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FREELANCE VISUAL DESIGNER
FULL SWING STUDIOS
Austin, TX
Feb 2017 - Present (7 years 10 months)
• Design elegant and smart digital experiences from the website to mobile applications and internal software to help serve customers
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FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
Austin, TX
Apr 2012 - Feb 2017 (4 years 10 months)
• Specialize in commercial, portrait, lifestyle and travel photography
• Work has been featured in Condé Nast, Pacific Magazines, Microsoft.com, British Airways, TravelChannel.com, Weather.com, USNews.com
• Getty Images Contributor since 2013
• Portfolio can be viewed at www.olgamelhiser.com
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LEAD VISUAL DESIGNER, SALES
Austin, TX
Jun 2009 - Mar 2012 (2 years 9 months)
• Lead concept development of AT&T’s brand into effective visual designs including landing pages, social media presence, marquees, holiday sale banner ad campaigns, web and mobile phone upgrade flows and shopping cart experiences
• Worked closely with AT&T Labs to ensure that developed UX is compliant with latest standards in online usability
• Educated and consulted corporate partners about web standards and accessibility
• Mentored other designers by giving art direction and approving their design deliverables
• Worked closely with an Art Director to ensure all UX/UI work on design and brand strategy achieved proper balance and high standards
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SENIOR VISUAL DESIGNER
Austin, TX
Apr 2007 - Jan 2009 (1 year 9 months)
• Developed UI design for interactive Flash presentation for Dell's Personal Computer Configurator with great success
• Built custom interface for Dell's Design Studio website, an expanding option on the personal shopping experience
• Completed the 2009 Southwest Airlines website redesign, part of a company-wide rebrand
• Handled Dell, Southwest Airlines and AT&T U-verse accounts
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FREELANCE VISUAL DESIGNER
Austin, TX
Jun 2005 - Apr 2007 (1 year 10 months)
• Web site redesign of U.S. Diplomacy Center website
• CD-ROM UI Design for Hillmann & Carr Inc.
• Ocean Medical Spa website design and development
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SENIOR VISUAL DESIGNER
Sterling, VA
Nov 2004 - May 2005 (6 months)
• Developed marketing campaigns for the following AOL Channels: Jobs, Shopping, Travel, Real Estate and Autos
• Major accomplishments included redesign of Jobs Channel and creating successful Flash ad banners for Shopping Channel
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SENIOR WEB DESIGNER
Aug 2002 - Oct 2004 (2 years 2 months)
• UI design for Nissan regional CD-ROM campaigns
• Web site design for Regina Lewis AOL Consumer Adviser website
• UI CD-ROM design for the Smithsonian Nobel 100 years Anniversary
• UI design for several Kiosk projects with Hillmann & Carr, Inc.