STATUS

Principal designer for bigNAMEbrain, Kansas City

Principal designer for Garmache.com, Kansas City

UX (USER EXPERIENCE) DESIGN

Lead, direct, and perform requirements gathering activities for information

architecture, site maps, wireframe and clickable prototype design and

development, feature and function design, linear and non-linear

navigational processes, taxonomy development and folksonomy direction,

system aesthetics delivery, program and information mapping, persona

development, process design, Web equities franchise planning, and focus

group research integration

WEB, ENVIRONMENTAL, and GRAPHIC DESIGN

Art direction and lead designer, producer, and project manager for various

interactive and offline projects to include B2B and B2C, full-scale

collateral and publications, marketing campaigns, signage, branding and

identity design and development, trade show, and creative strategy

inclusive of concept through delivery in alliance with IT, SMEs and

creative departments

INSTRUCTIONAL/CURRICULUM DESIGN and TEACHING

Five (5) years experience teaching post-secondary Web design and associated

topics for Purdue University and Art Institutes International,

instructional and sales materials design, research and data gathering and

analysis, outcomes assessment, professional training, CBT and WBT,

certified in Distance Education and M.S. in Adult Education, 2001, with a

focus on delivery for progressive media

CREATIVE LIASON

Client management through SDLC, creative consultation, client concept

through delivery strategies, process and operation implementation,

franchise strategy direction, and needs assessment, strategy, and

deployment

OUTSTANDING KNOWLEDGE

Mac OSx and Windows platforms, Unix, Apache, SSI, XHTML, XML, XSLT, CSS,

JavaScript, ActionScript, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, DreamWeaver,

In Design, Go Live, Acrobat, QTVR, Adobe After Effects, IE, Chrome,

FireFox, Safari, Netscape

TALENT

Color theory and application, composition, visual communications, layout

and design for identity and image for both off and online, digital media

production, motion graphics, creative solutions development, implementation

and deployment, full-scale collateral design

EXPERIENCE

Interactive/Graphic/UX Design :: bigNAMEbrain :: 2008 - present

Principal designer for all interactive projects including franchise

strategies, site equities, and UX. Lead designer for all visual

communications including promotional campaigns, branding, print, and

environmental designs. Lead client partner and account management.

Primary site: Deisgner portfolio

http://www.bignamebrain.com

Instructor - Art Institutes International - 2006 / 2008-2010

Lead Faculty for Web Design and Interactive Media, Academic Advisor,

curriculum advising and development, regional accreditation alignment

Course instruction: Fundamentals of Design, Image Manipulation, Computer

Applications, Web Site Scripting, Introduction to Programming, Fundamentals

of the Internet, Promotional Campaign, Digital Design and Motion,

Illustration, Broadcast Graphics, Introduction to Scripting

Interactive Design :: On Time Media, LLC :: 2007 - 2008

Interactive designer for all interactive strategies and site properties

including advertisements, marketing campaigns, branding and identity,

revenue pool creation and communication strategies. Client relations and

management. Responsible for all UX strategies with current sites and new

development. Maintain and design approximately 33 Web sites.

Primary site: Recruitment and truck sales portal

http://www.expeditersonline.com

Interactive Design/UX Consultant :: Zebra Mobile :: 2008

Lead all UX design for start-up Web equities for created brands. Design

all aesthetics and their delivery.

Primary site: Your School Central

http://www.yourschoolcentral.com

EXPERIENCE (2)

Sr. Interactive Designer:: Bridgeworldwide (WPP) :: 2007

Lead interactive visual and process design for production of interactive

projects. Create user-experience concepts and designs to include a

culmination of, but not limited to, scope, estimate, operational and

instructional sets, program maps, system and information flows, system and

application recommendations and processes, access levels, site maps, wire

frames, information architecture, clickable prototypes, templates, CMS

constraints, interactive sites, hybrid CDROMs, hyper and flash-based media,

product implementation, interactive materials, sp3aces, aesthetics, and

experiences.

Led interactive education processes and design, information delivery, and

guided learning experience.

