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American Modern Insurance Group - Full Time
Amelia, OH (Cincinnati)
December 2010 - Present
Website
User Interface Designer II
- Usability Testing Design Prototypes
- Creating Design Prototypes
- Creating UI Specs
- Conducting Heuristic Reviews
- R & D future tech and direction
Star Base Consulting, Inc - Contract
Cincinnati, OH
September 2010 - December 2010
Website
User Interface Designer
Client - American Modern Insurance Group - Amelia, OH (Cincinnati)
- Updated User Specification Documentation / Conducting Heuristic Design Reviews
- Assisted in Usability Testing - Facilitation and Observation Logging
- Created UI elements and designs / Making UI Process Recommendations
Westfield Insurance - Full Time
Westfield Center, OH (Akron/Cleveland)
November 2007 - April 2010
Website
User Experience Designer I
- Created wireframes and hi-fidelity prototypes in Visio that support UI specification documents
- Delivered hi-fidelity designs and documentation for new and existing systems and web applications based on project requirements (business, system and usability)
- Created usability testing plans and conduct usability testing, then translate feedback into actionable items for the project team that are prioritized to enhance current and future releases of the project
- Managed brand and style information for each project in a style guide document that correlates to the HTML and CSS supporting the project
Stage 5 Snowboarding - Client
Boulder, CO (Denver)
September 2007 - March 2009
Website
Web Designer / Brand Manager
- Defined brand elements and style along with slogan
- Created and managed website
- Created and managed their online store
Alchemy Acres Animal Sanctuary - Non-Profit Client
Salem, OH (Youngstown)
June 2007 - Present
Website
Web Designer / Brand Manager / Animal Walker
- Created their Brand and Visual Style Guides
- Created multiple website redesigns of their website along with managing updates
- Volunteered at multiple events and fundraisers to help raise awareness
HER Real Living - Real Living Real Estate - Full Time
Columbus, OH
January 2007 - July 2007
Website
Web Design Coordinator
- Designed graphics and interfaces for websites and online resources
- Handled brand maintenance of graphics and images online
- Worked with the creative team to keep graphic look and feel consistent
Product Development Technologies (PDT) - Full Time
Lincolnshire, IL (Chicago)
January 2006 - October 2006
Website
User Interface Designer
- Implemented information architecture and flow diagramming to create smooth navigation maps
- Created graphics and layout with style guides and graphic libraries
- Conducted usability checks, heuristic evaluations and process client feedback
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Key
1/4 - Novice 2/4 - Experienced 3/4 - Skilled 4/4 - Adept
3/4 - Insurance
3/4 - Social Media
2/4 - Real Estate
2/4 - Product Development
2/4 - Consulting
3/4 - Web Apps
3/4 - Non-Profit
2/4 - E-Com
2/4 - Apparel
2/4 - Consumer Electronics
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Key
1/4 - Novice 2/4 - Experienced 3/4 - Skilled 4/4 - Adept
Interaction Design
4/4 - Usability Testing
3/4 - Information Architecture
3/4 - Heuristic Evalations
3/4 - A/B Testing
3/4 - User Resarch
4/4 - Mind Mapping
3/4 - Persona & Storyboard Creation
Graphic Design
3/4 - Logos, Business Cards, Letterhead and other branding collateral
2/4 - Traditional and Social Marketing
3/4 - Vision Planning and Style Guide documentation
Brand Management
4/4 - One on one business assessment of current branding
3/4 - Company culture assessement and planning
2/4 - Mentoring on social media planning and usage
Web Design & Interfaces / Web Apps
4/4 - Web design mockups and layouts
3/4 - Website coding and development
3/4 - Custom sites, Content Management System, E-commerce and social media
2/4 - Modern technologies and targeting of specific devices (mobile, touch, etc)
4/4 - Sitemaps
3/4 - E-marketing Newsletters and Online Analytics
Creative Writing
4/4 - Slogans, Taglines, Company and Product Naming
3/4 - Short stories, Poetry and Jingles
Interpersonal
4/4 - Public Speaking and Presentations
3/4 - Time Management
3/4 - Sales techniques and Self-promotion
4/4 - Divergent Thinking
3/4 - Mentoring others
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Key
1/4 - Novice 2/4 - Experienced 3/4 - Skilled 4/4 - Adept
Adobe
3/4 - Photoshop
4/4 - Illustrator
2/4 - Contribute
3/4 - Dreamweaver
2/4 - Flash
2/4 - Indesign
2/4 - Acrobat Pro & Distiller
2/4 - Director
TechSmith
4/4 - Morae Recorder
3/4 - Morae Observer
2/4 - Morae Manager
3/4 - Snagit
2/4 - Jing!
Microsoft Office
4/4 - Word
3/4 - Visio
4/4 - Powerpoint
3/4 - Excel
1/4 - Access
1/4 - Project
Prototyping Tools
2/4 - Axure
1/4 - iRise
Content Management Systems
3/4 - Joomla!
2/4 - Wordpress
2/4 - Fork CMS
Development Technologies - (No full hand coding)
3/4 - HTML4 & CSS2
2/4 - HTML5 & CSS3
2/4 - JavaScript (Basic Functions)
2/4 - jQuery
2/4 - Actionscript
1/4 - PHP
1/4 - MySQL
Frameworks
2/4 - Zurb Foundation
2/4 - Twitter Bootstrap
3D Programs
2/4 - Rhino 3D
2/4 - SketchUp
1/4 - Maya
HP
2/4 - Quality Center Explorer
1/4 - Quick Test Pro (QTP)
IBM
3/4 - Lotus Notes
1/4 - Rational RequisitePro (ReqPro)
Methodologies
4/4 - User Centered Design
2/4 - Rational Unified Process (RUP)
2/4 - Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
2/4 - Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation (RITE)
3/4 - Waterfall
2/4 - Agile
3/4 - IJI EssUP
Operating Systems
4/4 - Windows
2/4 - OS X
1/4 - Linux: RedHat / Ubuntu / SUSE
1/4 - iOS