TYE ROBINSON
Web Designer / UI Designer
***************@*****.***
https://uxguytye.com/
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I am a creative UX and UI designer with great business and design background. I have helped many startups and businesses by improving their products. I specialize in product development, UI design, UX design, interactive design, graphic design, and business development. Recognized as a talented problem solver with a unique skill-set that spans various disciplines. With 15 years of experience in understanding and developing leading brands into commercial successes across multiple verticals.
SKILLS SUMMARY
UI/UX Design
Visual Design
Interaction Design
Problem Solving
Graphic Design
UX Research
Information Architecture
Mobile/Tablet Design
Branding (Identity)
Strong organizational skills
Research & Analytics
Strategy & Planning
Front-End Development
HTML/CSS/ JavaScript
JQuery/ JQuery mobile
Bootstrap
WORK EXPERIENCE
UI/UX Designer / Developer Feb 2020 – Jan 2020
Verizon – Tampa, Florida
Translated concepts and requirements into user flow, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences based around 5G home installs. This was a SasS Project
Facilitated the product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for the product.
Designed and delivered wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces (web, app, chat, packaging, etc.).
Made strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new functions and features.
Took a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate on designs.
Collaborated with other team members and stakeholders (marketing, product, ops, care, tech, etc.).
Questioned everything…Took risks and champion new ideas.
Assisted with the development and implementation of designs by collaborating hand-in-hand with developers to ensure designed experiences are realized
UI/UX Designer Aug 2019 – Jan 2020
Gerdau North America – Tampa, Florida
Helping to Gerdau through a major Digital Transformation
Revamping customer journeys and experiences by implementing better tools and processes.
Developing a Mobile Journey and SaaS Project
Implementation of Data Strategy work for internal changes
Customizing more to enhance client experience
Block chain & Machine learning experimentation
Assisting with the designs of a sales platform for the internal sales and marketing team.
Conducting user research
Designing UI screens using Sketch or Adobe Xd
IT UI Business Architect June 2018- Aug 2019
Bayer Crop Science – St. Louis, MO
Analyzed business requirements and accordingly create UI specifications.
Design and testing prototypes to evaluate various design options.
Developing UI architecture for updated application features.
Developing new UI architecture to improve efficiency of application workflow.
Designing flowcharts and operation and navigation models.
Conducting usability reviews of applications and recommend improvements.
Identifying architectural challenges and develop appropriate action plans.
Proposing new architectural ideas to improve user experiences and ensure cost-effectiveness
Conducting user research through interviews, observational site visits and surveys to assess current tools, tasks and work environments. While operating in an Agile software development model.
Forming user personas and journey maps to identify areas of opportunity to reduce inefficiency and or improve the user's workflow.
Collaborating with product managers, users and development teams to determine the right solution to fulfill the need.
Building interactive prototypes, wireframes and mockups centered on human-computer usability heuristics using tools including Axure, Sketch, InVision, Balsamiq, and Blueworks.
Performing design validation testing with the target user base to pressure test the design and validate if the proposed solution is indeed the right one. Repeating this design-test iteration cycle as many times as needed until I had satisfied the necessary user and business requirements.
Senior UI UX Designer Aug 2017 – June 2018
Charter Communications (contract position) – St. Louis, MO
Senior Lead creation of digital experiences, for billing software (Charter Gateway) including UX flows and visual interfaces that are innovative and meet business objectives.
Created and implemented surveys for direct customer feedback
Partnered with and project managers and stakeholders through brainstorming & prototyping sessions, and iterated on ideas to build incredible call center experience.
Set standards and processes to be followed by the team for consistency and for version control
Made style guides to define UI elements
Sketched ideas and designs
Followed project standards, guidelines, and technical specifications to develop elements (graphics, video, interactions) for the Charter Gateway Billing System Prototyped product for user testing
Developed wireframes, prototypes, and design compositions that communicated interaction concepts that helped define development requirements.
