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Long Beach, Ca, Us

- Consult on UI/UX best practices- Sketch, wireframe, prototype, and test user experience for video game features, such as minigames, inventory, crafting, and more- Produce high quality pixel art for UI elements in a fantasy 32bit style- Create and maintain UI/UX style guide to ensure consistent UI styling and UX patterns

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

- Lead UI/UX efforts for complex applications, including deep brain stimulation apps, services, and websites for movement disorder patients and neurologists.- Guide the overall experience for interwoven systems, simplifying information and making bleeding edge movement disorder treatment technology and insights more approachable and learnable.- Uncover unmet user needs for clinicians and patients using human-centered design user research metholody

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

- Lead and facilitate user experience projects within an internal human-centered design consultancy within Medtronic- Create product experience visualizations ranging from low fidelity wireframes to high fidelity prototypes- Create UX for wide range of products from native Android and iOS, to AngularJS web applications and on-device digitally enabled medical devices. - Lead design efforts for Virtual Reality user interface design for the global Medtronic brand, creating style guides, design systems, and usability standards for our educational VR tools in the medical technology industry, leverage industry insights and game design principles with Unity3D- Scope, estimate, and maintain project timelines and budgets to ensure the largest impact possible while keeping conservative scope- Partner with Medtronic global HCD and UX/UI leaders to design and manage design systems and digital product design language- Work with UI design leaders to add, augment and assist in the curation of components for the Medtronic global design system, including dark mode components and design specs across physical medical devices, mobile applications, and websites- Manage complex projects across the enterprise with complex medical compliance requirements- Facilitate and lead design workshops, user research and observations, summative and formative research - Mentor junior UI designers and evangelize and grow UI and UX knowledge across Medtronic

Us

- Represent UI and UX best practices at the UI development Center of Excellence and function as a team leader for the UX team. - Design innovative user experiences and products for an industry leading Fortune 10 healthcare company's research and development organization.- Design information architecture, conduct user research and interviews, create low-fidelity wireframes, high fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes for usability testing. - Ensure designs meet and exceed WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA standards to ensure products and experiences are not only functionally useable, but also exceptionally accessible for a broad range of user needs. - Create and manage design pattern library and ensure atomic design standards are followed from design and carried out into development. - Utilize design software such as the Adobe Suite, Adobe XD, Sketch, and Figma. - Stay up-to-date on User Experience best practices and maintain a proficient knowledge of a broad spectrum of tools and software to ease flexibility of working with additional teams.

Sauk Rapids, Mn, Us

- Creative, Design, and Marketing lead for Prophase Marketing and three other sister brands ranging from B2B and D2C with a broad range of industries including Marketing & Advertising, Healthcare, and Security. - Project Leader for Creative Development projects including websites, products, and branding. Work with Engineering, Compliance, and Operations to design packaging. - Art Direction for internal and external clients. Managed a nimble team of Graphic Designers, Social Media Marketers, Production Artists, and Print Technicians. - Spearhead Service redesign to ensure market viability, competitive pricing, and exceptional user experience for onboarding. Increased Creative Services department efficiency by up to 75% through procedural change and development. Spearheaded rebrand which saw 2,500% organic growth in lead generation. Oversaw new cloud ERP management roll-out for Creative Services Department.

Springfield, Mo, Us

- Brand lead for sleep technology startup. Oversaw design language across marketing collateral, website, apps, and physical products.- Digital and physical product design, including market research, materials research, feasibility and desirability analysis. - Managed contract labor of Software Engineers, Web dev, and 3D asset generation. Worked with Operations and Executive Management to facilitate Creative Vision throughout all facets of the business. Managed vendors and contract labor to ensure timely, efficient, and accurate delivery of Creative Vision.

Springfield, Missouri, Us

Designed graphics and architectural signage for large and small clients. Designed B2B advertisements and communications. Designed brand-compliant concepts for large companies such as Wal-Mart, Culver’s, Tyson’s, and Farmer’s Insurance. Created out-of-the-box concepts for complex installations. Proposed and implemented design and manufacturing solutions to manufacture and build creative concepts.

Designed graphics for both print and web for a broad range of clients, persons, and professional contacts. Managed client communications and operated within client time and budget requirements. Created logo concepts and brand strategy.

Bachelor'S Of Fine Arts, Game Art

Graphic Design

High School