Design Development

Natalie Sokolov

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Brooklyn NY **235

Mobil 347-***-****

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Objective: Certified User Experience Designer seeks position in user-

centered Website Design, web-based applications.

In depth knowledge of User Interface Design principles, IA, Human

Factors, User-Centered Design Processes, Interaction Design

guidelines, Usability Testing Methodologies, web-industry standards

and trends, platform standards, software development process, and

prototyping/design.

Summary: Experience spanning full project life cycle experience,

(requirements, specifications, design, development, testing, and

maintenance etc);

Expert knowledge CSS/Semantic (X)HTML of complex, table-less

layouts - CSS driven websites, puts the designer's vision into

practice; Knowledge of Graphical User Interface; Practical

knowledge W3C web design and web standards; Design for different

browser versions across multiple platforms;

Design Skills: Color Theory, Corporate Identity, Digital Color

Correction, Symbols / Icons, Design, Typography, Page Layout,

Interface Design, Graphics, Wireframes / Prototyping;

Excellent problem solving skills to resolve complex problems

communication, organizational skills, attention to detail & the

ability to meet tight deadlines;

Ability to evaluate relational data base structures, tables, and

associated data elements;

Able to multi-task independently as well as an excellent team

player.

Hardware: PC and Compatibles

Operating

Systems: WIN95/98, WINNT/4.0/2000, WIN 2000, Win XP.

Software: HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP.NET,

WebLogic Server, TIENET, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator,

etc.), Macromedia Suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Action

Script), MS Office Suite, MS CMS, Vignette CMS, SharePoint, Mercury

QC, VSS, CVS, Gear Volt, Livelink, Omniture -SiteCatalyst.

Experience:

UX/ UI Designer/Configuration Specialist, MAXIMUS/NYC DOE - SESIS New York

Oct 2008 - present

Configuration the special education forms required for the NYCDOE SESIS

initiative. As part of TIENET form templates -configuration, implement the

business rules, and design/customize the look and feel for usability.

Responsible for accelerating user-centered design principles within the

development process.

. Define user-centered design processes and use of user interface design

standards, Section 508 and WAI accessibility guidelines

. Define detailed user interface requirements (business, functional, and

end-user), artifacts to describe the intended user experience.

. Mockups, working prototypes and other artifacts to describe the

intended user experience.

. Define detailed user interface requirements (business, functional, and

end-user).

. Created UI design extensible and reusable components

. Collaborate with system administrators and subject matter experts to

map business process to TIENET form templates, guided actions, child

templates, and profiles, Configure template security

. Maintain a high-level of Information Architecture and usability

standards

. Establish form templates and section templates for various federal,

state, and local forms

. Responsible for ensuring that site-designs and implementations are in

compliance with usability and accessibility standards

. Resolve issues identified during testing including user acceptance

testing

. Deploy, manage, and promote configured forms to various environments

. Make adjustments to forms based on end-user feedback during evaluation

period

. Provide Level 2 (SESIS configuration level) support as needed

. Work with QA teams to ensure that work products meet desired

objectives, issue identification and resolution

Sr. UX/UI Designer, JPMC Jersey City NJ Jan 2007 -

Oct 2008

As a member of User Experience Team - complex designs using advanced

technologies for web-based projects:

Intranet Redesign, Phonebook, TechWorkSpace, TechPortal - Web-based portal

that integrates metrics and information

The Portal developed on WebLogic Portal to provide the customization and

personalization whilst interacting with a shared services environment. The

presentation layer developed and integrated to the master portal and the

web services.

Designing mockups and prototypes (sketches, drawings, diagrams, low-

resolution prototypes, wireframes, storyboards), present designs to

business and technology partners to ensure all aspects are presented and

designed appropriately.

. Mockups, paper/advance prototypes

. interactions and deliverables- intuitive and straightforward from an

end user perspective

. Ensure that the common look and feel guidelines and standards are

followed.

. Created visual designs as needed for new pages and graphics on the

site; Created /Design, branding, and logo production for applications

and websites.

. Utilized client and core team feedback for iterative prototyping

process. XHTML / CSS development for W3C compliance, Participated in

SEO efforts and best practice coding. Optimized all pages for cross-

browser compatibility in IE6, IE7and Firefox. Set up directory

structure and document standards for websites, Section 508 and WAI

accessibility guidelines.

. Prototyping, wireframes and screen mockups based on technical and

business requirements, translate ideas and concepts into useful web

design

. Proactively identify opportunities to improve the site usability and

the overall quality of the site design, organization and structure,

Designing/Developing with respect to concepts of separation of content

from presentation via CSS based table-less layout

. Experience with Web 2.0 technologies: CSS/XHTML/DHTML/Scripting,

IFRAMES, and AJAX/JQuery

. The UI Upgraded to the new style, applied across all pages increasing

interactivity and usability with an accent on reusability.

