Maryna Strunka I 416-***-**** I ad3e0o@r.postjobfree.com I Linkedin I Portfolio

PROFILE & SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 15 + years of creating successful design-thinking solutions for complex customer-facing websites and internal enterprise applications. Specialize in user-centered interface and interaction design, information architecture, enterprise branding and theming. Proficient in all phases of the project life cycle from planning and research, defining the problems and ideation of initial concept, prototyping and usability testing through to final high-fidelity product designs ready for development and execution.

• Ability to create functional and usable design solutions based on an explicit understanding of users' goals and product requirements, to transform behind-the-scenes complexity into an intuitive and effective user experience and deliver accessible cross-platform and channel responsive digital products. Ability to create modern user interfaces, implementing customer brand Design Systems, or building the enterprise DSM and UI components library, that can be carried out through Sass.

• Experienced with design research, including user research and UI/UX industry innovative practices and trends. In- depth knowledge of the latest changes in the digital communication field, user-centered and thoughtful design theory and methodology, human factors, usability, and accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.2, AODA).

• Solid academic background in Art history and ethnography, design expertise and analytical thinking, extensive knowledge of business visualization and website design software, computer graphics, internet-based software, and front-end development frameworks. Strong wire-framing and prototyping skills with emphasis on app behavior and interactions, as well as on a visual representation of ideas and messages through graphics, typography, page layout.

• Well organized with strong planning, analytic and problem-solving skills, comfortable working independently and in collaboration with a cross-functional teams in Agile environment to accomplish organizational and project goals. KNOWLEDGE

Visualization and wire-framing software: Sketch, Figma, FigJam, InVision, Axure, Adobe XD, Miro. Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Flash/Animate, Spark. HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Web design language and frameworks: Material Design, Bootstrap, MD Bootstrap. Microsoft Office Suite products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook. EDUCATION

-Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine

-Computer Graphics Diploma

International Academy of Design, Toronto, ON, Canada Certificates:

-Web Programming JavaSCR. Humber College, Toronto, ON Agile Foundations.

-Linkedin Learning

Google Analytics Essential Training. Linkedin Learning Sass Essential Training. Linkedin Learning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior UX/UI Designer

Ontario Court of Justice - Justice Technology Services, Toronto, ON 02.2022-04.2023 o Complete redesign and digital modernization of the legacy public website Ontario Court of Justice

(www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj).

Delivered user-centered solutions in Information Architecture and UX/UI Design concept, aligned with up-to-date industry standards and trends, accessibility, and usability requirements. (WCAG2.1, Level AA).

o Documented and analyzed existing workflows and defined new content strategy based on content audit, business requirements gathering, user research and competitor analysis. Developed new website organization structure, website map and taxonomy, visualised in wireframes and charts. o Created platform Design System: branding, user interface concept and components specifications ready for development implementation. Designed multiple simple and high fidelity UX prototypes and mock-ups in Figma for responsive (desktop and mobile) views; documented the pages content, interactions, and components. o Lead in discovery and design stages of the project, sharing knowledge with team and providing guidance. Designed stakeholder’s presentations and creative briefs.

Senior UX Product Designer/ Architect

Sun Life, Toronto, ON 09.2021-12.2021

o Applied accessibility requirements (WCAG2.1, Level A) to 24-year-old public-faced insurance application and designed new user interface based on enterprise design system. In collaboration with product owners, stakeholders and development team analysed users needs and defined the pain points of the current application; came up with innovation ideas, implemented a number of high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes. Senior UX Designer

General Dynamics Canada, Ottawa, ON 02.2021-09.2021 o Conceptualised the design vision of the old legacy application interface based on the modern industry trends and Microsoft Fluent DSM, planned, and defined the innovative UI components and Design system structure and documentation, designed the intuitive and re-usable design patterns, that were aligned with military accessibility standards. Created design thinking solutions for Microsoft Windows platform, finalized in the user flows, low-high fidelity wireframes and prototypes.

o Working in Agile environment, collaborated closely with product owners and development team, cross-functional teams, mentoring junior designers on design thinking skills.

