Graphic Designer

I am a Visual Designer who enjoys diving deep into research to understand they "whys" and "how comes" of a given scenario and believe that solid research is fundamental to designing an effective solution.

With over 20 years of experience, I can look at design problems from many angles. This allows me to incorporate research, analysis, ideation, prototyping, testing, and iterating to create solutions that match the needs of the user. What motivates me and gets me passionate is the opportunity to design interfaces and experiences that are pleasing to look at, simple to use, and fast for completing tasks.

Great User Experience and professional design drives customer loyalty and profitability.

American National Insurance Company

Graphic Arts Administrator (4/2018 – Present)

• Led marketing material rebrand campaign for Independent Marketing Group, including brochures

and advertisements.

• Design agent email blasts. Emails are responsive and can include animation.

• Made promotional video for ExpertOffice software suite https://youtu.be/Wn_D5OGZGiU

• Created a new layout and design for what was called a “game-changing” form redesign campaign that

increased ease of use and productivity for insurance agents.

• Successfully introduced Scum project management methodology to my team resulting in improved

communication and production.

• Designed and cowrote easy-to-read QuickStart guides for insurance agent eApplication software training

• Refreshed layout and design for insurance agent software training web page, making training material

easier to find and use.

UL / The Creative Group

Multimedia Designer (2/2016 – 5/2017)

• Designed and developed graphic-intense eLearning web sites with Adobe Creative Suite, XML & CSS.

• Worked closely with writers / instructional designers.

Dresser-Rand / Texcelvision

UI Designer (2/2015 – 6/2015)

• Redesigned out of-the-box CSS SharePoint Master Page for new extranet design.

• Completed UI design and front-end development of SharePoint HTML web parts for web application.

Baker Hughes / Kelly Services

Web Designer (5/2011 – 7/2014)

• Used HTML, CSS, jQuery & Adobe Creative Suite to design and develop brochure web sites

on tight deadlines for product marketing campaigns.

• Updated company web site using custom-built content management system.

• Designed promotional banner images using Adobe Creative Suite.

• Produced animated banner ads using Adobe Flash for multiple online publications.

• Worked closely with copywriters and marketing department contacts.

NASA Johnson Space Center / InDyne, Inc.

Web Content Editor (9/2007 – 9/2010)

• Updated web sites using HTML & CSS while collaborating with NASA JSC Newsroom

to provide mission coverage.

• Wrote articles for the official International Space Station and Space Shuttle pages on nasa.gov.

• Updated NASA web site using custom-built content management system.

• Designed and managed official NASA social media sites.

• Produced mission highlight video clips for website.

Direct Edge Creative Applications

Web Designer (3/2006 – 5/2007)

• Designed and developed web sites with HTML & CSS.

• Created logos and Flash animations.

Designlab

UX: Interaction Design

Aquent Gymnasium

UX Fundamentals

College of the Mainland

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Science & Multimedia

Stephen F. Austin State University

Fine Art Study

Jimmy Couch

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Visual Designer

Skills

• Video / Graphic Animation

• Video / Audio Editing

• Agile / Scrum Methodology

• Content Management Systems

• Salesforce Marketing Cloud

• User Research

• User-Centric Design

• User Journeys / Flows

• Wireframing

• Adobe Creative Suite

• HTML, CSS, XML

• User Interface Design

• Responsive Design

• Bootstrap

• JavaScript / jQuery

Experience

Education

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