My current title is "Product Designer" at a fortune 500. My focus is on user centered visual design for ecommerce.
I enjoy video games but I'm no couch potato. I've run the Chicago Marathon three times. The lakefront is my back yard.
I take on regular personal projects to quench my creative thirst. My notebooks are punctuated by impromptu sketches and ideas.
My resumé in Microsoft Word (.docx). Contents include Education, Work Experience, and Additional Skills.
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School of Art and Design (Class of 2007), University of Illinois at Chicago
I started my journey in graphic design back in college, before smartphones were a thing (anyone remember the Motorola Razr V3? I never had one but thought they were the coolest thing ever). My first exposure to computer graphics was actually way back on something that resembled a Power Macintosh 5200 LC in elementary school with ClarisDraw, but my memory is a little fuzzy.
I am OS agnostic and feel comfortable working in Windows or macOS. I own a custom built Windows PC and have been building my own PCs for years. I recently purchased a used Macbook Pro from 2012 and swapped out the spinning disk for a fast SSD, maxed out the RAM, and replaced the optical drive with a spacious hard disk.
This are just some of the apps that I make regular use of or have worked with before. Notable metions are Macromedia/Adobe FireWorks (Final Release May 7, 2012), Windows Live Essentials (Final Release April 17, 2014), and Yahoo Messenger (Discontinued July 17, 2018).
Axure RP: my prefered prototyping tool for high fidelity prototypes. It comes with a steep learning curve but totally worth it.
Adobe XD: simple and fast prototyping for quick validation. Also, it's free.
Invision: not my favorite but it gets the job done. Invision Studio shows promise.
Adobe XD: my preffered tool for desktop and mobile design. Quickly share for review and quickly publish specs for development.
Sketch: viewed more as a UX tool, it's definitely improved over the years.
Photoshop: unmatched photo manipulation, overkill for web design.
After Effects: nothing really beats it for motion graphics though it comes with a learning curve. UI at 60 fps never looked so good.
Adobe Animate: Flash rebranded, probably the best HTML5 animation tool around.
Photoshop: “It’s Pronounced ‘JIF’ not ‘GIF.’" —Steve Wilhite
InDesign: my prefered tool for page layout, I even prefer it to PowerPoint for presentations.
QuarkXpress: I haven't come accross a QuarkXpress file in ages.
Microsoft Publisher: No, just dont.
Adobe Premiere: my prefered non-linear video editing tool. I've taught other people how to use this.
Davinci Resolve: a really good non-linear video editor that's also free!
Final Cut Pro 7: I dont' do much video editing on a mac these days but used to.
Pen & Paper: my prefered starting point; nothing is faster or more intuitive. This is always in my bag.
Illustrator: the best way to turn a paper sketch into vector art.
Sketchbook: when I'm drawing on my tablet, this feels best.
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