Senior UI/UX Designer

Green Shield Canada, Toronto, ON, 09.2017-10.2020

o As an owner of the application user experience conceptualized user-centred interface and designed functional and thoughtful new web-based responsive front-end solution for companies’ legacy application. Brought a 25-years old application up to date with the latest technology and modern UI design, AODA and WCAG accessibility requirements. As a result of user research and task flows, heuristic evaluation and gather business requirements, mapped the application, and translated Use Cases into compelling customer experiences, optimized through logical navigation, clear content layout, and dynamic design. Build and delivered application mock-ups in all levels of fidelity, from users' contexts and task flows to interactive prototypes, conducted concept and usability tests on design concepts and application development.

o Created enterprise interactive UI style guides and components library aligned with companies branding and system architecture, UI industry standards and in compliance with WCAG 2.0. Developed company literature that included a record of all design elements and interactions that occur within a product, the specifications of UI components and their usage, behaviour patterns and code snippets for developers to reference and use. Defined the theming approach in delivering customizable brand solutions to companies' clients and documented brand-able UI components for a number of themes. Utilized the branding concept in companies' online and internal applications.

o Working in an agile environment, effectively collaborated with technical leads, product owners, project managers, business stakeholders, cross-departmental internal and vendor teams on all stages of applications design, reviews and ongoing consultations, and usability testing during implementation; documented the feedback's, bugs and inputs in Microsoft Team project files and Azure DevOps.

Senior Interaction Designer

TD, Toronto, ON, 11.2015-04.2017

o Developed interactive low and high-fidelity prototypes for desktop TD public websites and mobile internal applications, user dashboards, and Java applets.

o Created detailed user flows, site maps, wireframes, and functional specifications based on business requirements. Collaborated with business architects, marketing and content managers, visual designers and developers to clearly define requirements and help set product strategy. Conducted heuristic evaluation of the iPad internal application. Maintained extensive style guide and created UI pattern libraries to ensure a consistent user experience. o Experience working in an agile environment participating in Scrum meetings to discuss the status and resolve issues and provided regular project updates to management and stakeholders.

Creative Design Manager

Merit Travel Group, Toronto, ON, 10.2006-08.2015

o Designed a number of user-friendly web interfaces for company and company clients, managing all artistic, technical and programming aspects from conception to implementation. Conducted user research and usability testing to identify design patterns and produce a style guide. Designed user flows and interactive prototypes based on industry standards and innovations.

o Acting as a designated designer for CIBC, created 2 large scale bilingual Visa cards websites interfaces, adapted desktop experiences of the CIBC Travel Rewards website section (cibcrewards.com) for mobile and tablet devices. Designed cross-channels marketing campaigns: online ads and print collaterals for effective direct mail campaigns. o Handled all design related tasks in-house: developing company literature for corporate branding and standards, creating corporate logos, business cards and letter heads, designing trade show displays, PowerPoint presentations and top-quality design marketing products. Collaborated, as part of a team, with other staff on projects, managed assigned projects. Provided mentoring and technical leadership to junior designers.

Web and Multimedia Designer

Trader Media Corporation, Toronto, ON, 05.2002-07.2006 o Enriched and redesigned the user interfaces and managed the updates on websites Auto Trader, New Homes, Renters News, TMC. Conceptualized and designed the UI prototype for Employment News website. Created business identity and micro websites prototypes for Auto Trader customers. o Built number of effective user-centred websites and landing pages for TMC clients and Auto Trader car dealers transforming content provided by the client into logical, gallery-like structure and workflow, with strong visual presentation, developing and managing all artistic, technical, and programming aspects o Introduced interactive online advertising to the company and implemented Rich Media components and ads (tiles, banners, buttons) to TMC websites that resulted in a much higher success rate in the market. Designed and built flash-based marketing presentations and demos for Outdoor Broadcast Network. Designed Corporate Presentations in Macromedia Flash and PowerPoint. Created Flash content for websites, managing concepts, animation, and scripting.

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