UX/UI Designer
SAIC
Apr 2019 - Apr 2020Improved user experience of an application key to the success and readiness of the V-22 program by listening to stakeholders' problems and finding creative solutions from prototyping to development.
Achievements:- Successful launch of revamped angularJS application UI.
- Cleanup of the code and streamlined front-end development by introducing SASS and task runners.
- Designed standalone help center for new users.
UX/UI Designer
TEKsystems
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019Contracting for SAIC
Sr. Web Designer
PlayStation San Diego Studio
Sep 2011 - Jul 2018Provided stellar web experiences for fans of the studio's products: Starblood Arena, Killstrain™, Drawn to Death™, and the studio's own website. Led the design on the proprietary ticketing system UI for MLB® The Show™. Collaborated with London Studio with Little Big Planet™ Karting community site. Increased usability of server environment deployment tool UI and an admin dashboard UI for internal and customer management.
Achievements:- Collaborated with team to provide style/UI/component guide.
- Designed and Developed Presentation layer of four customer-facing websites.
- Researched and provided a proper CMS for admins to manage content.
- Optimized the development processes by introducing a streamlined grunt-based templating system.
- Introduced newer CSS techniques & CSS-based animations that utilized GPU for performance.
- Advocate for PJAX & Page transitions.
- Introduced publicly hosted full markup wireframes for remote feedback.
Web Designer
Workforce Logic
Oct 2010 - Sep 2011Contracting for PlayStation
Web Designer
Freelance
Nov 2007 - Sep 2011PSD to HTML conversion - Development of identity through print and web branding - Integration of photoshop design into a Rails environment
Web/Graphic Designer
netAserve & Tagnet
Aug 2005 - Jul 2010Consulted clients on the design of their websites built on a proprietary CMS used worldwide. Helped to found the architecture of the CMS.
Tools
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- inVision
- Figma
- Quant-UX
- Visual Studio Code
Strategy / UX
- Problem Solving
- Sketching
- Wireframing
- Usability Testing
- Clickable Prototyping
- A/B Testing
Front-End
- CSS/SASS & HTML
- jQuery
- Progressive Enhancement
- Responsive Design
Environment
- Git CLI
- Unix/Bash
- Agile/Lean
- NPM/Grunt
- Jira/Confluence
- Github