A deep understanding of quality designs, explorations, enhancements, design challenges, and newest technologies
Assured quality of deliverables through self-checks, peer reviews and functional testing
Managed work and adhere to timelines, budget, and delivery deadlines
Enhanced team knowledge of best design practices and trends in digital media
Web Content/ UX Consultant Oct 2016 – June 2017
Edward Jones (contract position) – St. Louis, MO
Performed user testing
Created and implemented surveys for direct customer feedback
Created storyboards to reflect a typical customer
Analyzing usage data and traffic patterns
Conducted A/B tests to measure customer response
Reviewed competitors’ products for additional insights
Made style guides to define UI elements
Sketched ideas and designs
Created wireframes to guide developers and visual designers
Prototyped product for user testing
Communicated with clients and other stakeholder
Interactive Designer/ Developer Jan 2016 – Aug 2016
Maritz (contract position) – St Louis, MO
Developed creative concepts that explore a variety of solutions.
Served as digital brand steward/expert for digital properties and ensure the brand is being represented and guidelines are being adhered to across in-house and agency-developed work.
Learn and followed the creative process guidelines
Tracked work through our team workflow tool.
Presented creative strategies and concepts to internal stakeholders.
Executed on briefs submitted from various departments.
Overseen production design of various creative concepts.
Worked closely with user researchers to better inform designs through users' point of view.
Multi-Media Web Designer/Developer August 2015-Jan 2016
BOEING (contract position) – St Louis, MO
Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate Human Center Interaction and design ideas
Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
Communicated latest Web trends, techniques, and technologies to the team of designs and developers, and provider assurance that all site were 508 compliant
Maintain websites for clients and business partners.
Defined the UX vision
Created UX strategies
Ensure the web servers, hardware and software are operating accurately
Designed websites. (RWD)
Designed all element with Boeing branding guidelines
Connected design strategy to business results
Produced a UX developers roadmap
Front End Web Designer/Developer February 2015- August 2015
TAMPA BAY TIMES (Contract Position) – St Petersburg, FL
Used markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
Maintained and improved website
Optimized applications for maximum speed
Designed mobile-based features
Collaborated with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
Write functional requirement documents and guides
Create quality mockups and prototypes
Help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting
Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
Secured all company branding guidelines
Web Application Designer (Consultant)
October 2014 –Feb 2015
Unisys
Greater St. Louis Area
Developed intuitive, usable, and engaging interactions and visual designs for web and mobile.
Provided strategic thinking and leadership.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the design process
Participated in the development process from definition, through design, build, test, release, and maintenance.
Stayed abreast of UX trends and look for creative ideas and inspiration in parallel analogous worlds.
Researched and track advancements in mobile application design patterns.
Supplied any design problem down into viable actionable chunks and solve them with clarity and precision.
Stayed in the loop and on top of the latest standards, changes, trends in the mobile design field.
UI / UX Designer (Contract Consultant)
February 2014 – September 2014
Radialogica
- Greater St. Louis Area
Worked directly with Stakeholders, Strategist and Development Teams
Utilized Use Cases, Page Flow, Wireframes, Mock-ups and Functional Prototypes
Standardized UI Framework (Twitter-bootstrap-Less / Foundation)
Performed responsive design along with Designed Interface/Product and Translate Mockups into Deliverables
Developed UI Scaffolding and Functional Prototypes
Coordinated focus groups to improve UI design
UX Strategy - Storyboarding/wireframes/scoping business requirements
User Experience Analysis (focus groups /A/B testing, analytic based design modifications to enhance performance/retention)
UI design (SEO, UX optimization and standardization)
UI Responsive Scaffolding / Functional Prototyping
User Experience Strategist (Contract Consultant) August 2013 – January 2014
Magellan Health Care Services - Maryland Heights, MO
Defined & Created the UX vision & strategies
Advanced the UX practice with the Magellan Health Care Brand guidelines
Analyzed quantitative and qualitative user research
Synthesized customer’s data from many sources to identify opportunities and recommend design directions
Identified user requirements to shape and prioritize feature UI design interfaces
Connected design strategy to business results
Produced a UX roadmap
Assisted with a wide range of user centered research projects including usability testing, contextual working within branding guidelines and stakeholder interviews
Led group activities geared toward organizing and structuring research, such as affinity diagramming and card sorting, with clients and study respondents
Developed personas, scenarios and concept models in order to effectively communicate user needs and behaviors
Created presentation such as wireframes, workflows and interactive prototypes
Gathered Human Centered Design research information thru A/B Testing
Assisted with maintaining the User Insight brand and supporting client services with marketing activities and sales presentations.
