Craft innovative user-centric interfaces, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction
Use Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to design and construct high-fidelity prototypes and wireframes, accelerating the product development cycle and facilitating iterative feedback
Build customized WordPress themes tailored to meet clients’ unique requirements and needs, enhancing brand identity and user engagement
Expertly design a diverse array of digital and print media, including websites, logos, web banners, menus, posters, and signs, catering to the unique needs of agencies, small businesses, and startups
Establish and configure domains, set up web servers, and install content management systems such as WordPress and Drupal to meet client specifications and needs, ensuring a seamless and functional online presence
I have had the honor of collaborating with esteemed clients and organizations, including The Breton Group, Animal Fair Magazine, NY Dress, and Royal Prestige, contributing to their success through innovative design solutions
Lead UI/UX Designer
MPTP Corp: 05/20- 9/23
Ensure the platform offered the best possible overall user experience for the end user
Plan, implement, manage, monitor and update the platform as needed
Identify areas of improvement across all web properties: site performance, code optimization and QA testing
Hire, train and evolve a team of creatives and developers to execute the company’s vision
Continuous user experience improvements to the platform are a key priority for our development strategy
Work with the team to define road-maps based on product & technical requirements, that are aligned with the strategy, company vision and goals
Develop and implement accessible web components using ARIA landmarks and roles to enhance navigation and usability for screen reader users
Engage in continuous training and gain practical experience with Adobe Experience Manager, utilizing its capabilities for asset management, form creation, and website implementation to enhance digital strategies and improve operational efficiency
Production Automation Manager
Benchmark Education: 01/19 - 8/20
Lead and coach a highly efficient automation team and grow the team as necessary
Work with the directors daily to help promote and provide a clear vision and strategy
Provide goals and objectives for a team of engineers and production associates
Work intelligently towards building stable and low maintenance automation scripts
Work without close supervision and make the necessary day-to-day decisions required to build successful automation scripts
Conduct thorough testing and enhance the efficiency of existing automation scripts to ensure optimal performance and reliability
Understand and reuse existent in-house technologies to ensure deliverables benefit the team and organization in general
Senior Front End Designer
Benchmark Education: 09/14 - 01/19
Design and develop Digital Prototypes for existing books and products, ensuring full compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards, which involved conducting accessibility audits, solving issues, and training the development team on accessibility best practices
Develop InDesign scripts for automating books into HTML format using previously created prototypes as templates
Design and develop marketing driven micro-sites
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 interaction and design ideas
Present and defend designs and deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
Design and develop emails that render well across major email clients and web browsers
Design and developed an HTML 5 responsive grid base framework to be used throughout sites , emails, and digital products
Web & Visual Designer
The Breton Group: 02/14 - 09/14
Work with a variety of high profile commercial real estate accounts including The Feil Organization , Viking Partners, Paragon Realty Group amongst others
Create visual design solutions for existing projects to improve design and usability
Design responsive websites, wireframes, Wordpress Themes, and site-maps for clients
Develop responsive websites, and Wordpress themes using HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, JQuery Libraries and Wordpress as a content management system
Produce marketing materials including brochures, fliers, advertisements, invitations, email newsletters, site plans & banners
Brainstorm creative strategies for social events, brand revamps, and special promotions
Retouch, and optimize images for both websites and print catalogs
Front End Designer
Institute for Integrative Nutrition: 09/12 - 01/13
Managed multiple projects while prioritizing to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Hands-on production work as required; wireframes, design, and coding
Hands on production support and production troubleshooting
Optimized existing non-responsive pages for mobile browsers
Built functional prototypes and wireframes using HTML & CSS
Participated in internal meetings, client reviews and QA cycles
Used Drupal CMS to edit existing content and media
Utilized Jira within an Agile framework to ensure the successful attainment of goals.
Actively engaged in sprint planning, task prioritization, and progress tracking to facilitate efficient team collaboration and timely completion of deliverables
Web Designer
The New York Botanical Garden: 06/12 - 09/12
Generate ideas for projects and micro websites conceptualizing them into mock-ups.
Design with standards compliant code emphasizing on cross-browser compatibility, and SEO
Design wireframes, & site graphics for new and existing projects
Design innovative and user friendly interfaces while maintaining the existing brand
Implement wireframes and mock-ups using HTML/CSS
Used CMS to upload content and media, as well as to edit existing content
Revised current projects for proper functionality
Junior Web Designer
Battery Interactive: 09/10 - 04/12
Created mock-up web designs to pitch to future clients
Created visual design solutions for websites and advertising banners
Updated Flash files
Updated XML documents
Optimized images for the web
Assisted the team with any challenges encountered on a day-to-day basis
Photographer/Photo Editor
Animal Fair Magazine: 09/09 - 09/10
Attended red carpet events to capture photographs of celebrities and their pets
Photographed celebrities on location for publication in the magazine
Archived and maintained the order of the publication’s extensive photo library
Properly tagged photographs obtained during events and photo-shoots
Edited photos to be published in the magazine and/or uploaded to the website
Uploaded photos to WordPress blog posts relevant to the subject