DIRB BOURREE Romain [DIRB] March 18th 1985 r.bourree@gmail.com http://www.dirb.fr +1.604.789.9114 SPECIALITY Skilled in all aspects of the design spectrum, from brand identity to design strategy, User experience and User Interface. Versed in research and development around experimental design, tangible interfaces and virtual reality. Expertise creating user personas and use cases to develop prototypes based on user flow and wireframes. Knowledge in the creation of usability tests and deployment. Ability to create a pixel perfect User Interface utilizing skills in graphic design and animation. Proficient in animation creation and post production of animations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Qudos - Senior UX/UI Designer Apr 2014 - Present Work across all aspects of interaction design including information architecture, user experience and user interface for web and mobile for Qudos. Development of personas, user flows and scenarios Creation of wireframes, site maps and user flows Develop and execute innovative concepts Design and test prototypes of new site experiences with usability tests and experiments Contribute to product vision and strategic decisions in collaboration with the team Creation of the brand and identity of the product
Freelance - UX/UI Designer Aug 2013 - Oct 2013 Invoke - UX/UI Designer Feb 2012 - Aug 2013 Interaction designer at Invoke defining design strategies for product/services. Validation of use cases, definition of user experience and user interface design of product/services for mobile and web platforms. Creation of branding, motion design and user testing. Invoke (Contractor) - UX/UI Designer Dec 2011 - Jan 2012 Interaction designer for Invoke (remote contract) defining design strategies for product/services. Validation of use cases, definition of user experience and user interface design of product/services for mobile and web platforms. Freelance - Interaction Designer Oct 2011 - Dec 2011 Dsquare - Interaction Designer Oct 2010 - Sep 2011 Paris, France Interaction designer at Dsquare agency. From design to delivery, the creation of innovative crossmedia based on technological convergence. User experience, usability and graphic design. L-Arrosoir - Interaction Designer Mar 2010 - Jul 2010 Internship at L-arrosoir, interactive design agency. Defined use cases, created concept and user interface for various products and services. Freelance - Interaction Designer Sep 2007 - Mar 2011 Freelance interaction designer for various clients. Supported projects around web and mobile user interfaces, web design and usability, information visualization (infoviz), motion and graphic design. Euro RSCG 360 - Interaction Designer Jul 2007 - Aug 2007 Junior Designer at the design and communications agency Euro RSCG in Nantes. Worked with a integrated design team to develop 3D models, including the architectural design of a exhibitor booth.
OTHER EXPERIENCE Mountainr - Co-founder Sep 2005 - Present Mobile application for the world of hiking and snow-shoeing Krushon - Founder Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 Mobile application for missed dating opportunities Faktis - Co-founder Oct 2009 - Mar 2011 A collective involving four designers which aims to promote design and bring a more sensitive interaction for musical events. EDUCATION L École de Design Nantes Atlantique (EDNA) Sep 2005 - Sep 2010 Master Degree in Design (MDes) with jury mention and highest honors. Interaction Design, Digital Culture and User Experience Design, Tangible Interfaces. International Design school for Advanced Studies (IDAS - Hongik University) Aug 2008 - Dec 2008 Seoul, South Korea International exchange with IDAS under the Master s in Design program. Development of experimental skills in interaction, 4D design, digital media studio and video editing. High School Sacre Coeur Sep 2004 - Jun 2005 Angers, France Baccalauréat of Science in Technical Technology of Tertiary. LANGUAGE French Native language English Billingual proficency
AWARD Webby Award Honoree - Food & Beverage 2014 (Invoke Media) Design of the Earls Social Menu SNCF Multitouch contest 2010 (Capgemini & Edna) Winner of the SNCF MultiTouch competition : Imagine a new way to sell train tickets, using the MultiTouch emerging technology. - 1st Place in the Microsoft Surface category - 3rd place in the Windows 7 category. SKILLS Conception & Creation User personas, user flow, wireframes, prototypes, illustration, mock-up, image, modeling, rendering Photo & Animation Image retouching, shooting, video editing, retouching animation, special effects and sound design Omnigraffle Axure Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign 3DS Studio Max Lightroom Canon EOS Adobe After Effect Final Cut Premiere Sound Booth Maxwell Render Cinema 4D Programming Web design, Wordpress, 2D/3D game, experimental Presentation Slideshow, keynote Xhtml/CSS Flash Keynote Power point Virtools Arduino
CENTER OF INTEREST Photo addict Travel ( South Korea, Argentina etc.) Electro, Hip Hop, Blues & Jazz Video games addict Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture Hockey, skiing, hiking, biking Gadget and High-Tech Cook REFERENCES Grégoire Cliquet g.cliquet@lecolededesign.com Director, READi Design Lab at L Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique Simoné Carena simonecarena@gmail.com In charge of digital media design at the International school of Design for Advanced Studies. Alain Gautrot alain.gautrot@niji.fr In charge of Dsquare the design agency by NIJI. Dominic Wong dominic.wong@invokelabs.com In charge of the Design team at Invoke Labs. r.bourree@gmail.com http://www.dirb.fr +1.604.789.9114