Coroflot

Resume

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Creative Director- Skyline Ultd inc, Washington, D.C.
Aug 2010- Present
Directly responsible to the company president for leading creative efforts of a diverse, 400-person company supporting the Department of Defense and other Government agencies with multiple programs relating to military family support, veterans’ reintegration, soldier readiness, and a myriad other important tasks. Responsible for maintaining the corporate brand for all company materials, electronic and hardcopy. A key member of the Skyline management team, by creating effective graphics and user interfaces and offered significant analysis and advice on improving work processes. Led development and implementation of a streamlined web-based collaboration portal using Microsoft SharePoint. This fast paced project was able to go from low-fidelity mock-ups through focus group testing and refinment, to detailed wire frames and and supporting documents to a fully functional product in 3 weeks. Effectively demonstrated to less technically-inclined senior staff members the value of automated tools in the proposal and program management process.

Interaction Designer- Skyline Ultd inc, Washington, D.C.
Aug 2009- Jul 2010
Created the GUI for an application able to instantly diagnose a certain medical condition. Collaborated with both the IT and the Marketing department while established a corporate brand for all company materials, electronic and hardcopy. Completely redesigned corporate web site and created “sister sites” for major programs, refined a consistent identity, while keeping the user experience in focus. Authored and executed an eight-week advertising campaign that helped secure a major contract award. Developed and then ensured successful completion of marketing materials, both created in-house and outsourced through consultants/sub-contractors.

Freelance Designer- Stockholm, New York, Malmö, Washington, D.C.
Jun 2007- Dec 2009
Establishing and maintaining contact with; Cross Cultural Consultant Services, All Granth Bygg, Muhab Wahby, East Side Community Highschool, World Security Institute, Center for Defence Information. Various projects including; logos, corporate profiles, charts, graphics, advertisment, broshures and program manuals.
Determinating scope of projects, developing plans and deliver design solutions taylored to the end users and the zeitgeist.

Product Design Intern- Scania Trucks Research and Development, Södertälje Mar 2006- July 2006
Designing and prototyping design solutions for future models of Scania trucks and busses, considering; user studies, ergonomics and manufacturing. Teaming with the research engineering department and presenting projects for top level executives.

Interior Design Intern- Dizel&Sate, Stockholm
May 2005- Jul 2005
Assisting in the design development and execution of original murals for clothing stores and offices across Stockholm.

EDUCATION

Malmö Högskola- Malmö
Sep 2008- Jan 2009
Masters level course in project management and organization. Individually decided reseach focus’ on organizational creativity and planning creative projects.

Designhögskolan i Umeå- Umeå
Aug 2004- Jun 2008
Bachelors Degree of Arts (BA); Industrial Design Programme focused on user-centered design research and development. Heavy emphasis on a rigid design proccess and a wide variety of creative and critical methods. Served as secretary in the student council group “Ställverket,” which contributed to a positive school culture, environment and events.

Wright State University- Dayton, OH
Aug 2006- May 2007
Consecutive courses in; drawing, sculpure and communication. Maintained a good standing through out the academic year with a final grade point average of 3.77 (out of 4.0).

Förberedande Industri Design Utbildningen (FIDU)- Hällefors
Aug 2003- May 2004
A fast-paced prepatory design program aimed at providing a basic understanding for the field, and to develop design skills such as research, communication, the Adobe creative suite, model building, graphic design and artistic skills.

Teknik Programmet, Sjödalsgymnasiet- Huddinge
Aug 2000- Jun 2003
Three year Technichal High School education with focus on design and engineering. As product development lead in a group project, we started up a T-shirt printing business in the unique bussiness form; UF (Ung Företagsamhet= Young Enterprise); and competed with other UF businesses from Swedish high schools.

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Site based Volounteer - Living Classrooms, Glen Echo Park, MD
Jun 2010- Present
Volounteering at a outdoor center for children, where learning incorporated “hands on” experiences of the environment.
The Living Classrooms Foundation strengthens communities and inspires young people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and job training, using urban, natural, and maritime resources as “living classrooms.” Proceeds of programs go towards an after-school/summer program for low-income urban youth.

Meetup group organizer- D.C. Creatives, Washington, D.C.
Dec 2009- Present
Leading the 110 people deep online community “D.C. Creatives” by organizing “meetups” with various themes relevant to the wide range of creative professionals and students. Our vision for the group is to learn from and inspire each other, and together increase the creative capacity and reputation of Washington, D.C.
Meetup (online vehicle for D.C. Creatives) is the world’s largest network of local groups. Its mission is to revitalize local communities and help people around the world to self-organize.

SKILL SET

Language
Swedish: Native, English: Fluent

Computer
PC and Mac environment, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (Especially knowledgable in; Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign and Fireworks), FreeMind, Alias Studio Tools 13.5, Alias ImageStudio, Rhino, Auto CAD LT, online design research

Creative and Critical Thinking
Design process, project planning and management, creative and ideation methods, analogue and computer aided sketching, 3D visualization, ergonomics, design research, work flow analysis, work breakdown analysis, form theory; semantics and semiotics, Mock-up making (low-fidelity and high-fidelity, both screen based and tangible), production methods, public speaking, business writing