Design Software Developer

MARGI PATEL

margs****.portfoliobox.io

** * ********** **. *******, IL-60602

*********@*****.*** 331-***-****

Talented design professional with an eye for aesthetics, interested in joining a team as a graphic designer in order to contribute my skills and grow professionally and personally, surrounded by a supportive team that challenges me to the best I can be.

EDUCATION:

PRODUCT AND DESIGN Graduated in December 2014

StartUp Institute – Chicago, IL

BS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Graduated in April 2013

Charotar University of Science and Technology – Gujarat, India SKILLS:

DESIGNING: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Lightroom, Flash Professional, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Bootstrap, Wordpress

WIREFRAMING AND PROTOTYPING: InVision, Balsamiq

LANGUAGES/PROGRAMMING: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery Photography, Video-making and Animation

Exceptional presentation and communication skills

Passion for creativity and innovation

Excellent typographic and color sense

Sketching, wireframing and prototyping

Strong understanding of visual communication and latest design trends PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

GRAPHIC DESIGNER May 2015 - Present

JK Design – NY, NY ( Remote)

• Responsible for creating exciting materials and design solutions that have a high visual impact.

• Created design mock-ups, wire frames as well as prototypes for various applications using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InVision.

• Responsible for the overall layout design and color schema of various applications and websites.

• Created graphics for websites and social media within brand guidelines.

• Conceptualized and animated informational videos while working closely with the creative director.

• Designed a wide variety of graphic art and promotional materials.

• Provided graphical support for blogs, websites and social media.

• Worked on presentations, leaflets, trade-marks, logos, videos and banner designs.

• Explained design concepts and ideas to clients and colleagues coordinating multiple publishing projects. VISUAL DESIGNER October 2014 - December 2014

Shift Women- Chicago,IL

• As the sole designer on the team, responsible for designing the brands' marketing collateral, including event invites, power points, catalogs, taking the project from conceptualization to completion.

• Assisted with the marketing team with market research and copy writing.

• Worked in a team, involved in developing the UI, layout and front-end programming for the website that matches requirements of sprint.

• Improved user experience by designing front-end interface mock ups and adjusting UX flows/wire frames.

• Extensively involved design discussions and user experience sessions to provide inputs on the layout.

• Provided graphic and artistic support for web enhancement and new creative initiatives.

• Responsible for photo-video editing and creation for info graphics. GRAPHICS AND WEB DESIGNER March 2013 – January 2014 Orange Web Technologies- Gujarat, India

• Handled all branding and web design by creating graphics for websites and social media.

• Illustrated original graphic assets for mobile games on iPhone, iPad, Windows and Android.

• Designed high resolution corporate marketing collateral, including web banners, one-sheets, and rework of existing logo designs.

• Created custom logos and illustrations for various clients. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER & WEB DESIGNER November 2012 - March 2013 iView Labs- Gujarat, India

• Developed windows phone applications using .Net technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation

(WPF) and Silverlight.

• Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for newsletters, promotional materials and sales collateral.

• Created design theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations, training videos for different fields like education, healthcare, technology, fashion etc.

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