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Dimov

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Leads User Experience design, UI design and production efforts,

reaching across devices and platform domains (Web, Android and iOS)

Designs and implements UX for digital products and services for mobile and web.

Team player and team builder.

PROFILE

Over 15 years of experience, helping teams and clients achieve integrated business and marketing communication goals, working on user experience and visual design.

Improves interactions that people have with products, services and organizations, utilizing UX design, visual and interaction design for Web and mobile products.

PORTFOLIO

https://app.box.com/s/jtixk8y31ut6zjhiyzg7

EMAIL

acxhxb@r.postjobfree.com

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Native Mobile UX and UI Design

Experience designing, extending design and UI production work for mobile applications. Designing for Android and iOS platforms.

WEB UX and UI Design

Hands-on experience in UX and UI design for Web, extending existing CMS infrastructure, as well as building new experiences for products and services.

Extensive experience in managing electronic communications platforms and providing design services across diverse teams and service lines.

Passion for delightful user experiences. Ability to provide constructive criticism and productive evaluation of UX concepts, presentation layer and related functionality.

UX Methods

Facilitates design strategy and concepting process with appropriate methods, including Agile/Scrum and Lean UX.

Design Production

Iterative production of wireframes, visual

comps, sitemaps, prototypes, workflow diagrams and technical documentation.

Effectively automates visual design assets creation, cutting cost.

UI Design and Process

Enjoys pixel level attention to detail, perfecting UI component of user experience across digital domains (Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Axure, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, etc.).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior UX Designer

Philips & NCS Tech., Contract Jan to June 2016

* New e-commerce site stabilization

* Improved and extended user experience across the entire e-commerce setup.

Senior UX Designer

CVS Health, Contract Oct 2015 to Present

* Managed UX process and design delivery on projects for upgrading key components of CVS retail digital infrastructure.

* Extended visual design for approved UX solutions, also supporting this way company's global rebranding effort.

Verizon WirelessG & lobal Logic, Contract 2014 to Oct 2015

UX Lead

* Generates design concepts, working with product owners in coordination with Verizon's core team and stakeholders.

Implements industry leading strategies for releasing next generation of connected mobile applications.

* Run successful UX and UI design operations for proof of concept applications for Verizon Wireless, directly supporting parallel development implementation efforts (Android and iOS).

* Implemented advanced automation for visual assets generation, dramatically reducing production time and errors. Researches, identifies and deploys latest tools and solutions to accommodate best practices in UI assets generation.

* Achieves best user experience across devices and platforms by following latest platform specific guidelines.

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* Creates wireframes and sitemaps and continuously updates them to reflect new design ideas and feedback collected during design process (including development teams).

* Generates detailed design implementation specification, based on approved design (wireframes and visual comps).

* Identifies and addresses design challenges during testing that may affect user experience negatively. Works closely with QA team providing UI and visual QA support for subsequent releases.

* Powers agile UX and UI design support for Verizon product management and GL development teams following Agile/Scrum methodology, utilizing GL Velocity platform

* Achieved superior user experience by planning user testing, analyzing results and proposing changes in subsequent releases.

* Successfully built and managed offshore UI/UX team, while covering all hands-on onsite workload on Verizon Wireless Communication Suite Project.

Senior UX UI Designer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013 to 2014

* Designed and implemented UX and UI solutions for the MIT Alumni Association, utilizing responsive design strategies. Operated as a senior member of Web Services team.

* Provided UI and UX support to various units across the organization. Implemented mobile responsive design frameworks in coordination with stakeholders and web development team.

Senior UX Web Designer

Fenway Health 2006 to 2013

* Managed company web presence and developed and expanded digital media channels, effectively supporting spectacular success and growth of the organization.

* Extended the usability of the web infrastructure to support better user experience for medical professionals.

* Increased corporate website unique visits beyond 300% within 4 years.

* Achieved consistency of presentation across multiple channels. Unified the look and feel and presentation layer for growing number of affiliate services and organizations.

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* Provided guidance and knowledge sharing opportunities for junior staff and support for members of service groups.

* Successfully managed company's family of websites (planning, design, production and codding implementation).

* Designed visual concepts, wireframes, web pages, templates, dynamic page elements, landing pages, e-mail templates and newsletters, utilizing latest web design and production technologies.

* Developed and led new initiatives, such as mobile web optimization strategy for providing more accessible information and services to mobile visitors (CSS3 media query implementation for responsive layouts, mobile first approach).

* Researched new tools, features and trends. Independently worked on corporate websites redesign, including integration of front end code into web content management system templates.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT,

WEB DESIGN,

UX and UI DESIGN

Work on contracts and freelancing 2003 to 2006

* Designed and implemented the brand and online presence for Cook & Company Insurance Agency and Services. Deployed HTML/Adobe Flash animation solution.

* US Postal Services - UI prototyping, work on concept to design transition, wireframes (Axure), mockups and layout designs (Photoshop) for high traffic landing pages for USPS.com portal in collaboration with VP of marketing.

* Managed flexible and cost effective process for software development outsourcing, working with clients locally, while managing team of developers and visual artists overseas.

* Snelling Personnel Services and Boston Herald Media Group

- Provided strategy, design and implementation of web marketing programs for promotion of online job search services for their affiliate company - Jobfind.com.

* Design and implementation of custom functionality for Internet websites and multimedia presentations, bringing great value to existing and new clients through high quality technology solutions offered at competitive price. Consulting work on client projects involving concept development, design, CMS customizations, production and implementation.

Perot Systems Corporation, Cambridge MA. 2001 to 2003

* In a team of UI engineers and web designers, worked on information architecture, visual design and usability of flagship company products.

* Improved wireframe and mock-up documentation to support the UI modifications to subsequent web page layout releases, reflecting feedback from usability studies and executive presentations.

* Prototyped and troubleshot UX and UI modifications to product releases (created wireframes, low and higher fidelity prototypes and page mock-ups). Organized client trainings and collected client feedback.

UI/UX DEVELOPMENT

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INTERNET CONSULTING

Breakaway Solutions, Boston MA 1998 - 2001

* UX design and development, including development of flow diagrams, wireframes, mock-ups and low fidelity prototypes as well as landing pages and websites (off-site software development teams and on site consulting engagements).

* On-going maintenance, new development and customization efforts on a wide variety of interactive solutions,

directly for company clients and work in collaboration with marketing.

Technology and tools:

MS Visio, MS office and Adobe Photoshop for wireframing, Adobe Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Director, Corel's CorelDraw, etc.

EDUCATION

Sofia University, MS in Physics.

Boston University, Client Server Development.

Web and UX Design, Corporate Education Programs and Certifications.

EMAIL

acxhxb@r.postjobfree.com

PORTFOLIO

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