experience

robert girvin | user experience and visual design
global | march 2010 to current

    studio: publicis modem – site map, information architecture,
    wireframes, and prototypes for a major client 

    studio: cooper – concept, interaction design and rapid wireframe
    of ipad app for tourism

    studio: google – new maps layer concept, ideation, icon design,
    information architecture, wireframe, hi-fi rapid prototype,
    spreadsheet of product development timeline

    studio: level studios – heuristic evaluation, information architecture,
    wireframes and graphical data visualization for various clients

    project: lost and worn – concept, information architecture,
    wireframe, prototype, ux specification, photo post-production

    studio: marfa clothux: concept, defined user persona,
    site map, process flow, information architecture, wireframe,
    prototype, production, social media integration, magento
    ecommerce content management system, typo3 content
    management system project management
    branding: identity concept, research, photography, font architecture
    art direction: visual continuity throughout all brand assets
    product design: garment design including technical
    flat sketches, material selection, production management


igigi, inc. | lead user experience designer and art director
san francisco | january 2009 to october 2009

    project: designed new e-commerce platform – defined new user persona,
    ideation, lo-fi and hi-fi wireframes, ux prototype, ux specification, usability testing,
    asset production, icon design, css, html, debugging, troubleshooting and support,
    magento shopping cart content management system, typo3 content management system 

    project: revamped all visual communications – applied art direction to
    give cohesive impact in all visual communications, graphic design and production for all web and email campaigns, photo creative direction and post-production


haha! design | cofounder and designer
san francisco | june 2008 to march 2009

    client: client: igigi, inc. – information architecture, ideation,
    started ux redesign, art direction and production for web and
    product campaigns, photo post-production

poloppo, inc. | designer
san francisco | october 2007 to august 2008

    project: evolved existing e-commerce and creative platform
    information architecture, gallery wireframe, printables page prototype,
    flash animation, html and actionscript coding, support

skills

    user exerpience: user-centered interaction design encompassing: collaboration,
    defining user personas, heuristic evaluation, ideation, process flow, site mapping,
    information architecture, lo-fi and hi-fi wireframes, ux specification, prototyping,
    usability testing, production, photo post-production, html and css coding,
    troubleshooting and support, design with integration of various content
    management systems including: wordpress, tumblr, magento, cartweaver,
    typo3, drupal, medfusion, integration of social media, setup and implementation
    of wordpress based mysql databases, project management, familiarity with section 508 standards, experience designing with actionscript, javascript,
    php, ajax 

    art direction: collaboration, continuity throughout assets
    and visual communications

    graphic design: collaboration, concept, development, font architecture,
    direction, production for web and print, hand sketching, screen printing

    photo: collaboration, creative direction, post-production

    leadership skills

    listening, communication, team building, interviewing, collaboration, facilitation,
    mentoring, direction, project management, exceptional organizational skills,
    innovative, highly motivated

tools

    macintosh os x, chrome os, windows 7 os, ios, android, rubix, illustrator cs5,
    photoshop cs5, fireworks cs5, bridge cs5, indesign cs5, dreamweaver cs5,
    aperture, mindjet mindmanager, omnigraffle pro, irise, visio, balsamiq mockups,
    mockingbird wireframes, text wrangler, google docs, google wave, google voice,
    google analytics, google buzz, twitter, ping, facebook, bit.ly, microsoft office,
    openoffice, html, css, wordpress, tumblr, magento, cartweaver, typo3, drupal, medfusion

volunteer

    alvarado elementary school
    tech committee volunteer
    san francisco • 2008 

    maitri aids hospice
    volunteer for fund raising
    san francisco • 2003, 2004

education

    california college of the arts
    b f a • industrial design
    san francisco • 2005, 2006 

    fashion institute of design and merchandising
    a a • product development
    san francisco • 2003, 2004

references

    available on request

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