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Accomplished IT Director with a proven track record in Innovation and Design Systems, leading initiatives that drive technological advancements and organizational success. Expertise in developing cutting-edge applications that significantly increased operational efficiency and founding the Unified Design System, which achieved company-wide adoption within one year.

My role within Lincoln Studios consists of being the Director or Producer on various technology projects my experience ranges from fashion, travel, real estate, food, commercial, education, conceptual, and retail. I go above and beyond to apply and expand on diverse and inclusive designs in technology. My goal is to provide products that are expressive to client goals and expectations. I am a meticulous and well organized individual who strives to implement process efficiencies.

Walmart Technology Department develop industry-changing innovations to make in-store and online shopping a more seamless experience for millions of daily shoppers, including employees. Hands on collaboration with Data Science Engineers working with Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and iOT devices.
• Supports and leads User Experience strategy and innovation by evaluating the current competitive landscape for compelling customer & employee experiences.
• Analyzing future trends and forecasts in related fields.
• Construct compelling artifacts outlining present conditions and proposed solutions.
• Present information within and across the organization to gain strategic alignment and encourage change.
• Support the continuous improvement of and lead the creation of user experience tools, documentation, and processes by maintaining a holistic viewpoint when tackling project decisions
• Lead project design definition activities which include defining methods to be used, including competitive audits and secondary research, driving creation of designs and specs that will advance the company's merchandising, business, marketing, and branding objectives.• Also in charge of building out and managing the Maker Labs within Walmart. This includes the setup of 3D printers and designing 3D models for prototyping iOT and Computer Vision automation devices.

7-Eleven being on the forefront of proprietary platforms that unlock the power of AI-based cognitive applications, including and not limited to Machine Learning, Augmented Reality and The Internet of Things.• Product concept, design, wireframing, and prototyping.• Influence product, design, and engineering executives through storytelling and analytics.• Present a broad set of potential designs for every R&D project.• Design and development of new systems for clients, including internal projects.• Lead UX efforts per project, driving discussion and activities, while participating in delivery, planning and coordination efforts.• Leverage, foster and extend the use of established UX techniques and deliverables. • Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader on user experience design for new ideas and bringing them to life.• Empathizing with the needs and behaviors of the customers and the business, and how to solve for them through design. • Partners with product management and leaders to develop UX design visions for new innovations of the next generation of mobile applications.

Successfully filled two positions of Interaction and Visual Designer while also completing projects in other departments and taking control of investment and marketing material.• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience for the mobile app.• Investigate and gather requirements directly from users and stakeholders through interviews, workshops, and other forums to give the best possible experience for the users.• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks.• Create and build mockups, storyboards, wireframes, comps and interactive prototypes for solutions and apps used on web and mobile design platforms.• Produce original graphic assets such as icons, buttons, banners, animations, etc., including marketing and other promotional assets as needed.• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and overall standards in UX across the company.• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams, key stakeholders and investors to build the company footprint and advance further in the production of the mobile app.

Responsible for design and building the web architecture platform and technology stack.  Collaborate with Platform Architects on the overall technical design and implementation as well as mentor developers and software engineers.Responsibilities• Own and drive complex technical projects from the planning stage through to execution.• Design and implement new user-facing features• Write client-side code for web-based applications, create fast, easy-to-use, high volume production applications• Build the libraries and frameworks that support large, complex web applications that will be utilized across an entire application suite with a focus on scalability and usability• Define and enforce the standards and best practices for the rest of the development organization to follow, with a focus on UI/UX patterns• Collaborate with a team of middleware architects to set specifications for and help deliver an enterprise class solution with a world class User experience.• Collaborate with a team software architects to create testable components that are well documented and easy for others to build, debug, test and consume.• Work with a team of software architects to identify and automate tasks• Help navigate technical challenges such as cross browser compatibility, networking/deployment challenges in an understandable and reusable ways.

