Quality Control Project

Brandon Mercado

Art Director - UX/UI Designer – Creative Communicator

805-***-****

www.brandonmercado.com

***********@**************.***

Skills and Experience:

User Experience Design and Workflow Development

Art Direction for Web, Software Applications & Print

Stakeholder & Client Liaising / Pitching / Relationship Building

Competition Analysis and Strategic Initiative Planning

Creative Team Leadership / Management / Building / Mentoring

Project Lifecycle Management - Document / Design / Develop / Deploy

Brand Evaluation, Management and Enhancement

Website Design and Front End Development

Advertising and Printed Collateral Design

Rich Media / Multimedia Design and Art Direction

Action Sports and Apparel Design

Tools:

HTML5

CSS3

JQuery

Bootstrap

Foundation

Photoshop

Illustrator

Axure Pro

inVision

MS Sketchflow

Working knowledge of Javascript, AJAX, JSON, PHP, ASP.NET & SQL

Selected Work History:

Rapattoni Corporation 08/09-06/14

Creative Lead/ UX Designer/ UI Programmer

• Lead all new development design initiatives for an enterprise level online software application

• Defined requirements and user workflows for presentation to stakeholders

• Successfully designed, developed and deployed a mobile version of the flagship MLS software

• Create design mock ups using HTML, MS Sketchflow, Photoshop and Illustrator

• Deliver final artwork, HTML and CSS

Silver Star Distribution Company 04/09-08/09

Senior Art Director / Webmaster

• Successfully increased website SEO presence

• Implemented seasonal website design refresh

• Refreshed online product catalog for each new season

• Managed and updated E-commerce website

• Acted as Lead Creative for Online Presence

• Created and executed eBlast campaigns on a continuous basis

Brandon Mercado Design 10/08-04/09

Freelance Art Director

MPRO, Inc. 06/08-10/08

Senior Art Director

• Acted as creative lead, department manager and Sys Admin

• Responsible for top-level design, project planning, quality control and project management

• Managed art department with 5 designers

• Managed and maintained Mac based network, Live web servers and email servers

Webquest, Inc. 11/03-06/08

Senior Art Director

• Acted as Art Director and Lead Designer for multiple clients and products

• Responsible for top-level design, project planning, quality control and project management

• Successfully set and met project deadlines

• Worked with clients pitching designs and gathering project requirements

Education:

Art Department, Chapman University, Orange, CA.

Associate of Arts, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA

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