. Designing page layouts, graphic enhancements, grids/web forms,

integrate the user interface and application frameworks.

. Perform prototype testing to validate interface designs with

stakeholders and end-users

. Collaborate with Business partners, production support groups, groups

of developers, and management.

. Usability/User Acceptance Testing (UAT): test participation, issue

identification and resolution

UI Developer/Visual Designer, Ziff Davis New York

July 2006 - Jan 2007

http:www.pcmag.com, http://www.technoride.com, http://www.extremetech.com, etc.

. Developing complex designs technologies for web-based projects,

structuring pages properly, puts the designer's vision into practice,

responsible for Creating WebPages from Photoshop design comps.

. Construct of HTML pages and templates from art files and integrate

them into the web site.

. Create and modify graphic elements of web pages, support

developers/programmers with graphics.

. Implement site redesigns from concept to implementation using Flash,

HTML and CSS.

. Designing/Developing with respect to concepts of separation of content

from presentation using CSS based table-less layout

. Developing dynamic templates(CSS/XHTML/XML/XSLT) with Content

Management Systems and large-scale templated websites

. Implement and apply design concept and style to operation updates/new

projects.

. Translate wireframes/PSDs into launch-ready, valid XHTML/CSS.

. Designing mockups including flat screens and interactive HTML

prototypes.

. Ensure that the common look and feel guidelines and standards are

followed.

. Identify/Escalate and resolve incidents and issues for UI, Supporting

the user-interface implementations.

. Supports walk troughs and usability testing, testing content on

different browsers/operating systems.

Web&Graphics Designer/UI Developer, NYC DOE

Jan 2005 - July 2006

http://schools.nyc.gov

. Developing HTML/CSS templates, comps, mockups and logos.

. HTML/CSS/JavaScript and cross-browser development techniques.

. Designs with Content Management Systems and large-scale templated

websites.

. Developing and implementing Web prototypes to accomplish design

objectives.

. Implement site redesigns and interactive banners from concept to

implementation using Flash, HTML and CSS.

. Designs user-friendly graphic user interfaces based on the business

requirement.

. Web standards and CSS-driven layouts.

. UI development experience using ASP.Net, Visual Studio.

. Translate wireframes/PSDs into launch-ready, valid XHTML/CSS.

. Builds web pages using a variety of graphics software applications,

techniques, and tools.

. Defining graphic user interface specifications, guidelines, standards

and best practice.

. Solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and code

solutions.

. Photo retouching of digital photography for online images.

. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as

required.

Webmaster/Superv. Systems Analyst, HHC CIH, Brooklyn, NY

Oct 2000 - Dec 2004

http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/coneyisland.shtml

Responsible for the overall design, development, maintanance and usage of

Intranet website, requiring graphic design; programming; information

technology skills necessary to develop and maintain Website.

. Responsible for developing the Intranet Website

. Maintenance/Configuration/Administrating Web Server, SQL/Server

Administrating

. Developing templates, mockups and logos for Intranet Website

. Develop prototypes of screens and interactions

. Maintain and update content for internal website

. Analyzing user requirements and design system to suite user's

. Building the in house intranet web site, along with other IT

functions, experienced in designing/developing functional, corporate

websites

. Windows operating systems experience, anti-virus software/patches

. Created logos, images for CIH Departments

. Photo retouching of digital photography for online images.

. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as

required.

. Developing Flash design and animation

. Involved in database design and normalization

. Tracking meeting dates, conferences, reporting and project due dates.

Programmer/Analyst, PARALLEL TECHNOLOGIES, Fairfield, NJ

1998 - 2000

As a member of a team, developed The Claim Policy System for Private

passenger automobiles. The System maintains and processes insurance

Policies.

. Created, developed databases applications

. Designed GUI, ASP technology, COM technology.

. Collaborate in database design and normalization, stored procedures,

packages of procedures and functions, triggers.

. Personalizing the way users view, store, and retrieve business

content, providing visual design.

. Designed reports, based on special requests from users utilized set of

data tools.

. Coded and tested numerous program updates to prevent Y2K problems and

insure the correctness of production data.

. Coded JCL changes to facilitate the OS/390 conversion project,

resulting systems increased efficiency.

Programmer/Analyst, State Board of Statistics, Odessa, Ukraine

1990 - 1995

. Designed and development The Statistical reports processing System.

The System accumulated, processed, and provided statistical date for

the future references. The System developed utilizing COBOL, VSAM

under OS/MVS environment

. Analysis and design program specifications, coding, testing and

debugging various modules

. Implemented various modifications to batch programs, control cards,

files, procedures and jobs

. Tested, and provided technical support for the Statistical Report

processing system

. Conducted several training sessions with operators in order to

instruct a personal in system support and troubleshooting.

Education: BS, Computer Science and Management of Automatic Systems, State

Polytechnic University of Odessa, Ukraine

Certified Internet Webmaster-Designer

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