Visual User Interface Designer (Full time)
IBM Canada Software Laboratory • Markham
12/2012 – Present
Responsibilities: work on high-impact, high-value projects. Other areas of contribution include user interface design, web site design, infographics, and videos.
Projects: IBM Watson and IBM One UI
Senior Web/GUI/Graphic Designer and Illustrator (Contractor)
241 Design Studio • Toronto
03/2011 – 12/2012
Responsibilities: Web, GUI, icons and Graphic design for corporate customers; corporate ID and branding, including logo design and documentation; info-graphics and illustrations
Recent Design Projects: 2 HTML5-Website Prototypes for 500px.com; logo/company ID for EverGreen OTS; GUI design services, application interfaces for MERITCON INC. (ShipLinx® - Shipping Software which uses proprietary development tools to promote a high cost of ownership); web design for Cross Trek Group® and ShipLinx® Logistic Software & Related Technology (logo/company ID); Roots Canada® - web banners design; CC Ontario - CCC illustrated info-Poster
Recent Illustration Projects: illustration services for the CBC-News, CTV-News, Global TV-News, ET Canada, The National Post, Post Media, The Toronto Star, Sun Media and CHCH TV-News
Senior User Experience Visual Designer, Web and Print Designer (Full time)
Alpha Global iT • Toronto
10/2006 – 03/2011
Responsibilities: Developed corporate web sites and application interfaces; created GUIs for clinical/hospital management product icons (about 2,500) and software "skins"; collaborated with programmers on the logistics of GUIs; developed corporate ID and branding through the creation of corporate logos, designs for ad campaigns, big screen video kiosk/Flash/PPT presentations, posters, brochures, catalogs and greeting cards; developed documentation forms, surveys and 'How-to' info-graphics; provided print post-production
Projects: GUIs for GlobeMed® and Universal e-Health MD® applications, promotional designs for international health care projects; corporate website (http://www.alphainc.org)
Lead UI Designer (Full time)
Klick Communications | Specializing in E-Learning • Toronto
11/2005 – 09/2006
Responsibilities: Created "look and feel" designs for Internet and Flash interfaces; defined GUI prototypes; developed navigation, interactive contents and info/"how-to" illustrations for e-learning programs and surveys for the health care and pharmaceutical sectors, created PPT presentations, storyboard animations, illustrations and banners for online ad campaigns; developed corporate ID and branding through flyers, CD covers and greeting cards; produced info-graphics including maps, graphs and charts; supervised a six-designer team
Projects: GUI website designs, icons, e-learning solutions, digital strategies development
Product Illustrator/Print/Web Designer (Full time)
Cosmoda Corporation | Apparel & Fashion • Toronto
08/2001 – 07/2005
Responsibilities: Visual presentation of the company, including the development of the corporate websites at http://cosmoda.com; developed corporate ID, branding and promo materials, created info-graphics, maps and greeting cards; conceptualized and executed
illustrations for apparel, fashion products and gadgets; developed product displays and packaging designs, layouts and mock-ups; developed designs and product illustrations for retail including manuals, catalogues, brochures, flyers, logos, posters and stationary; created "How-to" illustrated manuals for print and web; developed PDF forms for online manuals.
Projects: Media for apparel and such fashion brands as ELLE®, Roots Canada®, Jeep®, Yahoo®, Dickies®, ETC...® and Keith Haring®; hand drawing illustration for Jeep® packaging
Achievements: Independently designed an original line of Retro-50 Jeep® packaging; created hand-drawn illustrations which became the background for the packaging gift line. The Jeep® Elements collection became a very popular Cosmoda retail item.
- Helped the Roots® gift line on its way up by creating informative hand-drawn manuals to be placed on all packages, which allowed customers to immediately see key features of Roots® products.
- Created drawings of original Elle® Essentials lunch bags for business-women, which helped to make Ellie #1 in sales of Cosmoda products.