Focus on building out the new platform Erica - AI (Artificial Intelligence) component to all digital capabilities across the banks enterprise. Erica uses artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and cognitive messaging to help customers to have the best user experience at Bank of America.Visual / Interaction Hybrid Designer partnering with UX Design, Editorial, and Usability Teams, along with business and technology partners to provide overall web / online User Interface direction around Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mobile applications as well as web based applications.Continually evolving user-centric design expertise and industry recognized usability concepts and best practices. Responsible for production of user interface deliverables including concept demos, site maps, and wireframes that clearly represent the on-screen user experience for Erica.Expertise in User Experience, UI development, web and mobile design and usability principles.Creation of all wireframes, flows and content matrix deliverables in Sketch, Axure, Framer and After Effects, while also using Photoshop and Illustrator for detailed or customized additions to wires.Staying on top of the Agile team's workflow with the use of Rally, Sharepoint and Discovery.Responsibilities in this role include: supporting the overall User Experience discipline within the organization, performing industry analysis on web user behavior, engaging with business partners in the requirements phase of the project life cycle to review and improve screen design and flow, performing analysis on user behavior across the sites, and collaborating with technology in designing new user interface elements or solutions to solve existing problems and address future opportunities.https://www.bankofamerica.com

Handling multiple jobs all within the Web & Marketing Industry. My position at Sunglass Monster LLC has enabled me to utilize my leadership experience within a managerial environment. I oversee the development of brand and eCommerce web design for online retail sales. I work with high profit organizations such as EBay, Amazon, Rakuten, Sears, Jet.com, and Walmart. Through utilizing marketing strategies I was able to increase profits and effectively position the start up company to a “million-dollar” status. I ensure company resources are used at maximum efficiency and am excellent strategist when it comes to creating ways to cut costs. On the development side, I am a creative and innovative thinker, building solid wireframe infrastructure from the ground up and creating an in-house photo studio. I am always looking for new ways and ideas to increase productivity and thus boost profits and revenue.

My role at Web Hosting Japan consisted of developing and preserving web applications that handle daily catalog requests using PHP and MySQL. I constructed custom internal web applications that integrate with databases to facilitate information recovery. I was directly involved in monitoring and addressing system performance, database integrity, audit issues, and user permissions and roles. While working with Web Hosting Japan, I was able to gain experience working on-site and provide remote assistance to users. I also provided over the top customer support by translating any technical information for non-technical users. With Web Hosting Japan, I created customer internal web applications that integrated with databases to ensure full recovery of all files. I worked tirelessly to improve the systems performance, functionality, and productivity through writing programs, scripts, and procedures, essentially streamlining all tasks to become automated and therefore more efficient.

Mastered in social media tools and technologies, coordinating with the highly acclaimed technology companies within Japan. Developed and managed online marketing campaigns to drive brand awareness, and engagement. Identified new channels to optimize ROI and fuel revenue growth. Served as a public relations representative, monitoring all client information to ensure its successful outreach to the public. As a result of my commitment to mission success and customer loyalty, I was recognized as the number one-go to IT consultant within Tokyo. My commitment to the company was to ensure that I increased the companies Twitter, Blog, and Facebook awareness throughout the public, furthermore increasing client activity by 75% within the first 60 days. One of my greatest accomplishments while working with Social Media Japan was to produce 70% of the organizations revenue.

Continuously completed work while exceeding expectations under strict deadlines. Managed a team of translators in both Japanese and English. Ensured long-term relations with clients by providing superior customer service. Provide Japanese and English translation in an online presence pertaining to business presentations and web-based promotional materials. My greatest experience while working at Kwik Kwak Translations as a web designer was working in a fast paced and ever changing environment, ensuring each employee was assigned a project and following up with each project to ensure it was completed to the customer’s goals and expectations.

My job consisted of effectively managing budgets, creating deliverables and in-house and freelance teams to lead all phases of nationwide and international campaigns. Lead highly productive teams in the development, design of print-ads, television ads, product launches, brochures, website, and more. Developed up to 6 e-commerce sites and involved in all phases of development. As a result, I amplified sales and boosted revenue. I am always looking at the bigger picture and looking for ways to improve processes and create results. One initiative is through leveraging talent for market trend analysis, contemporary design, and online presence development.

I have a great amount of experience with coordinating day to day operations within a company. At Digital Archive Japan my position allowed me to gain experience scheduling photoshoots, setting deadlines, creating calendars, booking travel arrangements, and managing shoot budgets. Essentially, I was able to oversee all aspects of a photoshoot from the creativity to the administrative tasks. This allowed me to manage and coordinate various cross-functional teams, working together to ensure client project is delivered on time and to standard. One of my main accomplishments was being able to reduce costs by 35% by thinking outside of the box and hiring freelancers on location instead of paying house staff for travel accommodations.