JAMARR COX

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Louisville, KY 40214 ac3wur@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Venminder Elizabethtown, KY June 2017 – October 2017

UI/UX Designer II - Product Design

User Interface/User Experience Designer executing the design of applications using software platforms such as Adobe CC products, Visual Studio. Working with the business analysis and subject matter experts, I’ve taken projects from conversation to wireframes to prototype to front-end development. Concept designs, layouts, interactive prototypes that connect the dots between client-facing, internal-facing products and all the moving parts in between. Always striving put the user first to optimize the user experience. Very resourceful skill-set while strong on the art and design side. Created working prototypes and front-end development for various applications including:

Document Storage - A document search and retrieval application that utilizes filters and tags

Wireframes and prototypes for Document Storage and Rapid Service Delivery workflow queues

Interactive vendor vetting analysis forms (ex. SOC Analysis, BCP Analysis). Creating online forms from static word document and PDFs using HTML, Jquery SAAS and Bootstrap

Hilliard Lyons Louisville, KY May 2014 – May 2017

UI/UX Designer II

User Interface/User Experience Designer executing the design of company-wide applications using software platforms such as Adobe CC products, Visual Studio, & SharePoint. Able to take a project from creating personas to wireframes to prototype to front-end development. Always striving put the user first to optimize the user experience. Very resourceful skill-set while strong on the art and design side. Created applications used across departments within the company, including:

Concept designs & layouts for our new and upcoming intranet

Annuity Tracking application

Account Number Search and Lookup application

Personnel Action Request Application (PAR App) for the HR Department

The Marketing Company New Albany, IN February 2006 – May 2014

Art Director / UI Designer

Specializing in user interface design and web design. Work closely with project manager to develop creative concepts that (a) strengthen clients’ brand and positioning in the market and (b) ensure a logical, satisfying experience for the end user. Responsible for executing and overseeing entire design process, from concept to completion.

Jefferson Community Technical College (JCTC) Louisville, KY January 2006 – May 2010

Adjunct Instructor, Commercial Art Department

Taught Dreamweaver and web design courses. Instruction included web design basics, composition, and best practices. Also taught students how to prepare and create images and files for the web using design tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator.

Yum! Brands Inc. Louisville, KY October 2004 – December 2005

Art Director, Creative Services Department

Responsible for Point of Purchase (POP) design for restaurants, advertisements, web pages, and internal communications. Worked closely with account managers to meet client needs. Designed posters, counter cards, banners, and window clings. Developed POP and Point of Sale (POS) materials for test facilities. Also designed corporate new-hire folder.

Courier-Journal/Gannett, Inc. Louisville, KY September 1999 – October 2004

Graphic Artist, Creative Services Department

Designed newspaper advertisements (black and white to four-color). Worked closely with sales reps to ensure client needs were met. Designed ads for special publications such as Velocity, PGA, Kentuckiana Style, and Welcome Home. Also designed splash pages and web banners for the Internet Department. Assisted with designing prototype advertisements for Velocity, a “Generation X” publication launched in 2003.

EDUCATION

Jefferson Community Technical College (JCTC) Louisville, KY 1995 – 1998

Internships at Aris Communications and AGS Media / Creative Media Learning

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS PROFICIENCY

Proficient in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Adobe CC, MS SharePoint, MS Visual Studio, HTML 5, CSS3, jQuery, Angular, and JavaScript

I use these tools in UI design and prototyping, branding, logos / corporate identity, illustration, advertising, print, creative problem-solving, and project management

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

KPA Awards Automotive Category - First Place

2013 Davey Awards Silver - Best Website Homepage (www.redwhiteandblushstore.com)

PORTFOLIO DETAILS

See www.jamarrcoxcreative.com for my portfolio of work.

Also see my LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/jamarr-cox-7873114b.