Darren Wamboldt Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia Area

Responsible for advancing product usability through user experience research and informed design process.Creation of useful, usable designs for software platform.Produce visual designs, concepts, and storyboards.Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to solve user experience problems.

Responsible for visual and interface design using best practices in usability and design.Clients include: IntelSat General, MAPI, Internet Society, and the National Guard Association of the United States.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Lead company design and team; advancing product usability through user experience research, user testing, and informed design process. Establish collaboration between design and development teams. Create user-centered designs for platform and responsive user-centered interfaces; develop digital and print marketing materials. Conduct client presentations including visual designs, concepts, and storyboards; ensure services and results are aligned with client’s creative strategy and marketing objectives. • Increased business sales and customers through complete rebranding and redesigning of organizational platform with modern and competitive look; including responsive interfaces and interactive designs.• Reduced processing time by streamlining workflow and developing help ticketing system.• Decreased department workload 30% by designing template system for customer’s initial processing step; implemented into platform.Administered training and development sessions for team members on HTML, CSS, Best Practices, and web design.

· Responsible for the conception, design, and execution of web initiatives, online advertising and digital marketing for client projects· Lead team of designers to execute web projects and digital work · Communicate visual designs, concepts and storyboards through presentations and securing client approval of recommended designs · Creation of illustrations, logos, and flash animations for client websites and print projects· Responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the web design department· Designed the Martha Jefferson Hospital website, including layout, design, information architecture, implementation of a Doctor directory application, and PHP coding of the site· Designed the CapTech website, including navigation analysis, sitemap,and user interface design.

· Responsible for graphic design, web design, and print design for client projects· Design client websites includes proposal, architecture of site, layout, and graphical design· Create print related materials for client includes design, layout, and pre press preparation· Creation of Illustrations for projects using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop· Designed the Safety, Environment, and Fire Protection website, including layout, design, architecture, and ASP coding of the site

· Responsible for all website design, print design and identity systems for client projects· Design client websites including concept, information architecture, layout, and HTML coding· Create graphics, illustrations, logos, and flash animations for client websites and print projects· Design and develop redesign of USAID's CDIE Online website, including development of a consistent identity system for CDIE and all of its related websites. This new identity includes a new user interface, color palette, logos, and developing a new design architecture for the site· Develop and design the USAID Online Presidential Initiative Network website· Concept and Design of the Muslim World OutReach web resource for USAID

· Responsible for all graphic design for Insuractive and clients· Design all company marketing and advertising materials· Responsible for pre-press production and coordination of print production with printer· Design company and client websites including concept, layout, and HTML coding· Create graphics, illustrations and flash animations for client websites· Developed and designed corporate identities for Insuractive, Inc. and Activ8Designs· Design and production of a interactive flash website for The National Library of Medicine· Design and programming of upgraded website for Colonial Williamsburg

Ba, Visual Communications And Web Design

Aa, Commercial Photography

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