My Resume
Below you’ll find my work experience and skills.
EDUCATION
Graphic Design A.S.
Valencia Community College, 2005.
SKILLS
UX Strategy
Interaction Design
Wireframes
Prototyping
Content Strategy
Information Architecture
Creative Direction
Visual Design
UI Design
Digital Strategy
Product Design
Mobile & RWD
Analysis & Review
User Testing
Research
Presentation
Education
EXPERIENCE
UX Director
Intouch Solutions
Sept 2016 – present
Manage and provide feedback to a team of UX strategists. Serve as a mentor for the team. Inspire and lead the team. Facilitate at atmosphere that enables my team to do their best work.
Provide and lead strategic and tactical recommendations for all our clients. Lead client presentations and discussions. Lead and facilitate internal and external workshops and brainstorms.
Lead innovation within the agency and educate internally and externally on user experience. Provide best practices and overall user experience guidance. Define process and provide estimations for incoming projects.
Collaborate closely with planning, account, creatives, development, business system analysis.
Senior UX Strategist
Intouch Solutions
Feb 2013 – March 2015
Lead strategic and tactical initiatives working along side a multidisciplinary team to develop industry leading experiences that impact healthcare professionals, caregivers, and patients. Involved in brand and digital strategy, content strategy, wireframing and prototyping.
Strong client presentation skills. Collaborations internally and externally. Work closely with account, analytics, SEO, creatives, and other teams.
Involved in launch of UX Department, management of team, creation of process and documents. Help to create efficiencies and templates for various deliverables.
Deliverables
Expert Reviews
Sitemaps
Content Analysis
Content Inventory
Educational Documents
Wireframes
Prototypes
User Flows
Journey Maps
Heuristic Analysis
Associate Creative Director
Intouch Solution
March 2012 – Feb 2013
Manage creative teams of art directors, copywriters and interactive designers. Strong client presentation skills. Conceptualize ideas and ensure concepts align with brand and digital strategies. Participate in defining brand and digital strategies. Identify opportunities for creative executions.
Work closely with account teams to manage staffing and multiple deadlines. Design web sites, mobile sites and mobile applications, and other interactive projects. Work with outside vendors to assure quality and adherence to brand guidelines.
Senior Art Director
Intouch Solution
June 2010 – March 2012
Conceptualize and design digital products including responsive, desktop and mobile websites; web applications, native applications for phone and tablet, rich media ads, video games, kinect video game, touch screens, and other interactive projects.
Present internally and to clients. Attend brainstorm sessions. Work with outside vendors to assure quality and adherence to brand guidelines.
Design & Production
Freelance
August 2006 – June 2010
Working with various firms, agencies and clients on a variety of projects in both art direction and print production.
Projects:
Catalogues
Identity Systems
Branding
Brand Guides
Annual Reports
Prospectus Reports
Brochures
Calendars
Sell Sheets
Trade Booth Graphics
Presentation Material
Pitch Books
Websites
Banner Ads
POP
Magazine Editorials
LP Covers
Synthesizer Faceplates
Photo Retouching
Signage
T-Shirts
Package Design
Info-Graphics
Wedding Invitations
Menus
Programs
Posters
Fliers
Blog Design
Ad Campaigns
Logos
Agency & Client List:
JWT Chicago
RMG Connect
McKinney Chicago
Pressley Jacobs Design
I.A. Collaborative
ESW Partners
CCFC
Quicksilver
Outdoor Magazine
Moldover
Overclock Inc.
Whitehall Jewelers
Lindstrom Jewelers
Iridium Records
QEP Research
Spear Research Assoc
Studio Designer
JWT
May 2008 – June 2009
Design of presentation materials to include decks, pitch books, packages, projections, signage and table tents for creative and strategic presentations. Including full suite of mount room skills and services, photography and jack of all trades.
Studio and asset management. Management of brand standards. Updating and management of brand guidelines.
Design of internal communications, signage, client presentations and projection wall.
Creation of mechanicals and keylines for all print media to include ad campaigns, posters, outdoor, sell sheets, invitations, guide books, vehicle wraps, direct mail and signage.
Production Designer
Anson-Stoner
December 2005 – August 2006
Print production of all print creative to include ad campaigns, outdoor, mailers, brochures, annual reports, media kits and identity packages.
Conception and design of many projects to include mailers, brochures, logos, identity packages, media kits, outdoor, posters, window clings and POS.