Samuel B. Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

-Joined Robert Half as a UI/UX designer and front-end developer contract worker.-Research user interface paradigms and I develop and maintain style-guidelines.-Ideate, produce, and present project deliverables such as user flows, wire-frames, animation and concept designs to demonstrate new features, dialogs and other visual elements in a project for Ux Design.-Produce aesthetically rich user interface designs in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Axure, Sketch or Invision.-I design and develop websites, apps and User Interfaces while collaborating across several teams.-Work hands-on with stakeholders problem solving to develop a more consistent and intuitive UI forprojects.Position AchievementI continue to successfully develop my soft skills to lead and push a project to success while working in any type of environment.

Madison, Wi, Us

-Web page development from design to test and up to deployment.-Code and deploy websites in a Wordpress environment.-Research , design and mockup various levels of UI for various projects utilizing both Adobe XD and Axure RP.-Develop web-site mock-ups for clients to ensure quality control.

Fitchburg, Wi, Us

-Joined Adesys to make a career change from a graphic design to focus my career into web designspecializing in UI/UX.-Utilized UMBRACO and SHOPIFY to develop smart and high functioning websites.-Used my graphic design expertise to bring our clients websites to the forefront of their industries.-Provided a smooth process for my projects from presentations to project hand-offs and completion.Position AchievementThrough diligent work in preproduction and research I created websites that increased visitorsby a minimum of 31% (cumulative) and grading 93 or better in Google speed rankings.

- Supervised creative & production teams in the development of unique promotional materials.- Revitalized client products through the development and launch of promotional strategies and collateral design pieces.- Developed and drove effective integrated marketing campaigns.- Played the lead role in planning and developing digital plans for various brands.- Partner marketing campaigns – worked with partners to develop and coordinate joint marketing campaigns and deliver feedback.- Worked with Marketing Manager to strategically plan a campaign and promotional calendar by channel.- Developed content, including engaging landing pages for online campaigns, print campaigns, and trade shows.- Determined timelines and project hours required to complete jobs.- Designed media-neutral creative assets used across channels: stores, packaging, and digital.

- Illustrated icons and worked with other Game Artists to maintain a cohesive style between art and UI/UX.- Collaborated with a wide variety of stakeholders and peers across design, production, and development and across locations.- Carried out the design of the characters, scenes, interface, and other elements of the game.- Visual effects studies, storyboards, and animatics

Lead designer and supervisor for design team. Utilized contemporary design to create concise designs for our client’s needs. (Corporate I. D. packages, web graphics, annual reports newsletters, advertisements, tradeshow design/coordination, promotional material, etc.) Managed the performance of my team, identifying and acting on improvement opportunities, and tracking/reporting current trend and innovations in design. Sales increased by 30% and allowed new avenues for sales opportunities with my ability to learn new software and researching other design solutions.

Worked as a Concept Artist for an on-line video game (Ace of Angels). Responsible for generating a variety of images to clarify the artistic vision of the character driven elements of the game. Created sketches, digital concepts, storyboards speed drawings and maquettes for environments and character representation suggesting atmosphere, lighting and form. Communicated with production artists to help clarify concepts in order to achieve milestone objectives. Developed a strong understanding of anatomy pertaining to humans and animals. Creative problem solver with excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Outstanding traditional art skills. Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines. Passionate about video games.

Associates, Video Game Art And Animation

Animation