UX Designer - Mobile Apps — Portland, OR
A background in Product Design and a tendancy toward digital design tools has helped me contribute to the digital design landscape at automotive (8 years) and consumer product (4 years) companies, in the US and overseas. In addition, I have also done UX design for large international clients in the tech, services, and consumer products industries.
Digital Prototyping Implementation • Computer Modeling & Graphics • Industrial and UX Design
SKILLS
UX Design
Design Operations
3D Digital Design
3D computer modeling and animation
Production digital surfacing
Industry Marketing
Market Analysis
Project management
EXPERIENCE
UX Designer at SoftSource Consulting
August 2010 - Present
User experience and user interface design and execution • Design for phone applications, websites, web-based applications, and desktop applications • Work is done primarily done in Silverlight, using Microsoft Expression Blend
Freelance Digital Modeling & Design - various customers
August 2009 – Present
Product design, Alias digital modeling, visualization, and UX Design • Projects include sunglasses, baseball equipment accessories, automotive interiors and accessories, as well as web and user interface design
Industry Solutions Marketing Manager at Autodesk
August 2008 – July 2009
Develop and drive Go-To-Market strategy for the consumer products segment • Research and develop industry specific marketing and sales materials
Digital Studio Director at Nike
September 2004 – August 2008
Manage implementation of digital design initiative within Footwear Design • Design lead in Closer to Consumer cross-functional initiative
Digital Design training and support at DaimlerChrysler
August 2002 – August 2004
Train and give support in Alias 3D modeling and 2D sketching • Design and develop two large web based software training sites
Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
January 2001 – May 2004
Develop and teach Alias AutoStudio to junior and senior level Industrial Design students • Computer Modeling 443
Professional Services manager at Alias|Wavefront
September 1999 – July 2002
Ran offsite Alias training center for General Motors • Managed custom training work within Professional Services org
Digital Design training at Ford Motor Company
June 1996 – August 1999
Helped train and set up the use of Alias Autostudio software in the design org at Ford in Dearborn, MI. • Then was sent to Dunton, England for 1.5 years to set up the same thing at Ford of England, Ford of Germany, Jaguar, and Ford of Australia.
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah
Fall 89 - April 93 • 3.51 GPA • Bachelor of Fine Arts • Industrial Design Major
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Autodesk Alias - Conceptual and production modeling
MS Expression Blend - Silverlight applications
Maya
Showcase
Adobe Illustrator & InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Light use of many Engineering CAD systems
Digital Prototyping process integration