My name is Maria Christina and I am a UI, Visual and Interactive designer. I am an energetic professional seeking a
career that fits my professional skills, personality, and quirky tendencies. Your ideas + my designs = Great Results! Please feel free to contact me for more samples of my work.
- Education
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Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA
Major: Masters in Computer Arts: New Media
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Columbia College - Chicago, IL
Major: B.A. in Journalism
- Skills
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Software skills
Photoshop CS3, CS4 • Illustrator CS3, CS4 • Flash CS3, CS4 • AfterEffects CS3 • Dreamweaver • QuarkXpress
• InDesign CS3 • Final Cut Pro • Logic Express • Microsoft Office • FileMaker Pro • Acrobat Pro
Development skills
HTML • CSS • Actionscript 2, 3 • XML • Javascript • PHP • MYSQL
- Experience
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iWin, Inc. UI Designer - San Francisco, CA - 07/11-10/11
- Provided UI, Visual and Interaction Design for social (Facebook) games
- Collaborated with Product Managers and Development team on design specs
- Created inteactive Flash prototypes for development prep
- Quickly adapted to established UI game styles as well as generate new visual treatments
Hitachi GST UI Designer - San Jose, CA - 02/11-07/11
- Design UI application (web and mobile) for the G-CONN hard drive
- Execute visual mockups of sign-in and setup process for G-CONN
- Implement UI guidelines and specs for development prep
- Collaborate with Product Mgr, QA and development teams on UI specs
- Provide web UI nomenclature for better team communication
- Design and edit copy for G-CONN Quick Start Guide
Pie Digital, Inc. Lead Interactive Designer - San Francisco, CA - 05/10-02/11
- Design UI application (web and mobile) for the G-CONN hard drive
- Execute visual mockups of sign-in and setup process for G-CONN
- Implement UI guidelines and specs for development prep
- Collaborate with Product Mgr, QA and development teams on UI specs
- Provide web UI nomenclature for better team communication
- Design and edit copy for G-CONN Quick Start Guide
Liz Palacios, Inc. Freelance Web Designer - San Francisco, CA - 06/09-02/11
- Design and develop retail/e-commerce site
- Edit and maintain website, e-commerce site and facebook ad campaigns
- SEO marketing strategy and Google Analytics review
- Design weekly HTML email campaigns
Monster Design Company Freelance Web Designer - Benicia, CA - 11/09-06/10
- UI Design and development of client sites
- Front-End design work on web/interactive projects using Adobe CS3, Flash and HTML
- SEO research and implementation for client sites using Google Analytics
- CMS development and maintenance
School Loop, Inc.Web Designer - San Francisco, CA - 04/09-01/10, 05/08-08/08
- UI Design for home and interior pages of client/school websites
- Assist with design and development of corporate site in HTML and CSS
- Designed and developed online banner ad campaignes in Flash AS3
- Designed stationery templates and style guide
- References
- Available on request