David A Richardson UX and Visual Designer

**** **** ****** ****, **********, Ga 30039 H: 770-***-**** C: 770-***-****

E: acfnom@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: drichardsonatl Portfolio: sovdesign.com

Summary

An experienced visual and UX designer who understands developers and can communicate with and educate non-technical clients. A designer who thinks outside the box, pushes the envelope and yet can stay on brand and communicate effectively through both his writing and visuals. Someone who can produce under pressure and create award winning results.

Work Experience:

UX Designer / Senior Consultant Booz Allen Hamilton (2014)

• Designed user experience for geospatial mapping and budget management web applications.

• Improved Section 508a compliance testing and development processes.

Digital Marketing Coordinator Georgia State University (2013 – 2014)

• Developed WordPress-based websites which are used as showcase examples to demonstrate WordPress as a viable content management solution to university Web administrators.

• Helped lead the migration of Georgia State’s entire Web presence into a multi-site WordPress network resulting in a 2013/2014 CASE Award of Excellence for Web redesign.

• Developed and contributed to instructional resources for Georgia State’s WordPress migration resulting in university webmasters becoming familiar with using WordPress more quickly.

• Provided content strategy and user experience consulting as well as weekly one-on-one training sessions for content contributors and site administrators on campus.

• Managed a team of student assistants whose role was to produce the various web sites.

Web Developer, Intermediate Georgia State University (2006 – 2013)

• Created Section 508a compliant HTML/CSS templates within OpenText RedDot based on the designs provided by the information architect and the university web designer.

• Helped to conceptualize the 2009 redesign user experience resulting in a 2009/2010 CASE Award of Excellence for Web redesign.

• Designed the user editing experience within OpenText RedDot to maximize template flexibility and minimize editing effort.

• Provided content and user experience consulting as well as training for content contributors and site administrators on campus.

David A Richardson UX and Visual Designer

4380 Iris Brooke Lane, Snellville, Ga 30039 H: 770-***-**** C: 770-***-****

E: acfnom@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: drichardsonatl Portfolio: sovdesign.com

Work Experience (Continued):

University Website Coordinator Georgia State University (2000 – 2006)

• Led the effort to bring web standards and Section 508a compliance to the university’s web experience.

• Led the design, development, production and project management for roughly nine to twelve department websites each year.

• Provided content and user experience consulting as well as training for content contributors and site administrators on campus.

Student Assistant Georgia State University (1996 – 2000)

• Founded Georgia State University’s web design and development team.

• Led the UI/UX and visual design of the 1999 university website redesign.

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Georgia State University – Atlanta, Ga

Skills:

• Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver

• Content Management Systems: WordPress, OpenText RedDot, Joomla!

• Web Development Languages: HTML / XHTML / HTML5, CSS / CSS3, JavaScript / JQuery (Basic)

• Related Web Knowledge: Web Standards, Section 508a Standards, Responsive Web Design, Project Management, Information Architecture, UI/UX Design, Usability Testing, Analytics,

Social Media

• Design Knowledge: Collateral Design, Branding, Logos, Packaging

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