Rene Flores

In a cross-collaborative environment in continued education, worked to segue expert knowledge into digital study guides for a variety of teacher certification exams. Designed original graphics and illustrations for embedded study materials in online exam prep courses. * Delivered approximately 500 original digital graphics for coursework aimed at preparing educators for recertification. * Ensured the development of critical, accurate e-learning materials by consulting a diverse set of subject matter experts in STEM, social studies, and language arts. * Facilitated quality assurance of deliverables by cross-referencing subject matter expertise with existing standards in readability and accessibility.

Partnered with curriculum specialists to develop design and illustration work with an emphasis on technical precision for online STEM coursework. Adapted design strategy across levels of learning and development, from high school to college. * Developed approximately 1500 original illustrations for a smooth user experience. * Utilized multi-sensory design principles through Apple iBooks Author to format e-textbooks integrated typographic, image-based, and video elements in order to improve information retention. * Cross-referenced company preferences with design best practices to create visual style guides, increasing design team's efficiency by contextualizing graphics standards across multiple course subjects.

Synthesized broad strategies across all areas of operations to create focused deliverables in web, multimedia, advertising, and special events. Emphasized brand-specific strategies to ensure quality, consistent design work. * Cooperated with internal sales and marketing specialists to facilitate the front-end development of a proprietary internal sales tool. * Collaborated with marketing teams to adapt objectives into creative print and web collateral, clearly articulating unique messaging to customers.

As an established voice in educational multimedia, consulted with instructors to adapt learning objectives into multimedia products for offline curriculum. Used design best practices to enhance student experience and improve performance. * Facilitated the back-end development of dynamic web content for college courses with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. * Integrated front-end design by utilizing Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Flash, delivering immersive learning environments that improved students' knowledge retention. * Created and facilitated original workshops and training to educate faculty and staff in the application of interactive media as an extension of current curricula.

Cultivated experience in Adobe Flash animation and graphic design, seeing projects through to completion as a private contractor for companies in the education and marketing spaces. * CompassLearning: Cultivated interactive, online learning environments by developing original graphics and Adobe Flash animations for middle school level mathematics coursework. * Springbox Interactive Marketing: Segued established branding guidelines into the development of an original, interactive marketing presentation.

Used project management skills to oversee the design and user interfacing for the UTOPIA Web Portal - a collection of gateway websites to the online resources of the University of Texas at Austin. * Collaborated with UI specialists to ensure exceptional readability and functionality, per usability and accessibility standards. * Directed a team of two graphic designers and two webmasters to cultivate design consistency across a full network of gateway websites. * Created graphics standards to shape branding and marketing collateral, which were implemented in all online and offline materials for the UTOPIA project.