Adrian Mendoza
Brookline, Ma 02446
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Professional Experience
Feb 2008 - Nov 2008
ConnectEDU, Design Lead/
Information Architect
Boston, MA.
• Responsible for
the redesign and information architecture design of two national educational
products; Connect! And PrepHQ for high school and college students.
• Acted as head
of design for UI/UX team, managed business and development expectations, and
project managed in an agile development process.
• Created
requirements and specifications for functionality, architecture, and design.
• Developed
online marketing strategy for advertising and monetization opportunities across
both products and partners.
• Created
prototypes in HTML, Flash, and Flex.
10/2007 - Feb 2008
Thomson Financial /
Reuters, Senior
UI Designer/ Information Architect
Boston, MA.
• Responsible for
the redesign and information architecture design of new release of the Street
Events media/audio/video player.
• Worked closely
with UEG team and product managers to maintain design and functional
consistency across Investment products.
• Created
prototypes in HTML and flash.
10/2006 - 10/2007
Fidelity Investments:
e-business, Senior User Interface/ Visual Designer
Boston, MA.
• Acted as User
Interface and visual designer for web and PC based financial applications.
• Designed
and prototyped for flex based applications in Flash and HTML.
• Managed
development and visual design between UI team in Merrimack, NH and Boston
• Developed
specifications of products for development handoff.
• Redesigned
Fidelity s internal intranet; created visuals for 2008 and 2010 visions.
4/2006 - 10/2006
Iron Mountain, Senior User
Interface/ Visual Designer
Boston, MA.
• Designed UI/UX
for company wide customer storage and digital archives portal.
• Project
represented first collaboration between 5 separate business units and products.
• Created
prototypes in HTML and flash to present to management teams.
8/2003 - Current
New England School of
Art and Design, Adjunct Faculty
Boston, MA.
• Faculty
for graphic design and multimedia courses in both graduate and undergraduate
programs.
• Classes
include:
o Web
Design 2: Design and prototyping in Flash
o Advanced
Computer Apps: Designing Multiple Print collateral
1998 - 2006
Synthesis3 Design
Studios, Design
Principal/ Information Architect
Boston, MA.
•
Designer
of interactive media, digital video, mobile devices UI, Internet experiences,
information architecture, usability, branding, and visualization for various
customers.
•
Web
and Interactive projects included: Visual & Interactive design for
Cancer.gov in Spanish, Learning and instructional tools for Houghton Mifflin, Sovereign Bank, MIT,
and UMass Boston.
11/2001 - 03/03
Cambridge
BioMarketing Group, Director of e-Communications
Cambridge, MA.
•
Developed
and managed all internet / interactive projects for Pharmaceutical/Biotech
ad
agency.
•
Projects
included: design of high profile web sites for 5 major pharmaceutical
companies, online annual reports, visualization, and internal marketing.
07/00 - 04/01
Centers for IBM e-business Innovation, Senior Interactive Designer
Cambridge, MA.
•
Designer
and project lead of IBM's national marketing promotional cd-rom for Innovation
Centers. Distribution run of 10,000 pieces.
•
Web
design projects include: Foxwoods Casino and the NY State Department of
Transportation.
1998
Walt Disney
Imagineering, Interactive Designer
Glendale, CA
•
Created
print and interactive presentations for the urban design for Disney's new
campus project and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Education
2000 Masters
of Architecture II,
Harvard
University, Graduate School of Design
1998 Bachelors
of Architecture,
University
of Southern California, School of Architecture
1998 Minor
in Interactive Multimedia,
USC,
School of Engineering
Software/Skills
HTML / XHTML / CSS -
Strict and transitional
Basic Php
Flash & Action
scripting
Basic Flex prototyping
Photoshop/ Illustrator/
InDesign / Dreamweaver
Autocad / Final Cut Pro
/ After Effects /
MAYA - experience in
creating visual and special effects for film and animation