Elios Lino plasmosis@gmail.com

Lead User Experience Designer

San Francisco, CA

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Education
- 3D Graphics Maya 3D
  
  Santa Monica College
  
  2006 - 2006
- Advanced Flash Design and Animation Adobe Flash
  
  Joshua Davis Workshop
  
  2005 - 2005
- 3D Graphics Modeling and Animation 3ds Max
  
  DHIMA
  
  2003 - 2003
- 3D Maya Fast Track 3D Visual Effects
  
  Gnomon School of Visual Effects
  
  2001 - 2001
- Certificate in New Media Design New Media Design
  
  Fullerton College
  
  1998 - 2000
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design
  
  ITT Technical Institute
  
  1993 - 1997
Experience
- Lead User Experience Designer / Product Manager
  
  Yahoo!
  
  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 (5 months)
  
  Leading a multi-disciplinary team of interaction and visual designers committed to developing the next generation publishing system for both web and mobile devices. Thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented, cross-functional environment with the ability to change direction based upon team and stakeholder consensus. Focusing on a customer centric view providing simple, fun and innovative enriched web and mobile experiences. Playing a key role as the lead Product Manager and working closely with other PM’s to create and maintain the vision of the products throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Principal User Experience Designer
  
  American Express / Microsoft
  
  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012 (2 months)
  
  Working on a Proof Of Concept engagement between American Express and Microsoft. Got to work on the all new redesign of Microsoft Office, a more flat, modern, minimal design that goes by the name of Metro Design.
- Senior User Experience Designer Researcher
  
  Sage
  
  Dec 2011 - Jun 2012 (6 months)
  
  Leading the design of an all new CRM online cloud based suite of products ranging from contacts, project management, time management and payroll. Basically, creating all Sage products ACT!, Peachtree Accounting, SalesLogix, Timeslips on to web and mobile applications. Creating wireframes, site architecture maps, UX research, creating personas, on site interviews, usability testing, coding HTML5 and CSS3. Working within an Agile Scrum environment with two week sprint sessions.
- Sr. User Experience Architect Designer
  
  GoDaddy.com
  
  Sep 2009 - Jan 2012 (2 years 4 months)
  
  Joined the team to lead interactive user experiences, interaction design and usability across all web products and mobile applications. Working within the UX team in collaboration with product managers, marketing, visual design and development team in the execution of all user experience deliverables such as high-fidelity wireframes, UI design, iconography, user interaction journeys, site maps, transaction flows and full documentation of UX requirements.
- Senior User Experience Designer
  
  American Express
  
  2009 - 2009
  
  Developed user-centered solutions by working with Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Sr. Managers, Directors and VP’s on building a fully functional software application. Creating wireframes, site maps, task flows, UI designs and building a prototype demo in Flash.
- Sr. Art Director
  
  iCrossing
  
  2006 - 2009 (3 years)
  
  Creating visual designs that address business, market, user requirements, brand strategy development for complex interactive initiatives including the design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, typography and user interface elements.
- Lead Visual Designer
  
  Agency Perspective
  
  2005 - 2006 (1 year)
  
  Lead team creative direction meetings in order to achieve complex design solutions through brainstorming process and working closely with the usability testing engineer in turning design problems into solutions.
- Web Designer
  
  Partners Consulting
  
  2003 - 2005 (2 years)
  
  Develop and design strategies from concept to completion. Supervising designers to meet design style guide through out the process of the projects. Arranging day-to-day meetings in order to achieve maximum communication between teams.
- Flash Designer
  
  ADD Marketing
  
  2002 - 2003 (1 year)
  
  Producing interactive, usable and dynamic Flash interfaces through a unique combination of graphic design sensibilities and ActionScript programming.
- Sr. Designer
  
  NextLeft
  
  2002 - 2002
  
  Taking charge and participating in all stages of web site design process from concepts, functional prototypes, creative visioning and storyboarding to information architecture, template design, coding, to final assembly through image and Flash production.
- Design Technologist
  
  Huerta Quorum/Rare Medium
  
  2001 - 2001
  
  Using Flash in the development of interactive online solutions from their conceptualization stage to completion. I was heavily involved in the creative development and the design process by working hand-in-hand with graphic designers and developers.
- Designer II
  
  GR8RIDE.COM
  
  2000 - 2001 (1 year)
  
  Concept designed and implemented interactive design solutions while working closely with the creative director, project manager and front end developers.
- Web Designer
  
  Symmetry Computing
  
  1999 - 2000 (1 year)
  
  Working independently and as a team with software developers and programmers to design and develop web based applications and e-commerce solutions, such as shopping carts, B2B applications, extranets and intranets.
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