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Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Manage UI/UX strategy for FX (Future Experience) in collaboration with researchers, designers, 3D artists, engineers, and software developers. Create groundbreaking user experiences by exploring future trends and experimenting with cutting-edge technologies.Key Accomplishments• Coordinate media and staging for Huemen's booth at HARMAN EXPLORE 2023.• Develop AR/XR platform content opportunities for key brands through SnapAR Partner Network.• Visual Design Lead for JBL Land experience on the Roblox platform.• CY2024 includes cutting-edge spatial computing and XR initiatives.Responsibilities• Manage UI/UX design teams and define the overall user experience.• Design of user interfaces and application strategies emphasizing information architecture and interaction design.• Assure the highest quality of design direction, style, and methodology.• Conduct discovery workshops with customers & relevant stakeholders and present findings.• Identify and drive process improvements to meet project and team needs.

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Leading user experience and product design teams for top cybersecurity and risk management firm (Edgile LLC, now a Wipro company) developing enterprise solutions and applications for Fortune 500 companies.Key Accomplishments• Scaled UX practice from a small core team to a high growth revenue driver for Edgile.• Developed and supervised design teams for large scale, multi-platform applications at Boeing, Caterpillar, and Ecolab.• Worked closely with partner and business development teams to strategize and draft statements of work (SOW), guiding UX projects from proposals to signed contracts.

Arlington, Va, Us

(Wipro consulting contract for Boeing). Development and management of a diverse team of user experience and product designers working on multi-platform applications for commercial airplane line mechanics, supervisors, and administrators.• Worked closely with feature owners, product managers, front-end and back-end developers to provide comprehensive modernization and re-design of core web and mobile applications including Aviator, Toolbox Horizon, Airplane Health Management, and Mechanic Hub.• Led user engagement initiative, conducted user interviews, created personas and user journeys, and developed usability testing methodology to continuously improve customer experience.• Led design and usability testing initiatives and managed the development of a design system for Boeing Toolbox Horizon (InVision DSM).

Work From Anywhere, Remote, Oo

Review portfolios, conduct screening calls, and onboard potential design candidates for inclusion on the platform. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top 3% freelance software developers, designers, and finance experts in the world. Top companies rely on Toptal freelancers for their most important projects.

Work From Anywhere, Remote, Oo

User experience (UX), user interface (UI), and visual design for a wide variety of national and international clients. Applications and content for multiple platforms and devices including smartphones, tablets, computers, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).Key Accomplishments:• BibleJourney – Complete user experience design for educational App developed in Unity with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) features; including user flows, wireframes, visual design, prototyping, asset production, detailed specifications, drafting test scripts and assisting with user testing. Developed comprehensive design system with component libraries to allow for internal teams to build out new courses and lessons.• Pixevety – Worked closely with product managers and development teams, helped evaluate early product builds providing UX feedback and suggesting improvements. Executed UI design and specifications based on ongoing consultation with Pixevety. Assisted marketing teams with visual design and creative consultation as needed.

Austin, Texas, Us

UX design for multi-platform BI & data analytics applications utilizing Material-based design system to be deployed for high-end automotive dealerships including Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Porsche, and Jaguar.

Issaquah, Wa, Us

Product design, user experience (UX), creative direction, art direction, motion design and illustration for national and international clients. Creation of original content for distribution on computers, mobile devices, television, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR).Key Accomplishments:• Microsoft – Art direction and motion design for 16 videos to launch the Cloud OS platform.• Cox Communications – User experience, interaction and visual design for Flare Play, an HDTV unified gaming platform for kids.• Rogers Cable - Creative direction and visual design for 26 video-on-demand (VOD) branded portals, including Disney Junior, Disney XD, HBO, Family Channel, NFL and National Geographic.

Issaquah, Wa, Us

Key Accomplishments:• Interaction and user experience design for children’s book platform including dynamic narration, personalization & cloud-based analytics.• Story/script for four original children’s titles, Lyle Little, Art Wizard, Kidd Pirate, and Rift Rocket. Character, environment, vehicle, and prop concept design for 3D and 2D content offerings.

Managed creative and production teams to develop comprehensive marketing solutions across multiple media platforms and channels. Designed user experience and user interfaces (UX/UI) for a variety of web applications, responsive websites and online training portals.Key Accomplishments:• Benaroya – Designed dynamic, responsive marketing website for leading property management company.• Ben Bridge Jewelers – Art direction and visual design for interactive training modules built in HTML5 for major US retailer.• Savers/Value Village – Launched Super Savers Club, highly successful loyalty program, and created multi-platform marketing campaign. Developed Halloween campaign and art directed cinema, TV and radio spots, increasing product sales by 38%.

Responsible for creative direction and production of all onscreen content including broadcast, channel identity, user interface and games. Managed both internal and external development and production resources. Reported directly to head of production (broadcast). Responsible for production of original casual games for Interactive TV streaming platform as well as re-purposing of licensed games. Supervised artists, user interface designers and developers.• Led production and design teams to create innovative streaming TV portal• Managed internal and external games development teams to port third party games to the G-Cluster platform• Worked closely with marketing manager to create print and online promotional materials for cable/IPTV operators and consumers

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Managed broadcast design and user experience/user interface design (UX/UI) teams for Emmy award-winning interactive TV technology company. Key Accomplishments:• UX/UI and visual design for video-on-demand portals for major cable and IPTV customers, including: Verizon, Cox, Comcast, Adelphia, Turner, Eatel, Intercabel and Telefonica. • Interaction, prototyping, UX/UI and visual design of electronic program guide (EPG) for TV Navigator 4.0, utilizing innovative search metaphor and advanced user interface.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Working directly with product manager, designers & developers to create intuitive user interfaces and product designs for suite of real-time collaboration applications. • Creation of detailed design specifications• Development of design prototypes & presentations for usability testing• Work through complete development cycle from concept to product shipment

Reading, Berkshire , Gb

Principal creative manager for major U.K. broadcaster with five wholly owned satellite & cable channels and nine co-owned BBC channels (UKTV). Responsible for creation of a variety of content, including on-air promos & branding, channel support web sites, micro-sites, enhanced TV shows, interactive program guides and on-demand interactive TV.Key Accomplishments:• Successfully launched Challenge, the U.K.’s first totally interactive TV games channel; with a channel-linked (24/7) on-demand games service and a variety of enhanced synchronized TV shows on Sky Digital satellite and cable television.• Designed live interactive web applications for Most Haunted, the highest rated show on Living TV, including multi-screen video (Ghost-cams), dynamic content updates, messaging and voting.

Managed creative and production teams for award winning digital design studio. Responsible for creation of a wide variety of commissioned and original content. Managed studio expansion to London, UK.Key Accomplishments:• Disney Imagineering – Designed prototype for Cyberspace Mountain, a virtual reality attraction at DisneyQuest in Orlando, Florida.• Nintendo – Art direction and design for product marketing brochure.• Sierra / Vivendi Universal Games - Co-authored, designed and illustrated web-based games The Cypher and S.P.I.T.E. Created print advertising for both games featured in Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, Hollywood Reporter, and other consumer publications.• Monty Python – Designed & art directed live licensing presentation for world-famous comedy team, shown at the Groucho Club in London.• Microsoft – Template design and animation demos for PowerPoint.