Consultant Producer and Director of Creative Services Online :: Gash

International, LLC :: 2001 - 2006

Lead creative and design for all visual and interactive communications and

print, manage clients, contracts, and production, direct all aspects of

projects, production, art and associated staff, create, develop, deliver,

and negotiate all working proposals and contracts, administer over all

Internet domains, direct all project staff from conception to completion,

train clients and staff, Research, recommend, and implement necessary

technology, develop and deliver all instructional design

Graphic and Web Designer:: Thread {the magazine} & Style No3 :: 2003 - 2006

Conceive, create, and design all advertisement displays, layout, and

graphics, publication photographer, manage all aspects of online and

offline production

Digital Media Manager :: Purdue School of Engineering and Technology ::

1993 - 2003

Lead digital marketing and advertising strategies and design, created,

designed, developed and delivered all multimedia projects, managed and

administrated over all aspects of digital team and operations, developed

and administered grants, contracts, and proposals, scheduled and managed

all project task in fast-paced creative environment, created and directed

all conceptual designs for WWW, database, and multimedia projects

Presented works, projects, and research at school, campus, city, state, and

national levels, established standards for Web system design/architecture,

stood as lead client partner. developed, designed, and delivered CBT and

WBT, facilitated training and development for faculty, staff, and students

EXPERIENCE (3)

Instructed sophomore and senior level hypermedia authoring courses, served

and chaired committees and advisory boards at the school, campus, and city

levels,

consulted at the school, campus, city, state, national and international

levels

EDUCATION

B.S. Computer Technology, Purdue University, 1995.

M.S. Adult Education, Indiana University, 2001.

PLATFORMS, LANGUAGES, and APPLICATIONS

Mac OSx, Windows, Unix, FTP, SSI, XHTML, SQL, XML, XSLT, CSS, JavaScript,

ActionScript, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office Suite, Word,

Excel, Access, Outlook, Entourage, PowerPoint, DreamWeaver, FrontPage,

Flash, Director, Go Live, Acrobat, QTVR, After Effects, Premier, IE,

Chrome, Firefox, Netscape, Safari

PRODUCTS

CDRoms (hybrid and autonomous), DVDs (hybrid and autonomous),

presentations, business cards, brochures, trade show banners and materials,

multimedia, CD and DVD packaging, annual reports, sales and service

manuals, educational materials, publications, magazines, catalogues, Web

sites, posters, photography, logos, visual elements, and signage

SELECT ONLINE REFERENCE

- bigNAMEbrain - www.bignamebrain.com

- Zebra Mobile - www.yourschoolcentral.com

- Garmache - www.garmache.com (in development)

- Zebra Mobile - www.yourschoolcentral.com

- It's Way Better - www.itswaybetter.com

- ExpeditersOnline - www.expeditersonline.com

- BariatricEdge - www.bariatricedge.com

- Ridgerunner - www.ridgerunnerband.com

- RoadGorilla - www.roadgorilla.com (closed)

- Nacho Grandma's Quilts - www.nachograndmasquilts.com

- EndoNet - Ethicon Endo-Surgery - intranet solution for 42 countries

(restricted access)

- Folgers - www.folgers.com

- Bounty - www.bounty.com

- Corporate Conference Center (Kite Realty) - (closed)

- Online Speaker Assignment System (Pfizer) - www.pelvichealth.org (closed)

- Physician Consortium - phei.pelvichealth.org (closed)

- Salon and Spa - www.mirasalon.com

- Black Rabbit Boy - www.baxterbrand.com/images/brb

- Post Secondary Education (Purdue University) - www.engr.iupui.edu

- Rural Candy Shop - www.goodscandies.com (closed)

SELECT CLIENT ROSTER

Government-based Projects

Indiana Water and Sewage Line Standards, Judy O'Bannon's (First Lady)

Hoosier Millennium, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Electricore,

Manufacturing Technology Center Institute, Electric Vehicle Technology

Institute, Institute for Forensics Imaging

Academic-based Projects

Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IU School of Allied Health

Sciences, IU Kelly School of Business, IUPUI Portfolio, and Butler

University

Corporate-based Projects

Johnson and Johnson, Proctor and Gamble, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Folgers,

Bounty, Bombardier Flexjet, Conrad Hotels, National Environmental Services

Corporation, Forbes, Peerless Pump Company, Vienna Opern Ball, and Pfizer

HIGHLIGHTS of QUALIFICATIONS

- Highly creative

- User Experience centered design, strategy, and planning

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Outstanding interpersonal skills

- Targeted, meaningful, and creative visual communication skills

- Created, designed, and implemented WBT and CBT

- Print design range from logo to magazine

- Web design range from banner ads to sites with 35k+ pages and 250k+ links

- Clientele range from rural candy shop to Federal Government

- Leadership oriented

- Intelligent process and instructional design, development, and delivery

- Promotional campaign design and deployment

- Information architecture and delivery

- Virtual franchise strategies

- Award winning faculty

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