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UI/UX Designer/Developer
Julie Law
Los Angeles, CA
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About
• User experience design skills: conducting user research, developing user personas and scenarios, creating user interface prototypes and interaction wireframes, conducting usability testing and analysis, storyboarding, instructional graphics design, page layout, icon design, information architecture, graphical user interface (GUI) design, digital video editing.
• Web design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Macromedia Fireworks, Flash, ImageReady
• Web development/programming: HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Actionscript, JSP, jQuery, ASP, VBScript, SQL, ColdFusion -
Education
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extended education Design Communication ArtsUCLA Extension1998 - 2015• User Experience: Mobile First: designed project involving mobile-specific environments, adaptive and responsive layouts, mobile-first philosophy, grid usage, predictive device changes, Android/iOS guidelines. • Social Media for Designers: designed social media campaign strategy, including a company blog, Facebook tab, and mobile application. • CSS II Web Development for Designers: Created CSS to design pages and forms. • Brand Identity and Marketing Strategies: Designed logo and branding identity. • User Experience Design for the Web: conducted user research, developed user personas and scenarios, created user interface prototypes and interaction wireframes, conducted usability testing and analysis. • Flash II: Advanced Animation and Interaction: Programmed in ActionScript. • Introduction to Computer Graphics I: Print Design (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress) • Typography, Print Production, Basics of Graphic Design: Print design, layout, typography • Flash, ASP, JavaScript, JAVA
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Master of Arts (MA) Education, option in New Media Design and ProductionCalifornia State University, Los Angeles2002 - 2004
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Bachelor of Science Cognitive Science, with Specialization in ComputingUniversity of California, Los Angeles1994 - 1998
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Experience
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User Interface Designer / eServices Quality AnalystTorrance, CADec 2014 - Feb 2016 (1 year 2 months)● Designed mockups and interaction wireframes for interface for new product features such as card management using Photoshop and prototyping tool Axure.
● Created prototypes of user interface for new products using HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript, and jQuery for application on Windows, Mac OSX, Android, and iPhone.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product features including functionality, usability, and user interaction of online banking and mobile application.
● Provided creative consultation and communicate with key clients, vendors, and agencies.
● Participated in cross-functional groups to gather functional requirements, document workflow, project deliverables, and track development tasks.
● Analyzed business requirements, brand standards, available research, and key data to develop creative solutions that meet business objectives.
● Coordinated with marketing to design banner ads on banking website.
● Led usability testing including requirements gathering, validation, beta testing with a focus on quality, user acceptance performance, routine functionality and deployment to ensure functionality of user interface.
● Resolved over 30 tickets to improve user interface and user flow of online and mobile application. -
Senior User Interface Designer/DeveloperLos Angeles, CAAug 2006 - Feb 2014 (7 years 6 months)• Update 3 websites: Agency Dashboard, Farmers.com, Employee Dashboard (intranet) – design layout, create and edit images, develop and edit HTML pages, including Javascript and CSS style sheets.
• Managed re-branding of Farmers logo on all Farerms.com properties.
• Upload files using Teamsite – content management system.
• Create banners and edit images using Photoshop.
• Integrate video and graphics to layouts.
• Create new pages from layout to development.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and adhere to web standards.
• Participated in design and development of mobile application of Farmers.com.
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Web Designer/DeveloperThe Holman GroupMar 2004 - Jul 2006 (2 years 4 months)• Re-designed website, update and maintain company website, update database.
• Design and develop new webpages/applications.
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New Media InternKCETSep 2003 - Dec 2003 (3 months)• Updated website using web application, re-sized graphics using Photoshop, coded HTML pages using Homesite, encoded audio using RealProducer, and edited video using Adobe Premiere.
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Staff Research AssociateUCLA Laboratory of Neuro ImagingNov 2002 - Apr 2003 (5 months)• Developed webpages to search and modified mySQL database using JSP, SQL, Javascript.
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Web designer (contract)Chimera SolutionsJun 2002 - Aug 2002 (2 months)• Developed multimedia (audio, video, graphics) web-based training software using Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
• Edited video and audio using SoundForge -
Web developer (contract)RoboDocsMay 2002 - Jun 2002 (1 month)• Developed company website and created graphics for website using Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
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Web DeveloperJuriSearch.Com, LLP.,Mar 1999 - Jul 2001 (2 years 4 months)• Created and maintained website for on-line legal research service. Updated Folio database.
• http://www.jurisearch.com/
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Elsewhere on the Web
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