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Seattle, Washington, United States

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Contributed to graphic design projects with a strong track record of creating impactful visual communications. Demonstrated strong competence in design software including the Adobe Creative Suite, Web design, printing, and digital content creation; also built competence in designing tools for the company's touch-pen and projector hardware. Created original software solutions to optimize their products’ effectiveness and delight customers. Set higher expectations and curiosity for new technologies and applying them creatively. -Design & Development Projects: Played a key role in projects within cross-functional teams of 3 to 6 members to conceptualize, sketch, storyboard, model and animate Motion and 3-D animation graphics. Designed and programmed applications for the T-board System, PC, and Android applications using best practices of software development. -Motion Sensing Tools: Researched and analyzed potential uses of Kinect hardware and software for use on client projects, especially mixed creative media solutions and user interactions outside of the traditional mouse/keyboard input methods. Wrote code for calling APIs to access Flash and ActionScript. Delivered games to clients which were popular with customers and facilitated their interactivity with projected information. Also created a launcher for Android devices to empower teachers with greater control over the educational experience. -Augmented Reality: Researched, tested, and evaluated various AR software solutions for different products. Led the development of two client solutions for client projects. Also developed an enhanced educational tool to provide a more enjoyable and fun learning environment for students.

London, United Kingdom

Supported the graphic design needs of a production company through an eye-popping, acclaimed, and unique Flash-based website. Used design techniques to make updating the site easy and visually intuitive for end-users.

Quito, Ecuador

Hired for standard graphic design and website development and given increasingly important and complex responsibilities over time. Promoted to management role over a team of 4 to 5 designers and programmers, providing supervision and mentorship. Interfaced directly with customers in design calls and meetings. Oversaw a wide range of technical projects, providing artistic inspiration, coding expertise, and troubleshooting. Trained new incoming team members on policies, procedures, tools, and workflow. -Provided leadership for approximately 10 to 15 websites including work for high-profile clients. Facilitated the use of technologies including HTML, Flash, Actionscript, and Joomla in a multidisciplinary team for on-time and on-budget project deliveries with strong customer satisfaction. -Managed meetings with customers and colleagues to assess all project-related needs and expectations. Provided prototypes and samples of websites to customers. Established agreement and understanding regarding the technical requirements of projects. -Overhauled the processes and tools for the company's internal and external communications. Researched alternatives which could improve information flow, team cohesiveness, and reduce problems with miscommunication or poor collaboration.

Quito, Ecuador

Developed technology to support election night broadcasts by a TV station with a nationwide reach. Software featured interactive map technology which could be clicked to provide election data. Created a Web-based interface for easy data updates.

Android Developer Nanodegree

Grow with Google Challenge Scholarship

Bachelor, Visual Communication

Bachelor's Degree, Design and Visual Communications. Graduated summa cum laude

High School Diploma

Specialization in Computer Programming Class Valedictorian

High School