David Kief Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Completed the 10 week intensive course, learning the tools and best practices of UX design. Skills the course focuses on:• User Research including surveys and interviews• Competitive Analysis• Creating Personas• Sitemaps and Information Architecture• Task Flows and User Flows• Concept Sketching, Ideation and Iteration• Wireframing and Prototyping using various tools such as Axure and Omnigraffle• Usability Principles and User Testing• Mobile, Desktop, and Responsive principles• Coding using HTML, CSS and JavascriptOver 400+ hours learning the best methodologies for implementing effective and engaging user experiences.

Greater New York City Area

• Designed products, packaging, PDQ and POP displays for licensed character brands from Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon, Mattel and Crayola. • Responsible for all products submissions and follow through including initial concepts, sculpts and final production for licensors approval. • Designed marketing and sales materials including line review sheets, POP renderings, booklets and displays and signage.• Research current trends and products in the market for new ideas and development.

New York, Ny

Small Company. Lots of hats.• In-House Design Work including: digital inking, layout, and reviewing galleys to preparing finalized files to be sent to the publisher. Worked on a broad range of titles for kids for Scholastic, Grosset and Dunlap, Simon & Schuster, and Random House.• Responsible for all Bookkeeping, Accounting, Payroll for all contracted illustrators including tracking all Royalty Reporting and payments.• Assistant to the President- duties included all administrative tasks.

Education record

User Experience Design Immersive