Education

Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA

Major: Masters in Computer Arts: New Media

Columbia College - Chicago, IL

Major: B.A. in Journalism

Skills

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

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

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