Information Technology Development

LARISSA GOLDONI

** ****** ******. ***.*** - Austin, Texas 78701

Mobile phone: 570-***-****

Email: *******.*******@*****.***

Looking for a Visual Designer, User Interface Designer or User Experience

Designer position.

BACKGROUND:

10 years of experience designing interfaces for websites and applications.

Experience developing wireframes, navigational flows, and translating

requirements into elegant and user-friendly designs. Strong creative

background with exceptional visual design skills. Very detail oriented.

EDUCATION

. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Master of Liberal Arts, December, 2007.

. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto

Alegre - Brazil.

Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication/Advertising, December, 2004.

COMPUTER SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE:

Extensive Knowledge: Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML,

XHTML, CSS, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Usability.

Fair Knowledge: Java Script, Action Script, jQuery.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

. KPI Consulting - Round Rock, TX

[since Jan. 2008]

Position: Internet Interface Designer

o Designing user interfaces for web based applications, improving

usability and user experience;

o Maintaining and enhancing content management driven corporate

web portals;

o Creating and maintaining website navigation programs and

templates inside of Microsoft Content Management Server;

o Applying knowledge of Flash and action script programming to

program websites;

o Using Photoshop or similar tools to achieve modern graphical

effects on the web;

o Interpreting and implementing web designs in strict compliance

corporate web guidelines documents;

o Applying knowledge of HTML, including CSS, to translate images

and copy from graphic design firms into functional, include-

driven HTML;

o Guiding clients through a design process using a template based

approach to web authoring that meets the customers' requirements

for authoring flexibility and stays within the systems

capabilities/architecture.

I have worked on several projects for the following clients: Sprint, T-

Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Orange, Vodafone and Navteq.

. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - Lock Haven, PA

[Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2007]

Department of Learning Technology and Distance Education

Position: Graduate Assistant

o Development of websites and graphics for course and faculty use;

o Creation of university marketing materials, banners, logos and

magazines covers.

o Created visual/audio material for instructional use;

o Assisted in the development of online courses and multimedia

projects;

o Provided support to faculty/staff in the use of video to enhance

classroom and online instruction;

o Importing and editing of raw video, and the production of a user

end product on CD or DVD;

o Application support for online courseware engines (e-College and

Blackboard);

. GKN Driveline - Porto Alegre, Brazil

[Mar. 2004 - Jan. 2006]

Department of Information Technology

Position: Web Design/Developer

1 Responsible for the development, maintenance and visual identity of

the Intranet and Extranet;

2 Development of department pages from scratch;

o Creation of images, banners and logos;

3 Creation of presentations in Flash;

4 Development and administration of Lotus Notes;

5 Administration and user control (Human Resource System).

INTERNSHIPS:

. Dell Computer - Porto Alegre, Brazil

[Jun. 2003 - Mar. 2004]

Department of Information Technology

Position: Graphic/Web Designer

6 Assisted in the development of the Intranet and User Interface

Design Projects (web systems);

7 Creation of graphics, banners, images, posters and logos.

. GKN - Porto Alegre, Brazil

[July 2002 - Jun. 2003]

Department of Information Technology

Position: Web Designer

8 Responsible for the development, maintenance and visual identity of

the Intranet and Extranet;

9 Development of department pages from scratch;

10 Creation of images, banners and logos;

11 Creation of presentations in Flash;

.

. AGEXPP Advertising Agency - Porto Alegre, Brazil

[Dec. 2000 - July 2002]

Creative Department

Position: Graphic Designer

12 Creation of banners, logos, books and magazines covers;

13 Creation of advertising campaigns.

Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent) Portuguese (fluent).

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