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Interaction Designer / User Interface
Financial Services
Oct 2014 - Present (9 years 11 months)
Designing solution concepts, wireframes and high level prototypes (in Axure) to test with customers prior to full blown development. In this role I develop a deep understanding of market needs and customer problems across all of the company's solutions and work closely with Sales, Product Management, Technical teams and Delivery teams. Visualizing concepts and seeking feedback from the market early is an essential part of innovation strategy and important in ensuring I develop solutions that meet customer requirements.
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Interaction Designer and User Experience
TMP Worldwide
Sep 2012 - Oct 2014 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for developing process around user insights and leading user experience.
Wireframe, Surveys, User Testing, Personas, and Prototypes.
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Web and IxD
Freelance / Contract
May 2001 - Jan 2013 (11 years 8 months)
Wireframing, Personas, A/B testing, Contextual Interviews, Surveys
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Freelance UX and IxD
Sponge
Sep 2012 - Sep 2012
Working remotely on this project with Developer, and QA to transition two sections of the kerrygoldusa.com website over to Wordpress.
Duties include: Contextual Interview, Persona, Sitemap, and Wireframes.
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Freelance IxD
Acquity Group
Mar 2012 - Jun 2012 (3 months)
Wireframed redesign of Wesco Direct website.
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UX
eshots, Inc.
Apr 2012 - Apr 2012
Mobile and Tablet app design.
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UX and Design Consultant
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
Sep 2011 - Nov 2011 (2 months)
I gathered stakeholder feedback, and created the wireframe using Axure for this team project in conjunction with DePaul University to build a Drupal CMS website that meets business & creative needs within Cermak and surrounding neighborhoods.
Working with Julie Burros
Director of Cultural Planning
julie.burros@cityofchicago.org
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User Experience
Manifest Digital
Jun 2009 - Sep 2011 (2 years 3 months)
Assisting project leaders in the planning and execution of usability studies, coordinating logistical aspects of research projects, such as communicating with participant recruiters, assisting with research setup, greeting participants. Assisting with the analysis and documentation of test results. Developing and refining user interface through user segmentation, personas, and heuristics. Design concepts via sketches, and wireframe prototypes.
Clients: Allstate, Tribune Media Group, CDW, and Food Channel.
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Freelance UX, Web Design, CSS & HTML
H.E.R.O. Fitness
May 2011 - Aug 2011 (3 months)
Redesigned the entire site using UX techniques such as surveys, coding, and wireframing [to name a few]. Created site using Wordpress.
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Freelance Net Manager
Managers Investment Group
May 2009 - May 2009
Maintenance of the internet and intranet websites using Sitellite 4.2 CMS, and Dreamweaver CS3. As well as uploading PDFs to these sites. Sent out survey evaluation using Zoomerang.
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Freelance Web Designer
BHI Design
Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
Created a Flash holiday splash page for Davis Street Land Company.
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Freelance Web Designer
Chempetative
Sep 2008 - Sep 2008
Created flash banners for illumina.
http://www.roy-portfolio.com/illumina-banners/
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Freelance Web Designer
Alla Prima Lingerie
May 2008 - Jul 2008 (2 months)
Designed company website using CS3: Photoshop, Flash, and Dreamweaver. Used basic XML and PHP for Messaging and Photo gallery section.
www.allaprimalingerie.com
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Web Designer
Edelman
Oct 2007 - Oct 2007
I created e-blasts for Mosaic Gourmet Cheese and did production work for
3-A-Day Dairy, Off the Street Club, and Barilla pasta website.
http://www.3aday.org/Pages/Welcome.aspx
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Web Designer
McDonald's Corporation
Jun 2007 - Jun 2007
Helped in production of Intranet site.
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Web Designer
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Apr 2007 - Apr 2007
I created e-blasts and banner ads for furniture design stores in the mart. Clients include dreamRooms, and L.A. Mart.
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Designer
Tribal DDB
Sep 1999 - Apr 2001 (1 year 7 months)
I represented interactive design for integrated marketing teams resulting in successful interactive marketing campaign.
Clients included awards winning FTD Be a Hero campaign, Microsoft, McDonald’s, Lands’ End, State Farm, Emerson Climate Technologies, L’eggs, Vaniqa, PlantWeb and National-Louis University.