JOSE J.B. CONTRERAS
UI/UX DESIGNER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONTACT
www.contrejbc.com
*********@*****.***
SKILL
Hard Skills:
• Usability Testing
• Prototyping
• Wireframing
• Front End Development
Techniques:
• UX Research
• Interaction Design
• Product Management
Software:
• Adobe CC
• Adobe Xd
• Figma
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Google Drive
• Sketchbook Pro
• Procreate
• WordPress
• Contentful
• Shopify
• Google Analytics
• • Google C-Panel Tag Manager
Areas of Expertise:
• Sales & Program Marketing
• Game Design
• Web Design
• Operational and Strategic Planning
• Quality Control
• Change Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Contract Vendor Management
• Operations Management
• Program Management
• Software Dev.
• Database Dev.
• Coding
• Project Management
• Performance Management
Production Printing
• Offset Printer
• Screen Printing
• Identity Packages
• Color Coordinated
• Reflected Prints
Languages:
• Spanish
• English
WEB DESIGN PROJECTS
Diamond Vision: Spearheaded the design process for Diamond Vision's website, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize the user experience and increase conversion rates by 25%.
Gammage Flooring: Created a user-friendly website from scratch for Gammage Flooring to increase online visibility and sales; created a unique product CSV sheet that improved site navigation and increased customer satisfaction by 40% RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer & Lead Designer - Southwest Connects Directory (2011-2012) Graphic Designer & Artist - Xsell Media (2008-2011) EDUCATION
MASTERS OF SCIENCE: Information Technology / Web Design Southern New Hampshire University
BACHELORS: Fine Arts Graphic Design
Collins College
GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER
14software– Gilbert, AZ 2012 - 2013
Designed and implemented UI/UX screens for iOS and Android platforms, enhancing usability and consistency across devices; contributed to a 15% reduction in app uninstallation rate by improving the overall user experience.
• Conducted detailed reviews of game mechanics, user interfaces, and visual effects to ensure compliance with industry standards; identified and corrected 50+ issues, resulting in a decrease of 30% in player complaints.
• Led a cross-functional team in developing a real-time cash flow monitoring dashboard for the finance team; reduced manual errors by 80% and enabled more accurate cash position reporting. WEB DEVELOPER & DESIGNER
GG Web – Glendale, AZ 2013-2016
Served as Senior Advisor for all Web Development and Design projects, providing expert guidance to ensure adherence to industry best practices, design standards, and project goals—resulting in consistently high-quality, user-centric web solutions.
• Assisted in designing, coding, and modifying websites, from layout to function and according to a client's specifications.
• Strived to create visually appealing sites that feature user-friendly design and straightforward navigation.
• Engineered a mobile-first web design using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, resulting in a 30% increase in mobile traffic and a 25% improvement in page load time. LEAD WEB & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Myriad Technologies – Scottsdale, AZ 2016-2018
Performed daily website maintenance and updates using CMS platforms, ensuring site functionality and performance; achieved 99.9% uptime, reduced downtime by 50%, and significantly improved overall site accessibility and reliability.
• Redesigned email templates to provide more relevant information to stakeholders; cut down email unsubscribe rate by 40% and generated $50k in additional revenue.
• Utilized Google's “SEO” application to generate concerns with traffic flow within the website.
• Achieved and maintained 94% efficiency rate with oversight as the Lead Web/Graphic designer. LEAD WEB & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Quality Flooring – Scottsdale, AZ 2019-2023
Designed and presented 15+ alternative layouts for existing catalog pages, leveraging UI/UX best practices to enhance visual appeal and functionality; provided direction and critique to ensure design excellence, resulting in a 70% increase in session duration and 25% reduction in bounce rate.
• Validate update and brief monthly status reports of marketing advancement to senior leadership; and the assessment of projects to analyze progress reports.
• Manage the daily operation and periodic software management of the organization's (SEO) content. WEB SITE MANAGER
Sunstate Equipment LLC – Phoenix, AZ 2024-2025
Utilized advanced features of Contentful CMS — including structured content modeling, asset management, and API-driven delivery — to design and manage dynamic, user-focused web pages that effectively showcased heavy machinery solutions and rental services across varied client industries and job functions
• Created campaign templates that drove lead generation and client engagement.
• Designed unique campaign assets in Figma, handing off to engineering for development aligned with company goals.
• Implemented Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics to track user behavior, delivering actionable insights that increased sales and used equipment conversions.