design orchestration

I have been involved with all kinds of projects from concept to delivery. From Proposals to Planning to Sales to Contracting to Construction to Completion to Packaging to Billing.

Sr. Visual Designer:  Solthree Software enriched my experiences thoroughly. Hired as part of the management team, I was involved in decision-making, scheduling, resource allocation, and process development for many exciting projects. As the Sr. Visual Designer, I was responsible for all of the visual elements that were created for our own internal use, as well as all of the projects we took on. This included an entirely new Corporate Identity, marketing pieces, video, presentations, and overall look & feel. As a custom development company, we worked on some very complex and gratifying projects, from the Handheld Museum Exhibit Guide at the EMP museum, to several biometric recognition software apps, to home automation software & voice recognition software for handheld CE devices. In a managerial position I coordinated and delegated all the tasks within the Visual team, creating & evaluating all sorts of analysis, interfaces, usability, and essentially, all visual needs. This was all in conjunction with the systematic processes of the program managers, developers, QA & management.

Business Communication Specialist:  In Wall Data’s product development group I assumed responsibility for internal & external product design. I played a primary role as a technical lead & architect in defining, directing, and developing the products look, feel, and functionality. Regarded in the department as the technical expert for the products’ visual designs. I often worked independently on new concepts or prototype designs, & as a technical consultant for other teams or departments. Specifically, as part of the product development team, I participated early on in the design of user interfaces, providing workflow, usability, and graphical feedback. I envisioned, produced, and delivered graphics as required, establishing and conforming to Wall Data’s standards for graphics usage. I also established the process criteria, and produced the artwork for most all the visual components of:

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