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1 To whom it may concern: My 10 + years working with user interface design, web/graphic design, user experience, and marketing should be of interest to a company like yours. Experience: I have designed for: Apple, Dish Network, Sling Media, American Idol, Blockbuster Video Online, AT&T, Oakley, CorelDraw, U-Haul and many more. I have experience with: ios and Android platforms, User Interface/Experience Design, Visual Design, Wireframing, Web Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, Video, Print, Landing Page Design, Affiliate Marketing, HTML, SEO, CSS, Flash, Javascript Education/Training: Professional training in: User Interface Design, Marketing, HCI Principles Attended school for Design, Marketing and Business Management I am sure that I can contribute to your growth and profit. Realizing that it's not always easy to evaluate a person from a skill summary list, I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss employment with you personally in an interview. Thank you! Half Moon Bay, CA Cell: Online Portfolio:

2 Objective: Career opportunity to demonstrate superior design ability in a creative environment Portfolio Link: Recent Experience: Senior User Interface/Visual Designer - ipad Apple Cupertino, CA Contractor May 2013 to Present Worked in the Mobile Commerce Division to design new and innovative solutions to activate iphones for a new app developed for the ipad platform. Deliverables included site maps, flows, storyboards, conceptual designs, visual design, wireframes and prototypes with detailed functional specifications. Required to thoroughly understand the ios Human Interface Guidelines, specific Carrier activation processes, the tasks they are trying to accomplish and the environments in which they work, ensuring designs are based on real user behavior. Applied best practices of user-centered design to create a consistent look-and-feel for Apple, wireframes, comps, workflows and potentially prototypes that are user friendly, visually appealing and technically feasible. Was required to clearly communicate conceptual ideas, designs and rationale to stakeholders/ teammates, incorporate constructive feedback/ criticism, and make decisions as appropriate to reduce design debate. Provided deliverables that product managers can present, developers can code, and testers can test. Worked closely and effectively with product managers, product analysts, product developers and others throughout the organization, across multiple locations.

3 Senior User Interface Designer - ipad Auction.com Belmont, CA Contractor January 2013 to May 2013 Worked with creative product development teams to deliver innovative solutions for the product direction, strategy, visuals and experience. Translated high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transformed them into beautiful and functional user interfaces. Designed 100% of all graphic materials as needed. Demonstrated concepts and ideas, including but not limited to building mockups and storyboards. Worked directly with the Product Managers to identify UI patterns, practices, standards and visual styling guidelines. Drafted and documented the UI standards in a product Style Guide. Senior User Interface Designer - ipad, iphone, Android Sling Media / Dish Network/Blockbuster / Echostar Foster City, CA Contractor April 2012 to January 2013 Focused on the development of UI specifically for ipad, iphone, Android and other Android based touch screen mobile and tablet products. Responsible for transforming complex PRDs into comprehensive wireframe prototypes. Worked closely with the Art Director, PM, and Engineers to ensure all UI interaction design and behavior was intuitive and consistent throughout our apps from start to completion. Engineered the UI flow and wireframes for Dish Network s latest app that interacts with their set-top boxes. Senior User Interface Designer Dex One / Business.com Santa Monica, CA April 2010 to April 2012 Designed compelling user interfaces for products, including mobile, public facing websites, and internal websites. Worked directly with Product Managers and Engineers in an Agile environment to develop a multitude of user-based products. Required to understand and apply extensive and broad knowledge of universal design principles, conceptual modeling, user requirements analysis, human factors and cognitive psychology to execute this position effectively.

4 Senior User Interface Designer (Owner) Creative Media Beverly Hills, CA Oct 2008 to April 2010 Self employed; creating and designing projects for various companies that include User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Landing Pages, Web Programming, Video, Magazine Publishing and much more. Senior User Interface Designer Vantex Media Group Las Vegas, NV Feb 2008 to Oct 2008 Designed the User Interface architecture and design for landing pages. I designed the creatives that were linked to each landing page. I needed to be familiar and practice usability rules in this position mainly because of the short time span the user was expected to spend on our pages. Closed their doors in October of Creative Director Split Rock Development Company St. George, UT Oct 2005 to Feb 2008 When I began my employment at Split Rock, I was the first individual in the Marketing Department. I had the responsibility and opportunity to take their corporate identity to a higher level. I created new identities for the Mariposa Fine Art Gallery, Zion Mountain Resort and retooled Split Rock's image to be more congruent with the market they are in. I was responsible for web design, ad creation, logos, business identity, printed material and any other marketing tasks.

