Sales Graphic Designer

MichaelHolt 214-***-****

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Plano, Texas 75023

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EXPERIENCE

UX/Interactive Media Designer

Samsung Telecom America Richardson, Texas 2013 - 2015 Lead design and coding for front-end layout and usability standards on Samsung Academy...Samsung Mobile’s national sales training web portal. Used HTML/CSS expertise to deliver a cross-browser/tablet/mobile experience consistent with corporate branding requirements. Worked with Management, System Administrators & External Vendors to determine and implement best practices while simplifying web-based us- ability standards. Provided graphic design support for Channel Sales Marketing. UX Designer/Developer,

Indotronix International Verizon Irving, Texas 2012 Tasked with the design, layout and usability of Verizon Corporate and Wireless next generation Intranet and Internet web sites. Using Photoshop and Illustrator to create high-end graphics, icons, flow diagrams, wireframes, and mockups. Setup wireframes using Axure. Worked closely with Information Architects, Focus/Testing Groups and offshore Programmers to determine and finalize best practices to sim- plify usability standards. Used hand-coding skills to assist with fixing and updating offshore development to comply with cross-browser needs. Tasked with Quality Assurance testing.

Senior Art Director,

Propaganda Zoot Interactive, Frisco, Texas 2011

Served as primary creative and lead designer for multiple clients. Designed direct mail, marketing collateral items, magazine ads, trade show graphics, corporate identity, print collateral, web site GUI design and annual reports. Produced high-end, die-cut marketing and promotional items for City of Frisco EDC and Chamber of Commerce. Lead a team of 4 to produce web development, trade show and video projects. Art Director for several client video and photo shoots. Utilized pre-press experience for to ensure cost savings for agency.

Webmaster/Graphic Designer

Verizon Business, Richardson, Texas 1996-2010

The Lead Web &Graphic Designer for the Network Security group. Included planning, wireframing, information architecture, UX/UI design, and development/production through final release. Created and maintained standardization for 16 departmen- tal web sites. (including CISO, VP and 2 International sites). Was liaison between back-end Programmers and Incident Response team, improving workflow and increasing productivity. Developed interdepartmental training process for Network Security Operations. Implemented the corporate identity guidelines for the department. In 2001 and 2005, created innovative, informative videos used at VP and International sales presentations. Writing the script, creating storyboards, creating animations, directing and editing video for DVD production. Produced award-winning artwork for annual company wide Security Awareness campaign. SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and

written communication skills.

• Highly organized.

• Results and workflow oriented.

• Superb creative ability.

• Analytical thinking

• Excellent hand skills

• Illustration techniques

Web-based

• HTML 4 / HTML 5

• CSS 2 / CSS 3

• Dreamweaver / Axure / BBEdit

• Photoshop / Illustrator / Flash

• some javascript and PHP 5

Design-based

• Adobe Creative Suite 6

(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

• Microsoft Office

(Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

• Mac Tech Support Level II.

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Dallas 1992

Associates of Applied Science in

Visual Communications

Tyler Junior College 1986-1988

Major: Computer Science

AWARDS

• American Society for Industrial

Security, Poster Design - Private

Sector - 1st Place, 1998

• Dallas Society of Visual

Communications, CD Design

- Honorable Mention, 1992

• Art Institute of Dalllas Presidential

Scholarship (6 times)

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