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WAYMON GOODWIN

Senior UX / UI designer

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OBJECTIVE

Utilizing 15+ years of hands on experience as a User advocate and evangelist to create engaging, dynamic, and simple, UI Designs, and User Experiences.

When evaluating, testing, designing or developing, I work from the perspective of the user. I have extensive experience in designing User Experience (UX), and User Interface (UI) for world-class Web and Mobile applications. I have optimized User Experience and User Designs for such brands as JP Morgan Chase, General Motors (GM), United Health Group (UHG), Chrysler (FCA), Compuware, Thomson Reuters, RGA Underwritten, and J.R. ThompsonGroup (UHG), Chrysler (FCA), Compuware, Thomson Reuters, RGA Underwritten, and J.R.Thompson…Etc.

UX/UI Skills

  • UX User Experience
  • Usability Testing
  • Information Architecture
  • Digital Experience DX
  • Native IOS, Native Android
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  • User Research & Persona Creation
  • Web Site & Multimedia Design
  • Web Site Strategy & Analytics
  • Wireframe Production
  • Axure, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq
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  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • HTML & XHTML & XML Transfer
  • Flash, Fireworks & InDesign
  • Dreamweaver, Photoshop & Illustrator
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Technical Skills

  • Windows 10
  • MAC OS
  • Bootstrap Framework
  • JQuery
  • JavaScript
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  • Tomcat
  • Apache
  • Firebug
  • SVN
  • AJAX
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  • Angular
  • MVC Framework
  • Eclipse
  • Jira
  • Agile Methodology

Professional Experience

JP Morgan Chase, OH

Nov 2017 – Present

UX Architect / UI Designer

As a UX Architect / Designer: My responsibilities include assessing the usability of our current product line, researching best practices, and also current design standards. Take the lead in communicating new UX UI standards to the team. Conduct Focus Groups in order to gather feedback, and identify pain points from our current users. Constructed prototypes using HTML, CSS and rapid prototyping tools like Axure.

Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in order to meet milestones and deadlines. Experienced in tools of the trade, e.g. Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop, HTML, CSS,, Axure, Balsamiq, Digital Experience DX, UX User Experience… etc.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with teams of Application Developers and Business Analysts to design web application user interfaces aligned to our Technology Roadmap.
  • Perform tasks to assess the feasibility and efficacy of different design approaches and patterns that may be used in our application framework and systems
  • Currently working in a fast-paced environment to deliver new experiences through effective artifacts including customer journeys, wireframes, and style guides
  • Work closely with other groups both within and outside of Technology Controls to coordinate design, development, and test efforts.
  • Attend technology design meetings and recommend improvements to designers while adhering to all IT control policies
  • Lead creation and maintenance of application style guides
  • Identified and troubleshoot application UI/UX design-related issues to provide superior feedback for approved user documentation
  • Translate business requirements into solutions

GM General Motors, MI

Jun 2015 – Nov 2017

UX Architect / UI Designer - Contractor

As a UX Architect / Designer.Accomplishments include: Working on responsive web sites as well as native mobile apps. Strong understanding of iOS and Android design guidelines. Experience with mobile app graphics Passion for great design, purposeful aesthetic sense, an eye for detail and a demonstrated understanding of typography, color, and layout. Strong understanding of user experience and interaction principals within the constraints of mobile devices, as well as across desktop environments.

Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in order to meet milestones and deadlines. Aptitude for communicating design ideas persuasively and concisely both “up” and “across” an organization Experience working cross-team and synthesizing feedback and input from product management, engineering, and marketing. Experienced in tools of the trade, e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Axure, Balsamiq, Digital Experience DX, UX User Experience…etc.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and deliver Digital Experience (DX) for our customers through various portals, for our internal or external facing customers.
  • Work throughout the design life cycle from ideation through development support and into testing.
  • Convey design ideas in tangible forms like sketches, prototypes, annotated comps and cut assets.
  • Work closely with the User Experience team to ensure our suite of products remains consistent where they need to be and differentiated as their respect platforms dictate.
  • Serve as User Experience evangelist across the organization.
  • Maintain a strong focus on developing designs that elegantly blends platform conventions and user experience principals with our features and functions.
  • Help translate business requirements and interaction design principals into user experiences that are engaging, intuitive and consistent with experiences across our platforms.

