Responsible for designing aesthetically pleasing user interface design
- Produce various design deliverables on schedule
- Work closely with development team to produce a clean look and feel for a given feature
- Produce deliverables associated with usability testing, and the documentation of UI requirements.
Employease a Division of ADP Norcross, GA
User Interface Developer, (11/05-12/06)
- Ensure acceptable "fit and finish" integrity of the visual appearance of the product and fully develop a superior user experience by prototyping UI solutions with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Responsible for producing aesthetically pleasing user interface design solutions that fulfill stated business requirements and design analysis
- Worked closely with UI team and assigned development and product strategy resources to ensure cost-to-benefit ratios are sound for design decisions made for a given feature
- Produced various design deliverables on schedule
- Worked with localization team to convert graphics and website from English to Spanish.
- Produced deliverables associated with user task analysis, usability testing, and the documentation of UI requirements.
Ciber Inc. (State of Georgia Department of Education) Atlanta, GA
Web Developer / Graphic Designer. (Contractor), (11/04-04/05)
- Design and develop the technical execution and user interface for multiple Internet and Intranet websites for the Georgia Department of Education.
- Created dynamic wire frames, HTML mock-ups to create visually appealing and intuitive prototypes
- Actively develop Graphic Design, look and feel of product, screen layout enhancement, including navigation, ease of use, error handling, human factors and site branding.
- Present presentations in front of users and technical and IT management staff.
- Expertise in designing flow charts, PowerPoint presentations, graphics and site mock ups
Siemens Corporation - Energy & Automation Division Norcross, GA
Web Master / Graphic Designer (Contractor), (03/03 – 04/04)
- Redesigned and developed corporate website for Energy and Automation Division (front end design, User Interface development and back end coding), adapted later corporate wide throughout all Siemens United States divisions.
- Collaborated with Backend Developers to create databases, adapting website to backend coding, and addressed various server issues.
- Interfaced with Product & Project Managers on planning web identity for maximum product exposure.
- Conceived and wrote web and marketing content for both online and print.
- Developed advertising and marketing materials, including Brochures, Flyers, Trade Show Displays, Training Materials, CD Labels, CD & DVD Cases, Slide Show Presentations, Magazine Ads, Billboard Signs & Corporate Giveaways.
The Learning Center Costa Mesa, CA
Web Design Instructor, (11/00 – 8/01)
- Instructed continuing education students in how to create professional web site.
- Created learning programs that incorporated both hand coding and WYSWIG web site development.
- Using basic HTML, Java Script, and DHTML the students under my instructions were able to create the beginnings of their online identities.
- Introduced them to the concepts of creating websites using both hand coding, and WYSWYG programs such as Front Page, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Go Live.
Infopop Corporation Seattle, WA
Web Master / Graphic Designer. (11/99 - 10/00)
- Developed and updated websites for a leader in Internet bulletin board software using HomeSite, Dreamweaver, Photoshop & Flash.
- Interacted with marketing and design team to create the feel and style used to guide customers smoothly through professional e-commerce websites.
- Designed and delivered an organized layout of graphics, text and logo for the entire web application. Chose the images, symbols, font, color palette, flow, content, consistency and overall texture that was striking and complementary to the theme of the product
- Created full convention, file structure and production for corporate website. Developed full corporate identity for newly formed company (website, logos, business cards, letterhead, and multi-media presentations).
- Produced original artwork and logos for various online and commercial needs.
- Provided presentations in front of the users, technical and IT management staff.
- Tested websites across multiple browsers and various OS platforms.
- Managed a team of designers, editors and IT developers.
- Conducted usability research, analysis, testing, and implemented the results into a functional web site design.
Education:
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1991
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Visual Arts Major: Graphic Art
Affiliations:
CHI - Atlanta
Skills:
HTML, DHTML, CSS, JSP, ASP, JavaScript, XML, XSL, XHTML, BBEdit, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, GoLive, FrontPage, Flash, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Fireworks, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Multi-Ad Creator, MS Word, Excel, Access, Arsenal, PowerPoint, Visio, VSS, Spider, Raid, Claris Works, FileMaker, Reflections, Mac OS, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP, UNIX & Linux
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