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Gatineau, QC, CA

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

• Job Bank mobile application, Job Bank Search and Job Bank for Employers web application. Built the mock-up prototype and design/coded the final front-end user interface.
• Job Bank iOS/Android mobile application UX, design and development
• Gathered business and creative requirements for what to become the Job Bank mobile application.
• Created wireframes and functional specifications as to showcase the value added features of the mobile application compared to the website.
• Developed the application flow to facilitate user task and defining how the user interacts with the mobile application.
• Created the user interface elements to facilitate user interaction and engagement.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Creative Director and Quality Assurance Specialist for custom CLF 2.0 websites/mobile websites/templates for numerous federal institutions
• Quality Assurance Specialist for Common Look and Feel (CLF) 2 projects
• Designed all kinds of graphical user interface such as navigational menus, form elements, page widgets and icons
• Designed and implemented website themes as skins for various content management systems (CMS) such as Drupal and blogging systems such as Wordpress
• Created full size kiosk banners and posters for conventions
• Designed the complete corporate branding such as logos, business cards, letterheads, brochures and other promotional materials

Ottawa, Ontrario, Canada

• Government contract with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission involved designing of an interactive presentation and animated info graphics for the President’s outreach program. Managed and documented the web posting.
• Prepared and designed an interactive kiosk multimedia presentation for CNSC 101 and Uranium Mining for the President and Senior VP’s
• Created motion graphics for introduction to Uranium Mining
• Storyboarded the animated info graphics for introduction to Uranium Mining
• Established skills using graphic design concepts in developing accessible, Government of Canada common look and feel Web site designs: Interface Design, Typography, Color Theory, Composition, Branding and Identity.
• Project managed and documented the web posting process within the ColdFusion environment

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Designed CityHunters.ca website
• Videographer for Game Summit conventions using a professional HD camera
• Photographer for various events using a professional DLSR camera
• Created promotional video trailer for Game Summit including a motion graphics introduction.
• Technology/Standards: XHTML 1, CSS 2
• Software: Adobe Photoshop CS 3/4, Illustrator CS 3/4, Dreamweaver CS 3/4, Premiere Pro CS 3/4 and After Effects CS 3/4

Ottawa, Canada Area

• I was brought on the assist in creating sustainable Web governance and ensure the successful direction of its e-communications assets.
• Technical E-Communications lead for WCAG 2 quality assurance and co-lead for TBS Centre of Expertise
• Project lead designer and developer for the agency's initiatives such as FightFlu and HealthyCanadians
• Project lead author for the Web Publishing Guidelines for web publishers and contractors
• Project lead on developing and designing Facebook Quiz application (Be Active – http://apps.facebook.com/beactive)
• Quality assurance evaluation and assessment on existing and new web pages based on WCAG 2 AA

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Redesign the OttawaKiosk website which is part of the large CanadianKiosk business directory network.
• User interface and layout design
• Multiple template comps
• Coordinated with the CTO regularly for the best possible integration of jQuery with the new layout design
• Briefed the manager prior the start of the project and during the design phase to ensure their vision is met
• Software: Adobe Photoshop CS 5.5, Adobe Illustrator CS 5.5

Ottawa, Canada Area

• HealthGenieDeals is a group-buying site for the health conscious crowd. Planned the Information architecture and implemented heuristic evaluation based on numerous mock-up and other similar sites.
• Designed the corporate branding and marketing materials such as brochures, business cards, etc…
• Gathered data on the layout and user interface based on heuristics and usability testing
• Applied task analysis, personas, scenarios and information architecture during user experience assessment.
• Designed the mock-up for all the key template pages and coded them using HTML 5, CSS 2/3
• Designed/developed various order and registration forms

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Service Canada is revamping My Service Canada web application. Built the prototype, design and code the entire user interface of My Service Canada web application. Also created an effective and easy content flow for.
• Gathered data on heuristics and usability testing from previous version of the web application
• Created the content flow for the user such as registration, login, support, and task based user interaction
• Tested numerous wireframe versions of the interfaces
• Designed the prototype and mockups for an accurate product pre-visualization
• Developed the web application user interface using XHTML 1/CSS 2, WET templates and components plus implementation of CLF 2.0, WCAG 2.0 and WAI-ARIA

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Designed and coded templates for their upcoming corporate website
• Designed forms and web applications
• Technology/Standards: XHTML 1, CSS 2, jQuery, WCAG 2.0
• Software: Adobe Photoshop CS 4, Illustrator CS 4 and Dreamweaver CS 4

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Converted numerous Industry Canada sites into CLF 2.0
• Created, edited and published webpages using EPIC.
• Web Technology/Standards: XHTML 1, CSS 2, CLF 2.0, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 1
• Software: Adobe Dreamweaver CS 2, EPIC

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Created PHAC's CLF2.0 web page template design
• Created web widgets
• Conversion of all top level pages
• Designed all top level pages
• Implemented branded colour schemes
• Technology/Standards: XHTML 1, CSS 2

Gatineau, Quebec

• Designed various publication materials, training manuals, posters and brochures for mainstream consumption and also for departmental use.
• Designed and converted print materials into CLF 2.0 websites.
• Created, edited and published webpages using Interwoven Teamsite.
• Web Technology/Standards: W3C Standards, XHTML, CSS, CLF 2.0, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 1.0
• Software: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Homesite and Interwoven Teamsite

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Designed and developed Senator Goldstein’s website
• Customized the website using a content management system
• Web Technology/Standards: W3C Standards, W3C Standards, XHTML, CSS, ASP, JavaScript
• Software: Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks and Dreamweaver

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Designed cover and page elements of new publications
• Converted QuarkXpress documents into Adobe InDesign
• Software: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXpress

Chatsworth, California

• Lead designer and developer for the corporate website and internal web applications
• Web Technology/Standards: W3C Standards, HTML, JavaScript and CSS
• Software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver

Mundelein, Illinois

• Lead designer and developer for the corporate website and internal web applications
• Web Technology/Standards: W3C Standards, HTML, JavaScript and CSS
• Software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver