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 cloth – ux: 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