RGA Reinsurance, MO

Jan 2015–Jun2015

UX Architect– Contractor

Acting as UX Architect, accomplishments include: I managed all development and design of a full-featured site including user profiles, search directory, point- of-purchase (subscriptions and also packages), email marketing, DFP ads and campaign management. Primary role included UI/UX design and HTML/CSS development for the website, with a later focus on email marketing design and development, including full spectrum management of email execution process. Includes designing both transactional and editorial/marketing products, creating responsive HTML templates for mobile optimization, as well as providing performance summary reports and analysis. Worked closely with engineering, marketing and product teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Worked with our Digital Team in order to create a digital experiences for our external facing customers.
  • Responsibilities include designing logos, creating interactive buttons, banners and slideshows by using my UX/UI Design skills to create low to high fidelity sketches, flow charts & wireframes.
  • Provide functionality solutions and visual usability components to help the end user enjoy various ways to navigate throughout an interactive shopping experience.
  • Have created interactive prototypes using such software as Axure, the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Working closely with (IA's) Information Architects, (BA's) Business Associate's, (AD's) Art Directors, (ACD's) Copywriters, Developers & Account Mangers to help create an outstanding Mobile and Responsive Interactive User Experience.
  • Have created ad banners, app icons, and embedded analytics code to help manage the website interactive activities from desktop to mobile devices.
  • Responsive Web Design (RWD) for both content-based websites as well as transaction-centric web applications.

Technology: • Adobe Creative Suite • Photoshop • Illustrator • Dreamweaver • HTML5 • CSS3 • Flash • Action Script • JavaScript • InDesign • Axure • Omnigraffle • JQuery • Responsive Web Design• Balsamiq • Axure• Digital Experience

Thomson Reuters, MI

Jun 2014 –Jan 2015

Senior User Experience Designer

Responsibilities:

  • Design high fidelity, created interactions patternsusing UX/UI Design skills to create low to high fidelity sketches, flow charts & wireframes.
  • Have created interactive prototypes using such software as Axure, Omnigraffle, Justinmind and the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • As a User Experience Designer, I work closely with global teams in order to produce and fine tune existing and future products, while utilizing a mix of Agile and Waterfall Methodology.
  • Day-to-day functions, include hosting meetings with internal teams, discussing issues and solutions for current products, reviewing best practices, and integrating front-end with back-end code.
  • Designed new features and functions with user-centric principles.
  • Created interactive prototypes using Axure Pro,and wireframes with Visio, PowerPoint, and Photoshop.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, e.g., product and project managers, subject matter experts, and developers.
  • Participated in usability testing and design reviews.
  • Innovated new features and products.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to juggle numerous projects under tight deadlines.
  • Followed Design Pattern Library and brand standards.

Technology:Axure Pro 7.0,Visio, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML5, CSS3, Flash, Action Script, JavaScript, InDesign, Axure, Omnigraffle, Jquery, Responsive Web Design, Balsamiq, Axure

Compuware – OnStar / Hyundai / Carlson Wagonlit Travel(CWT),MI

Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

UX UI Designer

Responsibilities:

  • Designed and developed intranet web applications using JavaScript and CSS.
  • Designed web, mobile, and responsive design.
  • Provided functionality solutions and visual usability components that help the end user enjoy various ways to navigate throughout an interactive experience in this current project.
  • Worked closely with clients and often third party marketing agencies to create and maintain large enterprise level websites. This is accomplished by facilitating the integration process between front-end, and back-end while upholding a tight schedule utilizing the agile methodology.
  • On projects like Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) I completed the project 25% faster by working additional hoursto complete the structural HTML and JavaScript portion ahead of expected time.
  • I also worked with several frameworks, languages, and CMS including Angular.js Jquery, Bootstrap, Liferay, Java, and JSP on a daily basis.
  • I used Angular.js to build responsive dynamic web application.
  • Also used Angular framework to request data that was only needed to update a portion of the application.
  • Utilize Jasmine.js for our unit testing on Hyundai Blue Link Project.

Technologies - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, AngularJS, JasmineJS, HTML5 and CSS3.

United Health Care, MI

Dec 2011- Jun 2013

UX Designer - Interactive

Responsibilities:

  • Worked on UX and UI projects to create hybrid mobile apps, and responsive web sites consistent with the brand message.
  • Worked as a User Experience (UX) Designer, and User Interface (UI) Developer to create hybrid mobile apps, and responsive web sites consistent with the brand message. Utilize current technology like HTML5, CSS3, modernizer and HTML shiv.js libraries to create responsive websites that worked across multiple platforms (i.e. IE7, IE8, chrome, and FF).
  • Created documentation on best practices for our local Dev team on setup processes with MYSQL (e.g. MYSQL setup on a Mac OS environment).
  • Designed navigation menus, web blogs, social network links, YouTube embedded Videos and automated email management systems.
  • Custom designed website & mobile app to assist company with processing reservations.
  • Cropped and optimized images to load quickly across different interactive devices.

Technologies – Axure, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver

J.R.Thompson, MI

Jan 2011- Dec 2011

UX Designer

Responsibilities

  • Worked as a User Experience (UX) Designer, and User Interface (UI) Developer to build web presence for Chrysler's brands, such as Dodge Motorsports, Mopar, and SRT.
  • Perform under very tight deadlines consistently, developed websites that break away from standard look using modern techniques.
  • Twitter API Integration for Chrysler Motorsports fan Page
  • Also Worked as UX Researcher and prototype designer for client side projects.
  • Application based prototyping tools that has a million lines of code and hundreds of interactive Stored Procedures and options for Enhanced Interactive experiences of internal application demonstrations that can be used by designers and developers.
  • Designed color palette to reflect customer branding identity.
  • I also designed the wire framing and user flows to provide the ultimate online shopping experience.
  • Designed wireframes, prototypes, and concept diagrams for product updates using Axure and OmniGraffle

Technologies – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.

Ottaway Communication, MI

Sep 2009 - Jan 2011

Lead Web Designer

Responsibilities

  • Joined the team to oversee most or all of the creative assignments carried out for the company.
  • Worked closely with clients in order to develop creative layouts, cutting edge HTML, CSS, and jQuery coding.
  • Worked as UX Researcher and prototype designer for client side projects
  • Created and usability tested HTML wireframes and OmniGraffle mockups

Core 3 Solutions

Apr 2008 - Sep 2009

Lead Web Designer

Responsibilities

  • Developed creative layouts and cutting edge HTML and CSS coding.
  • Pioneered Table-Less coding techniques for our department, and helped our department focus on using CSS coding in order to extract efficient styling for our websites
  • Also Worked as UX Researcher and prototype designer For client side projects
  • Designed and developed web application to be administer and managed.
  • Designed High Fidelity User Flows and Wireframes for the client to review and make iterations accordingly.
  • Have an outstanding Mobile and Responsive Interactive User Experience with the clients and stakeholders of Core3.
  • Created, designed, and coded internet application allowing users to explore and share possible NHL divisions, using OmniGraffle, Fireworks, and jQuery.
  • Designed color palette to reflect customer branding identity.

Technologies – Axure, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.

Nova Tech Computer Services, MI

Jul 2000 - Apr 2008

Web Designer

Responsibilities

  • Took the lead on many of our creative assignments for the company.
  • Worked closely with companies like GlobalHue, in order to develop creative layouts for companies like Chrysler’s Minority Division.
  • Also Worked as UX Researcher and prototype designer for client side projects
  • Worked with PHP, MYSQL, and SSL certificates.
  • Applied User Interface Design skills to help the client websites.

Technologies – Axure, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.

Lowe Campbell Ewald

Web Designer/Independent Contractor

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for creating e-mail marketing blast designs, html page layout, and working on various independent projects for the company for Navy Account.

Global Hue

Web Designer/Independent Contractor

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for creating e-mail marketing blast designs, html page layout, and working on various independent projects for the company.
  • Responsible for providing Graphic Design & Web Design needs to selected pre-paid clients.

2 Wheel Tuner

Graphic Designer/Independent Contractor

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities included designing ads, page layouts, creating display exhibits, and backdrops.
  • Provide High fidelity wireframes using graphic design programs to help clients transcend their products from print to websites.

Technologies: Flash Action Script, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator

Education

  • 2000 - 2005 Attended Wayne State University: Focus - Bachelor Fine Arts
  • 1996 - 2000 Crockett Technical High School: Focus - Desktop Publishing and Photography.
  • Certified Photographer, Digital Imaging and Certified Desktop Publishing

Awards & Accolades

  • Appy Awards Winner for ( Healthcare & Fitness ), MediaPost Communications March 2013
  • Worked on creative elements and HTML coding for the Hybrid app Health4ME.