Thomas Santana

469-***-****

acs5dq@r.postjobfree.com

pikfresh.com

Graphic Designer / Web Designer

PROFILE AND EXPERIENCES

Citrix Systems

**** - **** - *** ******** / *********** Designer

Conceptualize, design, develop, and implement the look and feel of responsive pages and animations that are customer engaging, aesthetically pleasing and beneficial to customers, load quickly, and meet established design standards, highlighted new product features. Research and design wireframe UX Web pages for better customer experience, research competitors; evaluating client needs and recommended design solutions. Integrated graphic elements created for print into a coordinated online campaign. Design detailed mock-ups for all screen templates, charts, and graphs.

• Created user centric design solutions that align with digital strategy and company goals

• Demonstrated user interaction with functional prototypes

• Work within an agile environment to design user centric applications

• Design and build functional prototypes for applications across all digital channels that can be tested with customers

• Monitor UI trends and propose best practices

• Produce deliverables such as screen layouts, user interface elements, prototypes and final assets

• Translate usability and field research findings into design improvements

• Communicate design strategy and UX goals to team members and staff

• Collaborate with other teams to develop cross-product design solutions and maintain open communication about project status

• Comprehend, communicate and adhere to visual design standards

• Understand Agile Methodology

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)

2007 - 2014 - Lead Graphic Designer

Lead creative to design work and research focus on the public transit industry responsible for implementing brand guidelines, visual systems and maintained core design standards across multiple mediums for the Dallas Area Public Transit System (DART). Collaborated closely with internal departments and external clients to understand needs, deadlines, and creative solutions, as well as determining the most cost effective ways of finding production solutions. Work closely with web developers, print vendors, photographers and directed photo shoots.

JRS Advertising

2006 – 2007 – Graphic Designer

Designed and worked with a focus in a wide-ranging of clients in the hotel and casino industry. Was responsible for implementing effective communication programs for our clients. Executed marketing and creative needs under tight deadlines, as well as maintain and provided the most effective ways of promoting supportive material. Coordinated printing specifications and insertion material for magazines, newspapers. Worked with photographers and directed photo shoots to get best quality work for ours clients.

Iris Advertising

Advertising Agency - 2004 - 2006

Focus was designing for the medical and healthcare industry. Worked closely with creative director and marketing manager to understand needs, deadlines, and budgetary concerns, as well as determining the most effective way of finding design solutions. Responsibilities included coordinating print specifications for vendors. Work directly with account services, traffic managers, print production, managers and other creative in a collaborative environment. I worked closely with vendors and directed photo shoots.

The One Group

Advertising Agency - 2001 - 2004

Design work and research was focus on the retail consumer industry. Created promotional ads, design logos, brochures, POP, and powerpoint presentations from small to fortune 500 companies. Implementing and created product labels for clients, prepared design files for production.

EDUCATION

University of North Texas

B.F.A., Communication Design

Minor: Journalism Advertising

Richland Community College-Multimedia developer

Focus study on Research, Strategy, Web development and design.

EXPERT COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Adobe Creative Suites

Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign/Acrobat/After Effects/Premiere

HTML/CSS/Javascript/XML

References upon request

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