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California, United States

San Francisco, California, Us

Collaborate with the Senior Product Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, engineers, and cross-functional teams on Clever Portal, a digital classroom platform for teachers, students, and administrators to enhance user experience, access to resources, and overall satisfaction for 28 million MAUs.• Implement design thinking & data-driven methodologies to gather insights, build empathy, challenge assumptions and guide design throughout the product life cycle• Design impactful solutions such as information architecture, UX & visual design artifacts as well as contribute to Clever's design system• Lead design thinking workshops to foster collaboration and team development among cross-functional teams• Showcase design leadership through individual mentorships, design critiques & reviews, and skill shares

Chicago, Il, Us

Collaborated in Agile scrum environment with cross-functional teams including product owners, researchers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders for mobile platforms and responsive web projects.• Led design teams through client management, strategy, remote collaboration and task delegation on various projects• Translated business objectives and complex product & user requirements into intuitive digital product experiences• Showcased design leadership by mentoring and conducting design reviews with both local and remote teams

Collaborated with front-end engineers, marketing professionals, and stakeholders on various visual design and UI/UX projects for responsive web and mobile platforms.• Delivered digital product design solutions such as user interface, user experience, and marketing collateral design• Conducted competitive analysis and market research relevant to digital design practices• Converted intricate product specifications, user requirements, and business objectives into seamless user flows and sophisticated digital product experiences

Professional design and illustration services for diverse set of clients.• Mobile app UI/UX concepts & design solutions• Custom Iconography & vector illustration• Visual design

Collaborated with a cross-functional, multidisciplinary team on multiple top charting/grossing titles.• UI/UX design for feature development across legacy RPG titles• Created user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes and mocks• Ensured a positive player experience through UI/UX best practices supported by usability testing, constructive feedback and design iteration

Berlin, De

Colloaborated with the product team to lead the UI/visual design & art direction of MonsterWorld Mobile.• Visual/UI design and vector in game asset creation• Partnered with a remote team of product managers and game designers utilizing best design practices to create consistent low/high fidelity visual solutions• Conducted usability tests and applied feedback to UI/UX iterations

Lead Artist on one of TinyCo's top charting titles, Tiny Zoo™ and Tiny Zoo Friends™. • Managed production work flow, task assignments, game assets/animation feedback & approvals• Supported product managers, content managers & engineers with content list creation, spreadsheets, bug documentation, tool suggestions & minor retina/non-retina Q.A. testing on test builds• Mentor and support junior artists and animators

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Created illustrations, UI design and Flash animations for Slide’s SuperPoke! Pets.• Created high quality, revenue generating virtual goods, growing virtual economy and user satisfaction in the SuperPoke! Pets game for Facebook• Managed outsourcing studio designs/artwork submissions to ensure they met the SPP style guide• Utilized python/git and other CMS for managing virtual goods’ content, pricing & limits

Designed graphics, prints and patterns for licensed apparel products in a fast paced production environment. • Designed and pitched new concepts for mens dress/casual hosiery which gained The Walking Company as a new client account• Played a key role in designing and developing textile designs, product line lists and sales promotional tools for major brands such as Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Nordstroms and Espirit• Demonstrated understanding of textile/fabric design verbiage and functionality