Software/System

MS Office | PC & Mac | Jira Software | LucidChart/LucidSpark |
Figma | Sketch App | Zeplin | Invision App |

Adobe XD | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe InDesign

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Employment History

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Arbonne International LLC, Irvine, CA                                               May 2021 - Current

UX Designer

• Creating sketches, storyboards, wireframes, and prototypes.

• Collaborating with Product, Marketing and Engineering teams to explore, define, and deliver easy-to-use experiences that empower our consultants to navigate through new online tools.

• Use business requirements, usability findings and market research to develop scenarios, use cases, and high-level requirements.

• Design conceptual wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, information architecture diagrams, interaction specifications, and functional prototypes.

• Utilize storyboards, samples, prototypes, and templates to transform complex systems and datasets into easily understandable and interpretable visualizations.

• Translate design briefs into highly engaging and compelling design concepts, including interactive mockups.

• Conceptualize, design, and develop the user interface/user experience as well as the overall look and feel of web pages, mobile applications, and other digital devices

• Conduct qualitative user research such as ethnographies, focus groups, screen sharing sessions, and usability testing so as to inform design decisions and understand user needs.

• Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency.

• Proactively manage own work queue, time, and expectations, meet deadlines and communicate needs.

• Manage ambiguity, work independently and collaboratively within a team, and switch rapidly between different projects in an agile environment.

• Responsible for raising awareness of our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and should actively participate in activities and initiatives which are designed to have a positive impact on the environment and local communities.

• As an employee of a purpose driven company, there is a requirement to establish a goal relative to social and environmental impact.

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Spectrum e-Commerce Solutions, Irvine, CA                            August 2020 - May 2021

UI/UX Designer

• Conduct Research

• Creating UI/UX designs for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile

• Using Jira Software to utilize management and focus on Agile methodologies

• Collecting and documenting requirements and converting those requirements into wireframes

• Wireframing proposed applications (readying the engineering teams)

• Wireframing existing applications (readying applications for future enhancements/streamlining)

• Identify opportunities for UI/UX optimization – particularly workflow rationalization/efficiency

• Determine information architecture and create sitemaps

• Write basic code in web development languages using HTML & CSS within Visual Studio

• Creating Visual Brand Identity and Design System Management

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Ultra Mobile or Mint Mobile, Costa Mesa, CA                  February 2020 - August 2020

UI/UX Design Intern

• Design wireframes from low def to high def, create prototypes, and make UI mockups that evidently illustrates how sites operate and look 

• Graphic design like ad banners, updated web pages, and app store previews 

• Support creative art needs for social media, internal communications, and digital marketing following existing company’s brand guidelines 

• Upgrade company existing websites, mobile apps, and more 

• Collaborate with other designers, developers, and managers 

• Designing UI/UX designs by understanding business needs, market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings 

• Implement UI/UX design phases from concept to final hand-off to engineers and developers 

• Identify UX issues and look for solutions 

• Be resourceful and creative to overcome obstacles and turn challenges into opportunities

• Adhere to Brand Guideline standards on fonts, colors, images, etc.

• Presenting concepts, wireframes, ande prototypes to key stakeholders

• Understanding Google Design Material and Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Built to Fight Industries, Huntington Beach, CA                          June 2016 – July 2018
Lead Graphic Designer

• Responsible for working with customers that are in the MMA industry or any sports related field

• Responsible for graphic design on apparel printing, vectorizing artwork, setting up and taking product photos as well as editing

• Conducted garment mockup, dye sublimation, and garment manufacturing from front to back

• Print production for heat presses on apparel and hats, full sublimation apparel printing, heat transfer printing, vinyl’s, decals, and stickers

• Utilized Roland Versa Camm print and cut vs-540i for vinyl’s decals, stickers, and heat transfers. Operated Roland Soljet pro xf-640 for full sublimation dyes for garments

• Weeding and plotting

• Responsible for communicating and sending mockups to customers via email, phone calls, and text

• Editing pattern templates of apparel for print file ready

• Creating print files for patches, rash guards, different style board shorts, compression shorts, t-shirts, and more

• Creating custom tag labels using Bartender Program

• Applied Versa Works Program and Wasatch Program for printing

• Trained and supervised Graphic Designer Interns

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Education

Cal State Long Beach | Long Beach, CA

B.A. Studio Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design                                   2017 – 2019
Related coursework: Art history Asian Art Early Sacred Culture, Intermediate Typography, Graphic Design 1: Introduction, Digital Fabrication, User Centered Design (UI/UX), Motion Graphics, Fiber Pattern Design & Screen Printing, Life Drawing, Foundation Color Theory, Comic Spirit, Intro to Oil Painting, Early Medieval & Romanesque Art History, Art & Sustainable Practice, Artist in their own words, History of Graphic Design, Writing about Visual Art, Illustration, Fiber: Artist Books/Paper making, Artist Websites  

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Golden West College & Coastline Community | Huntington Beach, CA

A.A. Studio Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design                                    2011 - 2016

Related coursework: Color and Design 2d, Drawing 1, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic Design Principles, Art History 1+2, Introduction to Computers, Printmaking, Typography, Color and Design 3d, Life Drawing