Web Designer / Social Media Marketer
November 2012 –August 2013
No Name Comix Comedy Club
- St. Louis, MO
Executed all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to developers
Conceptualized original website design ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex roadblocks
Created wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to communicate interaction and design ideas
Presented and defend designs and key deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
Established and promoted design guidelines, best practices and standards
Performed research on current benchmark trends and audience preferences
Designed and implemented social media strategy to align with business goals
Set specific objectives and reporting on ROI
Web Designer / Front – End Developer
May 2011 – August 2012
Marathon, Inc.
- St. Louis, MO
Redesigned current websites by consolidating five sites into one distinct site to better serve business and individual clients
Designed new websites using Photoshop, HTML5, and jQuery, CSS3, Flash and ActionScript
Designed a back end WordPress Site, for company use only
Gathered requirements and specifications from business users and clients to determine purpose and outlook of new site
Provided UX / UI Design for several web-based applications for company use
Set up a back-end Content Management System for this site
Used MS Visio, developed wireframes and user flows
Graphic Designer / Art Director (Consultant)
February 2010 – June 2011
KD Direct Marketing
St. Louis, MO
Managed, designed and produced ads and promotional collateral. Performed lead role in the design and production of print, identity, packaging, multimedia, and web design and web applications
Designed concept and layout for proposed projects and sample books
Aided in the production and marketing materials
Started Responsive design emails
Prepared photographs and illustrations for print
Researched images from photographers, archives, and stock suppliers
Acquired text, artistic works, and photographs to appear in publication
Worked with printers to prepare pre-press files for print
Designed print marketing materials
Web Designer (employee)
August 2007 – February 2010
Network Solutions
- St. Louis, MO
Established the purpose of the website based upon its target audience
Identified the type of content the site will host
Determined any functionality that the site must support, for example, whether it will handle financial transactions or enquiries
Supplied guidance on layout, colors and styles
Produced wireframes for site layout
Tested the website and identified any technical problems
Uploaded the site onto a server and registered it with different search engines
Supplied troubleshooting and site maintenance
Worked with E-Commerce team to come up with style guide
Helped clients with shopping cart technical issue
Art Director (employee)
January 2004 – July 2007
Mate’ Designs
- St. Louis, MO
Worked with a copywriter and creative team members, to generate ideas to present to the client
Worked on designs in order to produce effective advertising campaigns
Commissioned specialists, such as artists and photographers, to work on projects
Managed projects, on and off location
Worked within a budget
Edited the final results for presentation to the client.
Media and Web Tech (employee)
December 2002 – October 2004
Harris Stowe State College
St. Louis, MO
Selected by college to supervise, aid, and maintain the student computer lab and Media center.
Primary point of contact for Web product, responded to frequent web-related questions and concerns
Tested web and desktop interfaces, communicated defects to engineers, and confirmed resolutions of defects
Created, designed and updated test suites based on features specifications
Critiqued requirements documentation and had input into the development of new features
Wrote and edited online help files, Read Me and Release Note documentation
Provided knowledge about entire software development lifecycle, from design to implementation to testing to certification of new features
Worked with technical support staff to reproduce and resolve customer issues
Software Proficiency:
Adobe Creative Suite, Axure RP, Balsamiq Mockups, Dreamweaver CC, Photoshop CC, InVision
Illustrator cc,Figma, Adobe Sketch, Visio, Adobe XD, Word Press,
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications
Southwestern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL