EXECUTIVE PROFILE
USER INTERFACE ● WEB ● GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Immersed in a dynamic, fast-paced internet activity within several service and industrial sectors for more than 10 years, designing web/software applications, advertising prints, user interface, industrialized product and interactive designs. Rigorous yet creative with an attention to detail to solve diverse design issues in usability research, human-computer interaction, web infrastructure, and graphic design.
• Customize solutions through constant and effective interaction with the customer and through gaining insight into customer’s industry by understanding key business issues.
• Conceptualize and implement internet presence and email marketing strategies.
• Define, optimize and maintain production techniques based on budget, logistic, time and quality constraints.
• Research, develop & maintain multiple forms of graphic media and design solutions ranging from 2-dimensional layout to 3 dimensional design.
• Provide innovative solutions and focus on maintaining high internal and external business continuity and efficient functionality.
• Manage annual budgets for multiple projects totaling $300,000.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Knowledge Based Management/Lloyd Register Capstone
October 2007 – Present
A global leader in risk-based asset management strategies.
Graphic User Interface Developer
• Identify and solve the key design challenges in existing user interface.
• Participate in concept development, design ideation, and detailed specification of visual designs for user interfaces of ArivuTM risk-based asset management web software platform and KBM website.
• Produce design specifications, scenarios, design prototypes and documentation.
• Collaborate with clients, software developers, product manager, and researchers to refine the user experience.
• Optimize visual designs and user interface design that address business, brand, market and user requirements, including design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, typography and interface elements.
• Develop and improve performance and scalability through articulate coding using Asp.net 2.0, Ajax Control Toolkit, Component Art and CSS.
Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Inc. A Beckman Coulter Company
July 2001 – October 2007
A leading provider of specialty technology for reproductive endocrinology and cardiovascular risk assessment.
Web & Graphic Design Specialist
• Successfully implemented over 20 internet presence and email marketing campaigns.
• Managed $150,000 - $300,000 budget with over 20 publishers, 15 exhibit meetings and 10 online advertising campaigns.
• Designed and distributed over 15,000 product catalogs and listings on yearly basis.
• Conceptualized and designed instrumentation and package design from initial stage to final products with vendor’s collaboration.
• Studied, designed and improved software Graphic User Interface (GUI), web-based application, object/component design, site navigation and keypad user interface.
• Multi Document Interface (MDI) application UI design – Improved information architecture, UI prototype, visual layout & graphics.
• Led initiatives to edit videos, flash animation interaction and other Interactive Multimedia Design.
MegaMania Interactive Inc.
June 1999 – July 2001
Website design services, ecommerce solutions, web application development and web hosting services provider.
Web Designer & Developer
• Collaborated on developing, designing, improving, and hand-coding the infrastructure of 123city.net, a geographic local search engine.
• Designed more than 25 web base templates, 30 banner/billboard ads and 10 electronic animated greeting cards.
• Fashioned brochures, ads & presentations.
• Established, customized & implemented internet/intranet solutions on a wide variety projects such as portal website, shopping network, coupons, message boards, bulletin boards, calendars, and photo galleries.
• Mapped and created navigation and site information.
Houston Creative Connections (Aquired by Aquent)
June 1999 – September 1999
A professional services firm that specializes in helping a variety of companies to make use of people, processes, and technology more effectively.
Graphic Designer
• Collaborated designs with Houston Chronicle.
• Fabricate and edit over 100 layout design: direct mail, POS brochures and ads.
• Oversee CMYK correction and scanning.
Silver Express Fine Sterling Silver
July 1997 – June 1999
A prime manufacturer of sterling silver, stone and bead jewelry.
Graphic/Product Designer
• Managed over $75,000-$150,000 budget related design project costs.
• Designed and published advertisements with over 15 jewelry publishers.
• Construct and manufactured any media form such as marketing presentation, catalogs,
signing, ad slicks, direct mail, POS brochures, and classified ads.
• Research & develop product materials coloration ranging from displays to card design.
• Designed and maintained cost efficient model for over 10 fixtures/displays and more
than 20 cards through innovative design.
• Cultivate and improve logistic manufacturing and production’s process.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
SOFTWARE
• Photoshop / Illustrator / Image Ready / Acrobat
• Dreamweaver / Flash
• Corel Draw
• QuarkXpress
• MS Visual Studios / Expression Web
• Ajax Control ToolKit / Component Art
• MS Office / Excel / PowerPoint
LANGUAGE
• ASP.net 2.0 / XHTML / CSS
• JavaScript / DOM Scripting
• W3 Standard Compliance
FUNDAMENTALS
• PHP / .Net 2.0 / C-sharp
• SQL Server / XML
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1996 - 2006
Rochester of Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
Department of Industrial, Interior, and Packaging
Online course - Mindleaders.com 2006
Graphic User Interface
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Available upon request.