Design Developer

William (Bill) Possidento

*** *. ***** **., #**, New York, NY 10025 USA, phone: 203-***-****, ***********@*****.***

portfolio: williamp.com blog: wpossidento.wordpress.com

Objective

A position in UX Analytics, Research or Design; Product Design; or junior iOS Development.

Education

TurnToTech full-time iOS Development Boot Camp

MS, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University

BS, Geological Sciences, College of Engineering, Cornell University

Software, development & design skills

iOS Development Xcode Objective-C Swift Firebase Git UX analytics, research & design Google Analytics Individual Qualification Balsamiq Axure RP Pro UI design Camtasia Studio Lottie After Effects Photoshop Premiere Pro InDesign Sketch HTML5 CSS3 Responsive CSS frameworks (Skeleton, Twitter Bootstrap, ZURB Foundation) basic JavaScript Google AdWords Certification.

Published apps

ShakesQuiz: Shakespeare quiz & complete works

2016 - current.

ShakesQuiz presents (1) a highly challenging quiz on all things Shakespearean and (2) the complete works of Shakespeare. It is available in the App Store and ShakesQuiz.com gives other information. ShakesQuiz is still very much a work in progress as I am enhancing features and adding new functionality. Technologies I used included the following:

Swift

Firebase authentication

Firebase database

Firebase storage

Retrieving and parsing .json files

Storekit framework for in-app purchases

Vungle SDK for rewarded video ads

Other published apps

2016.

At TurnToTech Mobile Development Boot Camp in New York City, I was part of hackathon teams that made and published two iOS apps:

Pupkeep: I wireframed, created a tableview, helped with icon selection.

UV Index Today: I proposed the idea of an ultraviolet index app, wireframed and wrote a class for the app.

Experience

ShakesQuiz, New York, NY.

December 2016 to present. iOS Developer, UX Designer.

Please see the description above.

TurnToTech Mobile App Development Boot Camp, New York, NY.

November 2015 to November 2016. iOS Developer.

Completed iOS curriculum using Objective-C and Swift.

Participated in hackathons.

Independent Contractor, Greenwich, CT.

May 2013 to November 2015. User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX)/Visual Designer.

Please see williamp.com/portfolio for work performed for clients. Or see connorforce.com for a client site built with HTML5, CSS3, Photoshop and the Bootstrap responsive framework.

Prepared my own iOS app using Swift, Xcode, Photoshop, Sketch, etc.

Assisted clients with email campaigns.

Produced flyers, business cards, and sites.

Wireframed proposed re-design of a medical app.

Designed logos, launch icons and generated icon set for an Android app.

Sage IT / Wipro Digital, New York, NY.

June 2015 to July 2015. UX Designer (initial 2.6-week contract extended to over 7 weeks).

Created wireframes and interactive prototypes using Axure RP 7 Pro and Photoshop for a web site for a major bank.

Articulated user experience issues and design principles to team members and, via phone conferences and in-person meetings, the bank client.

Brainstormed with team members.

JBCConnect / Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

March 2015 to April 2015. Senior UI/UX/Interaction Designer (short-term contract).

Prepared highly interactive UI components and templates (e.g., with parallax, changing opacity, sticky navigation effects, etc.) for development using Adobe Muse.

Conducted audit of existing assets and contributed to live style guide.

Researched and suggested uses for various typefaces.

HCL America / Covance, Princeton, NJ.

August 2014 to September 2014. UX Designer (short-term contract).

Gathered requirements from numerous stakeholders to design and develop prototypes and an internal corporate responsive website.

Used Axure RP 7 Pro to create an interactive high-fidelity prototype with an image carousel.

Once approved, used Foundation 5 for a responsive framework, HTML5, CSS3, Photoshop and jQuery (Slick image carousel), all in accordance with the company style guide and user-centric principles, to build the responsive site for integration with SharePoint.

SmartSites, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

April 2014 to July 2014. User Experience (UX) Specialist (initial 1-month contract extended to 4 months).

Created personas, proposed process flows, wireframed dozens of interface designs for mobile, tablet and desktop views using Balsamiq.

Liaised with client representatives.

Wrote usability tests and conducted usability tests.

Created numerous user tutorial videos using Camtasia Studio.

Helped develop front end.

GCInfotech, Stamford, CT.

January 2014 to March 2014. Front End Developer and Designer.

Maintained and developed sites.

Liaised with clients.

See this client site I built with Photoshop and the premium responsive WordPress theme Karma.

GiaGraphics, Easton, CT.

December 2013 to January 2014. Front End Developer and Designer.

Obtained and retouched photographic content.

Reformatted written content for Lindenmeyr Travel.

Earlier work includes experiences in petroleum industry services, environmental consulting and wealth management.

Licenses, designations, memberships, etc.

Earned Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association charter in 2009

Series 3, Series 7 & Series 66 Licenses

Toastmasters International: attained Competent Communicator distinction

Foreign languages

Spanish: Speak and read fluently, intermediate writing abilities

Italian: Intermediate speaking, reading and writing abilities

Portuguese: Intermediate reading abilities; elementary speaking and writing abilities

Mandarin: Basic speaking and reading skills, ability to write a few hundred characters

Patents

USPTO patent 6, 361, 324 and 6, 533, 585. Rubik’s Cube™-like chemistry puzzles and teaching devices based on an excellent alternative representation of the periodic table

USPTO patent 6, 626, 431. The 42 Cube, a mathematically gifted child of Rubik’s Cube™

USPTO patent 6, 342, 127. A solar powered distillation tube

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