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- Key member of a strategic team that secured a multimillion-dollar contract- Took company into the mobile space with their long-standing desktop-only offering- Created and administered an innovative lightweight user testing programIn this client-facing role, I gather input from stakeholders and review project requirements related both to user experience and technology. Using that information I create user paths, journey maps, site flows, and wireframes, extensively outlining the user experience to facilitate the creation of solutions for websites and applications.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Cary, North Carolina

At this contract position, I redesigned the UX and UI of the company’s multiple learning portals. This effort not only included taking into account existing functionality but also suggesting ways for enterprise-wide functionality to be implemented while still allowing each portal’s user experience to be customized to the training that the portal was providing.

Cary, North Carolina

At this contract position I created micro-sites and interactive graphics as well as supporting the new SAS website rollout, formatting existing content into the new site structure.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Designed and produced landing pages, micro-sites, blogs, online advertising, site elements, information pages, and customer quote flows.- Ensured company standards and project timelines were met.- Designed and implemented social media marketing campaigns including a social media campaign that attracted enough attention to be written up in the New York Times.- Designed guided interactive experiences.- Carried the brand standards and UX of Esurance through to a variety of marketing deliverables, researched and recommended technology solutions for projects such as social media and event marketing.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Oversaw the day-to-day operations of a team of 20 people whose roles included multimedia producers, motion graphic artists, 3D modelers, copywriters, graphic designers, developers, and quality control specialists.- Lead designer and strategist, researched new technologies and suggested the best solutions for each project.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Ensured company standards were met and projects were on time and within budget.- Researched and recommended technologies and guided interactive designs.- Reviewed project scope, recommended staffing needs.- Guided the requirements gathering and production of all interactive deliverables from web sites to all the elements of online marketing campaigns.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Redesigned existing site incorporating W3 guidelines for Web Content Accessibility.- Worked within constraint to use only CSS and HTML.- Designed and enacted usability testing scenarios. Overhauled the design and information architecture of the state Department of Health and Human Services site. The challenges of this role extended beyond the huge amount of information being presented and mainly rested on the fact that there were numerous stakeholders and a lengthy list of (sometimes conflicting) requirements.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Created interactive design products such as websites, web-based applications, Intranet sites, and application interfaces.- Designed corporate identities and printed materials.- Contributed to the overall strategic direction and vision of projects.- Collaborated with project team and clients to identify the target audience and desired content, and to gather requirements for product structure, interactive elements, and design.- Developed and documented project architecture.- Implemented design concepts in the appropriate media.- On designated projects, assumed project leader status, and was responsible for all client contact, proposals, presentations, and billing.This was my firm, and since it was small (there were two of us at the start) I wore many hats, everything from creative lead to client management.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Designed and produced marketing communications in a wide range of media: web, environmental, print, and interactive.- Assisted in brand and identity development for clients.- Managed projects and production. Fusion was a small firm and I handled many different roles branching out a bit from web design as we did a lot of online and standalone presentation work, so I acquired some good Flash chops here.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

The title said Multimedia Designer but the roles here were basically anything that touched the online realm from websites to presentations. I served as a graphic designer, user experience designer, and front-end developer on projects.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Brought on board to redesign the TSI Soccer online catalog to increase both repeat traffic and sales. By incorporating items like featured sales items, news feeds, and an advice section, sales from the site increased by 150%.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Designed and produced Intranet sites, print materials and photography for internal IBM communications.- Produced individual web sites and printed materials to conform to corporate design standards.My first design job out of school, I started out making bar charts and graphs for overhead projection and ended up as a web designer by teaching myself HTML.