Aaron Argandona

Visual / UX Designer

SKILLS

TOOLS

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Figma

Sketch

After Effects

DESIGN

Interaction Design

Data Visualization

Branding

High-Fidelity Mockups

Wireframing

HTML

CSS

UX METHOD

Reasearching

Story Telling

Data Synthesis

User Centered Design

Experience Prototyping

Affinity Diagram

Usability Testing

EXPERIENCE

CONSOLIDATED PRINTERS, Inc. Presnet Position, Contracted PRINT PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

• Contracted to help Consolidated Printers with meeting their deadline on voter guide booklets and sample ballots for the up coming 2020 election.

• Designed COVID-19 voting in person guidelines and informational sheet for Marin County’s voter guide booklet.

• Built proofs for the districts in and for the counties of Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Juaquin, and Riverside.

AARON ARGANDONA DESIGN July 2011 – PRESENT

UX / VISUAL DESIGNER

Current Client: Cre8 Love LLC

• Creating graphics for logos, labeling, and packaging for a variety of products, and marketing material for print and web.

• Developing and refining brand identity guidelines and brand messaging.

• Presenting creative work to internal stakeholders and marketing manager for review and approval.

Client: Kinetic Solutions Commercial Cleaning Services

• Developed, designed, and implemented web and mobile versions that streamlined the user interface and included features to increase customer engagement.

• Created an organizational-wide brand and style guide to assist with long term consisitent, clear, and cohesive design parameters across multiple marketing channels.

Client: Natural Rhythm Animal Training

• Conducted research, competitive and comparative analysis to identify market trends and industry best practices.

• Created concept sketches, and pushed designs to high-fidelity to provide the client with visual aids to support and expedite decision-making.

• Collaborated with the client on design and content decisions ensuring organizational needs and goals were achieved with the highest quality.

• Communicated new product features through landing pages, information and resource pages increasing audience awareness and generating new business for the client.

Client: Swords to Plowshares

• Collaborated successfully on this project in a team of three UX designers.

• Conducted research, content inventory, competitive and comparative analysis, and affinity mapping to aid in data analysis.

• Developed brand-specific accessibility guidelines, helped push designs to high-fidelity for implementation for the year 2020. CONTACT

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Lafyette, CA

Aaronargandonadesign.com

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Aaron Argandona

Visual / UX Designer

EDUCATION

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

User Experience Design Immersive 2019 San Francisco, CA EXPERIENCE (CONTUINED)

AARON ARGANDONA DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

• Developed innovative print and digital designs for hundreds of clients across multiple industries: entertainment, beauty, real estate, healthcare, and insurance, helping to promote and market new campaigns.

• Performed client-facing meetings to identify the best design solutions, project timeline, budget, and communication benchmarks for the duration of the project.

• Driven projects from concept to completion under strict timelines while producing high-quality deliverables.

• Demonstrated ability to work within set brand guidelines and help emerging clients to establish brand guidelines.

• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple platforms and in-person. MOONLIGHT PRINTING November 2017 – September 2018 GRAPHIC / VISUAL DESIGNER

• Collaborated with clients in developing new design concepts, layouts, graphics, and illustrations.

• Handled all print production for print design projects.

• Managed multiple projects, while meeting all deadlines.

• Provided quality detailed attention for all visual and related copy elements.

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse cross-functional teams. THE UPS STORE September 2005 – July 20111

GRAPHIC / VISUAL DESIGNER

• Managed and executed all graphic design projects.

• Provided graphic design services for up to 8 The UPS Stores.

• Consistently exceeded graphic design and printing revenue goals by an average of 20%.

• Produced high-quality designs for Fortune 500 companies and small local businesses alike.

• Managed and nurtured vendor relationships such as PRI, BCT, and 4over..

• Onboard, trained, and managed all employees; on average a team of four to five.

• Oversaw weekly payroll and annual bonuses.

• Produced weekly and monthly financial reports to the franchise owner.

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