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Michael Scearce

770-***-****

ac0dh5@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** ****** *****, ********, GA 30126

http://scearce.slidingboxes.com, http://michael-scearce.format.com, http://www.imgfxdesign.com

Objectives

UX design position

Highly innovative, creative web designer with over two decades of web design, and three of graphic design experience including UX/UI proficiencies, CMS site design and builds, CRM mobile design, visual storytelling, concepting and final design execution skills.

Known for defining projects visually by the use of well honed graphic design and artistic skills. This leads to innovation and understanding and buy-in from all the players on a project.

Excellent communicator. Listens more than speaks.

Experience in big brands to startups, and purpose building interfaces to achieve the corporate vision of tasks at hand while empowering the user.

Areas of expertise include:

UX/UI Proficiencies, Design, Research and Architecture

Visual Design, 38+ years, constantly updated

Illustration (creative hand drawn), Photography (product and fashion)

Concepting ideas into visuals, ideation and focused and actionable user data collection

Tools: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Balsamiq, Sketch, CMS, CRM, HTML, CSS, Bash familiarity, PHP familiarity, Drush, Version control (GIT and TortoiseSVN), Jira

Platforms: Mac, PC, Linux

Past Experience, Positions, and Projects:

Image Graphics for Design, a freelance company since 1985

Hobby company

Web design, illustration, infographics, art & creative direction, Salesforce.com admin & setup, creative management, coordination & delivery, print to web and web to print, marketing automation, outsource direction. Clients include Coca-Cola, The Weather Channel, Stirrups Clothing, TierOne Design, Newnatalies Bridal, Draw-Thru iPad app, RXshareit.org, Tea Party in Space and many others.

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Southwire Company, LLC Carrollton, GA 2013-2015

Web Developer/Designer, salaried

UX/UI for intranet document serving site for SAP implementation team. Drupal 7.

OpenText site manager, site builder and content creator and manager for company websites. Business need interviews and user interviews and mockups created for feedback prior to site updates. 16,000 SKU product list.

Salesforce.com admin and architect. Org pilot UX/UI, user testing and build including database field architecture for mobile, dashboard, reporting, custom workflows, Lead nurturing, Drip and customer relationship sharing across 7 divisions of a 6 billion net company.

BeerConnoisseur.com Atlanta, GA contract/freelance

Drupal Designer & UI (January, March, May and July 2012)

•Graphics & wireframe tests of new modules and functionality. UI edits via CSS and module controls. Informal UX testing among internal team.

•Extensive PHP, HTML and CSS edits to test site, then instituted release control.

•Database salvage of a badly executed site migration, Site duplication and redesign

•Module selection, installation and testing of implementation, roll out and version controls

Villas Caribe Atlanta, GA salaried

Drupal Designer & UI (August 2011 – January 2012)

•Balsamiq wireframes, UX/UI definition, research, testing for redesign from Drupal 5 to 7.

•PSD design files and marketing presentations

•Website content definition and documentation

•XHTML/CSS mockups and theme base code for Drupal 6 to 7

TelPlus Incorporated Woodstock, GA contract

Freelance Developer Salesforce.com & web applications (May 2011 – July 2011)

•UX/UI and Built interim user management portal

•Contract position to move a database into Salesforce.com and establish a customer portal for several different types of users.

•Project managed data migration, new backoffice CRM and Support workflows

DOW Management, Incorporated Atlanta, GA salaried

Art Direction & Drupal Web Designer / Salesforce.com Administration / Graphics Designer (May 2008 – August 2010)

•Web UX/UI site rebuild and launch Drupal 6 integration with CRM system and CCK/views

•Content creation, photo acquisition, content management

•Art Direction & Drupal web design and implementation for several multilingual websites,

•SEO tuning and alignment through keyword program, selection, Google Adwords, analytics

•Collateral creative and print and website integration, online content library

•Internal and customer facing branded marketing & rate materials

•Create animated banners & advertising programs using graphic tools (Adobe Creative Suite)

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Stirrups Clothing Company Alpharetta, GA contract

Web Developer / E-mail Marketing / Graphic Designer (May 2002 – May 2008)

•Art direction & design of consumer products using Photoshop, Illustrator, ink & pencil

•HTML & Javascript web development for B2B and e-commerce websites

•Marketing rationale and execution for e-mail campaigns

•Collateral creative print and website integration

•Design of product packaging & kiosk for franchisee POP display

•Production design for screen-print and embroidery masters

•Database for product management

•UX and UI, website builds & e-commerce

Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA contract

Adjunct Professor (September 2001 – April 2002)

•Microsoft Office instructor (Word, Excel, Access)

•Graphic design instructor (Adobe CS, Pagemaker) & Web instructor (HTML basics)

Connect-Care Alpharetta GA salaried

Web Developer, Director of Graphic Communications (February 2000 – September 2001)

•UI/UX for cloud based CRM application, HTML, javascript, Cold Fusion

•Trade show booth design, Marketing collateral design, B2B branding, Content and rights

Radiant Systems, Incorporated Alpharetta GA contract then salaried

Usability Lab Manager / HTML Developer (May 1998 – January 2000)

•UI design and code for remotely networked in-store touch screen kiosks for Sephora and JC Penney: HTML, javascript, MySQL, ASP

•Usability testing design and data collection, Wireframes and UX

•Marketing development of preview interfaces for client acceptance

EGAD, Incorporated, Alpharetta GA

Art Director / Web Designer (February 1997 – April 1998)

The Weather Channel, Incorporated Atlanta, GA salaried

Graphic Systems Coordinator / Video Artist / Associate Art Director / Web Designer

(February 1982 – November 1996)

•Original UX/UI designer for weather.com

•UX/UI designer of local weather (1990-2008)

•Graphics strategy, Digital asset creation, Video art production

•Design Management of 12 artists

•Involved in ALL interactive initiatives for The Weather Channel as graphic designer/production coordinator/programmer from 1990- 1996

•Ad tag graphics, 1991-2008

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Education

UX Certification, Springboard 2016

A.A. in Visual Communications, Art Institute of Atlanta GPA 3.7/4.0

Virginia Beach Vo-Tech

Commercial Art Certification

Lynda.com: 50+ training certificates focused on UX, UI, graphics, web site building and management, ongoing. See list on LinkedIn.

Awards & Acheivements

•Touch-Screen 1999 Interactive Products developed for Radiant Systems, Inc.: JCPenney Catalog, FedEx Pilot, Rheem Water Heaters, Sephora International

•Launched weather.com as web master / web designer on March 2, 1995

•UX/UI design for local weathe, The Weather Channel, 1990-2008

•Best Multimedia Marketing (Website): American Marketing Association- Southeast

•VICA International First Place: Commercial Art, 1980, VICA National First Place Award

•National Skill Olympics Commercial Art Competition: Full Tuition Scholarship, 1978.

•Multiple Broadcast Design Association Awards 1984-1996

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