Experience

Software User Interface Designer at Garmin International

Sep 2010 - Present
Job Duties: UI / Front End / HUD - Expert, Evaluate New Business Oportunities - Advanced, Strategic Partnerships / Planning - Advanced, Competitive Market Analysis - Intermediate Software: Microsoft Word - Expert, Adobe Creative Suite - Expert, Microsoft Excel - Advanced, - Advanced, Illustrator (v.10 to CS5) - Advanced Summary: * Developed concepts for project stakeholders to maximize user-centered design through a balance of aesthetics, functionality, language translations, and usability for Garmin's personal navigation devices * Leveraged user testing research, user personas, task/goal analysis, heuristic and competitive reviews to craft industry-leading user experiences * Created and refined user-experience through deliverables, including task and gap analyses, scenarios, wireframes, flow diagrams, prototypes, and user-requirement documents * Discovered and addressed a user/customer experience issue to save an est. $2.1 million annually * Prepared and presented design recommendations based on business goals, user research, user-centered design and information architecture principles to C-Level Management

Intern at Bank of America

May 2007 - Jul 2007
Job Duties: Software: , DreamWeaver, PhotoPaint Summary:Improved internal communication by launching a wiki as a knowledge management repository; Served as the Technical Delivery Lead to on-board new affinity cards for July & August 2007, budget: $60,000; Collaborated to innovate new offering of Bank of America desktop widgets using XML and AJAX technology

Graphic Designer / Marketing Associate at Louisville Metro Government - Waterfront Development Corporation

May 2006 - Aug 2006
Job Duties: Software: , Illustrator (v.10 to CS5), Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Outlook Summary:Designed marketing materials including: brochures, flyers, advertisements and new signage for office exterior; Produced a bi-weekly newsletter sent out to over 1160 subscribers; Obtained listing on tourism, local, and social web sites for special event cruises

Disney College Program at Walt Disney Company

May 2005 - Jan 2006
Job Duties: Software: , Photoshop Summary:Establish guest service skills in high volume area; displayed adaptability in a diverse work environment; Recipient of the Silver Whistle Quarterly Award for outstanding job performance, service, quality and dedication; Increased sales at the Marina by designing a new Specialty Cruise Flyer utilizing creative thinking skills

Freelance at Cyber View

Jun 1999 - Present
Job Duties: Sales / Marketing - Intermediate, Project Management - Intermediate, Manage / Train Staff - Intermediate, Strategic Partnerships / Planning - Intermediate, Client Interface / Sales / Mgmt - Intermediate, Pricing - Intermediate Software: XML - Expert, HTML - Expert, CSS - Expert, XHTML - Expert, JavaScript - Advanced, Windows - Advanced, MySQL - Advanced, PHP - Advanced, Microsoft Outlook - Advanced, FTP - Advanced, ActionScript - Advanced, AJAX - Advanced, Adobe Creative Suite - Advanced, Microsoft Office - Advanced, Photoshop - Advanced, Microsoft Word - Advanced, Microsoft Excel - Advanced, Powerpoint - Advanced, Flash - Advanced, Illustrator (v.10 to CS5) - Advanced, DreamWeaver - Advanced, SQL - Intermediate, , FireWorks, ASP, DHTML Summary:Started my own business in July of 1999 as Cyber View at age 14 – cyberviewsites.com; Incorporated the business as Garofalo Enterprises Inc d.b.a. Cyber View in August 2000; Developed a content management system in 2004, called CyberStudio (version 4.0 released July 2008); Developed a residential life management system in 2007, called myRA Portal (version 3.5 released July 2009)

User Experience Developer at Garmin International

Job Duties: UI / Front End / HUD - Expert, Sales / Marketing - Intermediate Software: HTML - Expert, Microsoft Word - Expert, CSS - Expert, XHTML - Expert, Adobe Creative Suite - Expert, Flex - Advanced, JavaScript - Advanced, Microsoft Excel - Advanced, Illustrator (v.10 to CS5) - Advanced, Photoshop - Advanced, - Advanced, Axure - Junior Summary: * Collaborated with cross-functional teams of business stakeholders, analysts, architects, developers, web/graphic designers, and copywriters to design, develop, and implement innovative & cutting-edge interfaces * Developed interactive UX prototypes to illustrate & document the optimal online experience and facilitated the user testing studies * Defined specifications for Internet projects following latest online standards, technologies, and trends

User Experience Developer at Garmin International

Job Duties: UI / Front End / HUD - Expert, - Advanced, Evaluate New Business Oportunities - Advanced Software: XML - Expert, HTML - Expert, Microsoft Word - Expert, CSS - Expert, XHTML - Expert, Adobe Creative Suite - Expert, JavaScript - Advanced, Microsoft Excel - Advanced, Illustrator (v.10 to CS5) - Advanced, Axure - Intermediate Summary:* Collaborated with cross-functional teams of business stakeholders, analysts, architects, developers, web/graphic designers, and copywriters to design, develop, and implement innovative & cutting-edge interfaces * Developed interactive UX prototypes to illustrate & document the optimal online experience and facilitated the user testing studies * Defined specifications for Internet projects following latest online standards, technologies, and trends