5 User Interface Director U-Haul Corporate Phoenix, AZ April 2004 to Aug 2005 Responsible for ensuring that all Interface decisions in applications at U-haul were designed up to standards and consistent. I worked directly with the Vice President of U- Haul. I also had opportunities to graphically design/redesign applications and create wireframing and prototypes for all internal software programs. I worked with the directors of each department to educate them regarding the importance of company-wide consistency. Skills used: Wireframing, Project Management, Photoshop, Flash, HTML, GUI Design principles. Web Designer/Developer The Michaels/Wilder Group Glendale, AZ Nov 2001 to Oct 2003 Job duties included: conceptualizing designs for all walk-in or referred clients. About 95% of the web pages designed and programmed were all built from scratch including logo and look. Utilize technologies such as ASP, SQL, Flash, JavaScript, DHTML and HTML. User Interface Designer Touchscape Phoenix, AZ Jun 2000 to April 2001 Was responsible for creating multiple templates in Photoshop for users to choose from when using TouchScape's portal product. Used JavaScript and Flash for various navigations. Had the opportunity to create templates for American Express, SF Giants, Motorola, American Airlines and more.

6 Web Designer/Graphic Artist AT&T Phoenix, AZ Jan 1998 to May 1999 Updated AT&T s Intranet site on a daily basis with information and graphics. Duties included preparing artwork, materials and web advertising on AT&T's homepage for conferences. 95% of their customers were universities and colleges who required the creation of original graphic materials using Corel Draw, Frame Maker, Illustrator and Photoshop. Additionally, created a number of AT&T logos and materials for internal use. Contracting Experience: Contractor Web Designer/Developer Arizona Republic (Gannett) - Hawaii.com, Phoenix, AZ Nov 2003 to April 2004 Arizona Republic owns Hawaii.com, which in turn created a website branch called 101thingstodo.com which is where I worked. My responsibility was to work closely with the manager to develop ideas, interface, design, navigation, content, interactivity, graphics and much more. I was able to focus on designing two interfaces for the front end for this website. Programs used: Photoshop, Flash, HTML, PHP, JavaScript. Contractor Web /Graphic Designer Blockbuster Video Corporate Mar 2003 to Oct 2003 I was awarded this project after my design idea concepts were chosen over three other top Blockbuster designers. I initially designed their business s that get sent to customers. Blockbuster was extremely pleased with my s that I was asked to design their new online DVD Rental Service website and product envelopes. I was responsible for everything from the new colors, layout, design and organization of customer screens, search results, and DVD display pages.

7 Education: 7/1994-7/1997 Utah Valley State Utah-Orem 3 Years toward Bachelors Science/Arts 6/1998-6/2000 University of Phoenix Arizona-Phoenix 2 Years toward Business Management/Marketing Skills: Photoshop Expert 14 years HTML Expert 12 years Illustrator Expert 12 years JavaScript Intermediate 10 years Style Sheets Expert 10 years Flash/Action Script Expert 7 years Dreamweaver Expert 7 years Video Editing Intermediate 5 years Indesign Expert 4 years Axure Expert 2 years Omnigraffle Expert 2 years Additional Accomplishments: Formally trained in User Interface Design and HCI principles Designer for Blockbuster Video s online rental service Commissioned to design a website for an American Idol contestant Designed and published and three magazines for the city of Mesquite, Nevada 1st place award for "Power Glide" Spanish Educational CDROM at the ACM Multimedia Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (created 100% of the graphics and interface) Received a Yahoo Web Award for the website design for the group Milli Vanilli Created animations and graphics featured in award winning software ("Mr. Circuit 3".) used by all elementary schools in Utah.