Senior Graphic Designer & Project Manager with Human-Centered UX

Garrett Shea

Fairfax, VA • 703-***-**** • ********@***.*** • Portfolio

Accomplished Senior Graphic Designer and Project Manager with extensive experience leading end-to-end creative initiatives across brand and digital platforms. Expert in human centered design, video, multimedia, and strategic brand development. Recognized for driving cross-functional collaboration, optimizing workflows, and leveraging data-driven insights to deliver high-impact, user-focused design solutions that strengthen brand performance and business growth.

Experience

Synaptic Portal • Freelance Visual Designer / Chief Technologist October 2025 to Present

•Craft consumer and B2B websites for sculpture, photography and consulting companies

•Create motion graphics for multi-channel implementation with video AI applications (Runway, Firefly, Artlist)

•Optimize user interface with applications like Figma, Framer, Elementor, WebFlow, and Bolt

NASA / MORI • Senior Visual Designer / Project Manager April 2024 to September 2025

•Created full mission campaigns that included social media, web, video and other branded materials

•Directed and managed end-to-end design and delivering 50+ mission-critical projects on time ad within budget

•Produced mission brochures, award programs and annual reports for the NASA Headquarter Offices

•Developed monthly training webinars and outreach programs for NASA Office of Small Business

•Elevated NASA brand consistency with high quality digital designs and motion graphics

•Developed intuitive, high-fidelity user interfaces thru wireframes, and interactive prototypes

•Strategize, coordinate and create WordPress content for NASA public sites and SharePoint internal sites

•Engineered innovative visual frameworks and human centered designs that accelerated project approval cycles

NASA / SaiTech • Senior Graphic Designer / Web Developer April 2019 to March 2024

•Orchestrated end-to-end design and production of visual assets for NASA initiatives and elevating stakeholder engagement through impactful multimedia storytelling

•Research user data sources to facilitate user journey, flow maps and site blueprinting

•Implemented data-driven design systems and digital asset standards, reducing revision cycles by 20%

•Directed cross-functional collaboration between scientists, engineers, and communication teams to translate complex data into accessible visual formats and product roadmaps that improved comprehension

•Designed and implemented e-learning modules and videos for NASA’s Office of Logistics

•Monitor success metrics with Google analytics (DAP), conduct user research and usability testing

NASA / Media Fusion • Senior Interactive Designer April 2008 to March 2019

•Develop UX/UI, Figma, JavaScript, CSS and HTML5 for mobile and web applications (NASA SpaceTech App)

•Engineered interactive visualizations and digital experiences to support mission communications, increasing user interaction rates by 20% across web and internal platforms

•Produced videos, motion graphics, and animations for mobile/web deployment

•Designed and programmed ADA and 508 compliant websites for Drupal and SharePoint

•Administrator and developer of the HighGear project management software on the AWS environment

Blair, Inc. • Senior Graphic Designer September 2007 to April 2008

•Created graphics for exhibits and produced animations for interactive experiential displays

•Produced and fabricated large format signs, displays and exhibits for government and corporate customers

•Designed logos, website and interactive content for government agencies and corporate clients

GMMB • Senior Interactive Designer July 2006 to September 2007

•Collaborated with creative director, copy writers and interactive team to develop online campaigns

•Created media rich banner ads and web sites utilizing Flash, PHP, JavaScript and CSS

City Marketing Associates • Art Director December 2003 to July 2006

•Collaborated with architects and interior designers to design condominium sales collateral

•Design award winning brochures, web sites, marketing materials and sales center displays

•Tracked e-marketing statistics and developed search engine optimization (SEO)

Skills

•Adobe Creative Suite

•Motion Graphics (After Effects, Premiere)

•Creative Direction

•Infographics and Data Visualizations

•Project Management

•3D Software (Blender)

•Creative Briefs

•JavaScript Frameworks

Education

Radford University, Radford, Virginia – Graphic Design and Computer Science

Certificates

• ITIL 4 Foundation • Photoshop Training Certificate / Adobe Flash Training Certificate

Clubs and Affiliations • DC Ad Club • Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington • Adobe Users Group

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