AYNNE VALENCIA
  Seasoned web and software designer, strong communication and client skills. Extensive knowledge of interface design and interactive/internet technologies and the ability to create compelling, appropriate design, and most importantly, the ability to think strategically and solve design problems.
   
INTERESTS
 

I am seeking opportunities in non-screen based interaction design.
The nebulous area between people interacting with space and computer-related devices and information.
Mobile, experimental interface design, touch-screen, kiosk based design and designing for interactions that are not strictly web or software based.

   
SKILLS:
  product design, information design, prototypes, user interface design
     
TOOLS:
  Photoshop, Visio, Illustrator, basic Flash, Advanced PowerPoint, Dreamweaver
     
EXPERIENCE
 

My experience includes designing for web-based applications, content web sites, portable devices and software applications. I works with project stakeholders to gain an understanding of project drivers to meet their expectations.

+ Defining requirements & features
+ Evangelizing and promoting design to team
+ Establishing work-flow diagrams and map tasks
+ Creating visual design comps
+ Designing wire frames
+ Consolidating these ideas into prototypes

06.2005 –07.2006
AKQA
Senior Interaction Designer

Creation and design of behaviors across multiple platforms.

07.2006 – 07.2007
Independent User Experience Design Consultant
+ Interaction design on a web-based application for a well-known Japanese toy company
+ User Experience design for a personalization product for AOL (America Online Inc.)
+ Information and visual design for a information graphic project for eBay Inc.
+ Information and Interaction design for a community-based product for Bank of America

06.2005 –07.2006
Yahoo! Inc.
User Experience Design | Yahoo! Groups

User experience for Yahoo! Groups.

02.2005 – 05.2005
Microsoft
Product Designer | MSN Messenger

Worked with team to direct user experience features for most recent release.

10.2004 - 02.2005

Getty Images
Contract Designer  | Getty Images

Designed a search module for delivery to partner sites.

09.2003 – 10.2004
Microsoft
Contract Product Designer III | Microsoft New Consumer Products, Microsoft Hardware Team

Determining physical input and interaction models for the product now known as Surface.  Designed the shell design for the product demonstration and designed applications used for testing gesture input methods.  Participated in user research efforts.

Product Designer | Microsoft Hardware User Interface
Drove the interaction and visual design of new services/applications that will ship with a new wireless home networking product. Lead the project team to define the core set of possible features, services and prioritize their development. Worked with product planning to define and evaluate potential partners.

03.2001 - 09.2003
Microsoft
Designer, Microsoft | Microsoft Consulting Services, Application Development

Consultant and user experience design specialist for the Microsoft Consulting application development team. 

HIGHLIGHTS
+ Lead User Experience Designer
+Lead design research and design efforts for two large-scale desktop applications for customer support centers of Wachovia bank and Verizon.
+Lead User Experience Designer
Design exploration and research for clinical trials and clinical intake application using Tablet PC platform
Clients:

08.1999 - 03.2001
Luminant Worldwide formerly Interactive 8
Senior Designer / Art Director, Luminant Worldwide | Creative Department

Design for advertising, web sites, brand identity and CD-Rom presentations. Reported directly to the Creative Director and served as primary creative contact for clients. This included heavy interaction with designers, developers and project managers. Assisted in Creative pitches and worked extensively with creative strategy. Managed a small design team including project budgets and produced creative documentation.

HIGHLIGHTS:
+ Art Direction for several photo shoots, product and lifestyle
+ Visual design and information architecture for two financial websites and two Mattel products
+ Lead Visual design for Accenture’s  “Now it gets interesting” online marketing campaign

1997-1999
Charles Schwab and Co, Inc.
Web Developer | Electronic Brokerage Technology

A member of a small team that was responsible for production and design of the corporate extranet site. The position required working closely with change management, software development and QA departments as well as internal business clients for implementation and completion of web-related projects, under fast paced workload and tight deadlines. Developed /maintained in JavaScript and HTML and handled graphic production and information design.

HIGHLIGHTS:
+ Excellence in Service Award, 1997, 1998 Charles Schwab and Co., Inc
+ Award for Redesign Team | Project Barracuda 1998
     
EDUCATION
 

In progress:
California College of Art, San Francisco

Completed:
California State University, San Bernardino. Art History, New Media Studies
Fashion Institute of Design Graphic Design.

   
CONTINUING EDUCATION
 

Summer 2007:
Design for Tangible Electronic Tools, Domus Academy, Milan Italy (Formerly IDI, Ivrea)
Workshop and intensive course on design of innovative consumer electronic tools in the context of mobility (umpc, mobile phone, locative media etc.), considering both tangible qualities (physical manipulation, gestures, etc) and immaterial interactions with social networking functions and services

Completed:
Flash prototyping, School of Visual Arts, Seattle WA
Design for PDA and Mobile devices. Microsoft, Redmond WA
The Future of the Web Information Seattle WA
Design Interaction Design Theory and Methodology Consulting Skills, Microsoft, Redmond WA
Localization and the Web Course, CHI 2003
Microsoft Frameworks Course, Microsoft, Redmond WA
Advanced XML, San Francisco, CA
Identity Design, California College of Art, San Francisco

   
AFFILIATIONS
  CHI-ACM, AIGA, Experience Design
     
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