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Michael McCann *******@*********.***
linkedin.com/in/michaelomccann
Senior UX & Industrial Designer
Summary
A multi-disciplined designer with over eight years’ experience of proven success in interaction and user interface design.
Skilled at taking an abstract, complex problem and converting it into a practical and innovative experience. As a critical
thinker with genuine empathy for users, I am eager to apply my wide skill set to work for a company to devise strategic,
elegant and considered solutions to complex problems.
I am confident, but humble. Enthusiastic yet balanced. I add value and dimension to any team and an asset to any
company. I want to leave my mark and make a difference.
Experience
Senior UX & Industrial Designer, Beyond Design Inc. Creative Director, Eclipse Presentations
August 2010 – Present. Chicago, IL November 2006 – July 2010. London, UK
Lead and promote the UX process in collaboration with Led and inspired creative team by providing strategic
a team to deliver first-rate experiences direction and encouraging collaborative
Create original, user-centered designs while considering Designed stages for globally recognized televised
market analysis, customer feedback, usability findings, music awards, conference sets, and furniture for large
and research multinational companies
Work with stakeholders to develop requests and stories Traveled internationally to supervise the implementation
through visual concepts and prototypes of set design and on-screen content
Produce diagrams, wireframes, and both low and high- Effectively presented proposals, concepts and solutions
fidelity prototypes to effectively communicate design to clients and internal stakeholders
and product requirements Produced highly-detailed, rendered concepts and fly by
Produce diagrams, wireframes, prototypes to effectively animations for client sign-off
communicate design and product requirements Developed company branding, oversaw design and
Use a strategic design process to develop visual brand implementation across all media, while ensuring a high
language across products and platforms standard of all creative work
Presented at the IDSA International Conference 2013 Plan and facilitate collaborative ideation sessions with
about DIG8, a design program developed by Beyond team, client and other stakeholders
Education Skills & Expertise
Research UX-UI Design Product Development
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Product Design Visualization Interaction Design Persona Creation Wireframing
Information Architecture Site Maps CAD Ideation
Personal Strengths
Prototyping Ethnographic Studies Card Sorting
Distill complex problems into simple solutions Usability Testing Animation & Video Editing
Organized, self-motivated and highly adaptable Develope Style Guides & VBL Brand Development
Excellent leadership and communication skills
Strong interaction and user interface design skills, Software
including typography, layout and color theory
Expert at Adobe Suite ( Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro,
Employ design research to gain insights that can be
Edge Animate, Muse ... ) + a curiosity for emerging design tools
used as a catalyst for new concept generation
Confident but humble; always enthusiastic Solidworks Maya Sketch Book Pro Keyshot Keynote