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Tim Aidlin

206-***-****

abqk65@r.postjobfree.com

@systim

Tim is a professional User Experience and Interaction designer with over 10 years experience, having designed digital experiences for clients such as Microsoft, Hasbro, NBC, HP, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and many, many others.

Currently focused on designing web-based and native experiences for touch and mobile devices, as well as nascent web-technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3, Tim has deep experience designing for the web and Windows-based applications.Work & Project HistoryCreative Director, DevExpress (2012 - Current)

As the Creative Director, Tim is currently responsible for brand-management, creative direction, and all visual direction throughout all properties maintained and created by DevExpress.

Primary responsibilities include:Brand-management and general company-wide creative direction spanning corporate websites, demonstration applications, print and web advertising, on-site physical presence (booth design and related materials) at conferences, and public-speakingDesign and Technical (HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript) Guidance for the devexpress.com public-facing web-property as well as demonstration scenarios, all of which involve the creation and presentation of user-personas, scenarios, information architecture, wireframes, detailed composite graphics / User-Interface design, geared toward multi-platform channels including web, mobile, tablet, and touch-enabled devicesGuidance to the Executive and Develoment teams on new technologies and design standards to enable engaging and forward-thinking scenarios, tools, and useful experiences for our end consumer and their clients

Principal Designer, Dashwire (2011 - 2012)

A subsidiary of the mobile-device manufacturer, HTC, Dashwire created user-experiences across HTC devices in partnership with multiple wireless carriers both in the United States and Internationally.

Senior UX Designer & Evangelist, Vertigo Software (2011)

Tim's teams designed immersive, complex, and beautiful user-experiences for websites, tablets, and mobile platforms, and as the Senior Designer, Tim helped guide and assist Junior Designers with design and development of user-interfaces and experiences for large, well-known companies and charitable foundations.

As The Senior User Experience Designer based in Seattle for this Bay-Area-Based company, Tim was responsible for engagement and presentations to Seattle-based clients.

User Experience Designer & Evangelist, Microsoft (2006 - 2011)As a User Experience Designer and Evangelist for Microsoft's MIX Online team within the Developer and Platform Evangelism Department, some of his responsibilities included:

HTML5 + CSS3, WPF, & Silverlight development of "next-gen" web-tools to help foster the design community and reach out to the broader set of technology and design professionals and enthusiasts around the country and worldCreative direction for the MIX conferences, focused on designers and developers, new technologies, methodologies, and designProject-management of multiple client and vendor engagementsDesign & production of prototype software and websites as well as extensive public speaking, presentations and workshops centered around the technologies employed in their design and developmentSenior Designer, Avenue A Razorfish (2005 - 2006)

As the Senior Designer on most projects, Tim lead User Experience concept & design for clients such as Microsoft, Cingular, and GeekSquad, while helping direct a team of Information Architects, and Junior Designers envision and deliver ground-breaking designs and experiences for corporate and global customers.

Owner & Principal Designer, Rasterize (2001 - Current)

Running freelance work for many, many companies over the years, Tim has worked with great clients and has been responsible for not only design, but myriad other responsibilies as a small-business owner. Such responsibilites include, but aren't limited to:

Art Direction over multiple projects with various clients to develop websites and collateral materialsInformation Architecture, Design, HTML and Flash creation and implementationProject Management with multiple clients and multiple projects of varying types and financial management of clients, costs, and vendorsClient Sampling:

Hasbro (GI Joe, NERF, Sorry!, Play It Now, VideoNow), Microsoft (MSN Messenger, MSN Shopping, Microsoft Windows Vista), Match.com, RealNetworks, Infospace (including Dogpile, Excite, and WebCrawler), T-Mobile, Wiley Publishing (Dummies Guides), and many others.

Product Designer, Microsoft / MSN (2003 - 2005)

Responsibilities included:

User-Interface design for MSN ShoppingDevelopment of design standards for Windows Live ShoppingHTML, CSS, & JavaScript coding and standardization of design elements and development and creationof internal tools for the generation and modification of XML and RSS modulesContent development and design standards for Microsoft Windows MarketplaceDesigner, RealNetworks (1999 - 2001)

As a designer for RealNetworks, Tim was tasked the design and development of the RealNetworks intranet,which included cross-departmental coordination and communication, Information Architecture, Design and somedevelopment in conjunction with the RealNetworks IT department.

Experience & Expertise10+ years design and production experience includingManagement of creative teams of up to 5 contributors including Junior digital and print designers, motion-graphics designers and owners of marketing materials responsible for such items as advertising schedules and newslettersUnderstanding and instruction + presentation experience around the design-thinking when considering multi-platform solutions (ie., web + native applications + mobile applications + tablet applications)

Information Architecture using industry-standard softwareStyleguide development for the over-arching aesethic of corporations' brands, and digital & print propertiesHTML5 and CSS3 (and earlier) front-end "development"Sitemap and user-flow architectureDevelopment of user-personae and storylines to provide "story-arcs" when developing themes and understanding of projectsArt & creative direction working with Junior Designers, Information Architects, Developers, Project Managers, and othersUser-Interface & User-Experience expertiseClient engagement presentations, and project-managementFront-end development, including HTML5 and CSS3Public-speaking and demonstration experience, including conference presentations and hosting classes & workshopsSoftware + TechnologiesAdobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Fireworks / InDesign / Flash / DreamweaverHTML5, CSS3 & someJavaScriptMicrosoft Expression Blend / WPF & Silverlight / DesignVarious other tools used in the design industry such as sketching and wireframing software, source-control,project management software, and myriad othersAdditional work and educational history, as well as non-public portfolio examplesavailable in-person.University EducationB.F.A. Fine Arts, Florida State UniversityB.A. English / LiteraturePublic-Speaking ExperienceSeattleSchool of Visual Concepts: HTML5 + CSS3 Crash Course

Aquent: HTML5 + CSS3 Crash Course

IxDA Panel: Genius vs. Collaborative Design

Giant Campus: User Experience and Interactive Design

Los Angeles

PDC09: Designing with Microformats

Las VegasMIX08: Designing with WPF & Microsoft Expression BlendMIX09: Designing with MicroformatsAustralia

ReMIX 08: Designing with WPF & Microsoft Expression Blend

Norway

ReMIX 08: Designing with WPF & Microsoft Expression Blend

Dusseldorf, Germany

Designing Multi-Channel Experiences

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