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EXPERIENCE • Design user experiences for a multidisciplinary marketing agency specializing in financial services, food & beverage, health care, tourism & hospitality, education and more. • Develop user experiences that translate directly into conversions for clients. • Analyze analytics data and user behavior models to enhance web layouts and interactions. • Build front-end code solutions and perform quality assurance testing to ensure accuracy of development team. • Directly contribute to overarching advertising campaign concepts for multinational corporations. Zehnder Communications | Aug 2017 - Current UI/UX DESIGNER • Developed mobile and web application user experiences for a wide range of business solutions ranging from Oil & Gas Safety Compliance to Large Scale Project Manage- ment Software and even Online Education Tools. • Led multi day on-site UX discovery sessions with client teams of up to 30 senior organization members at a time. • Organized large amounts of real-time data on many mobile apps and web application projects using charts, dashboards and customizable widgets so users could process information quickly and efficiently. • Designed custom user interfaces that streamline costly or time intensive actions for businesses to increase profitability. • Constructed user experiences through in-depth user research methods to maximize usability. • Built front-end code using web design best practices. • Created branding solutions and strategies across different platforms and mediums. Radolo | Sept 2015 - Aug 2017 LEAD UI/UX DESIGNER • Created user stories and other UX documentation during project planning phases. • Designed lo-fi and hi-fi wireframes for all web applications and mobile apps. • Produced accurate time and budget estimates for all interactive projects and met with clients to ensure any needs were met. • Developed and maintained CMS websites and custom web applications for national clients including: AOL, Audi, Verizon, BNY Mellon, Hearst, Mercer, PwC and Volkswagen. • Smoothly transitioned Skuba from a team of 2 developers to a team of 7 developers. • Set the coding best practice guidelines and workflow process that included starting the team on SVN for versioning and using LESS CSS preprocessing. • Trained junior staff in jQuery, PHP and ExpressionEngine to enhance overall capabilities of the team. Skuba Design | Jun 2011 - Sep 2015 LEAD WEB DEVELOPER • Designed and produced catalogs, flyers and posters for DIRECTV. • In charge of logo development for 10,000 DIRECTV distributors. • Lead development of company portal / intranet / other web initiatives. • Developed strategy for expanded Internet marketing and led subsequent campaign. Perfect-10 | 2007 – 2009 GRAPHIC DESIGNER With 10 years of experience in the interactive space, I have built digital projects for an expansive list of clients, many of whom hold a spot on the coveted Forbes Fortune 500 list including Verizon, Com- cast, United Technologies, AOL, Humana, Time Warner, BNY Mellon, PwC, Audi, Hearst, Mercer, Volkswagen, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Nasdaq, CNO Financial and Unilever. PAST CLIENTS FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science, Web Design and Development | 2009 – 2011 • One of three web students selected for Apple Distinguished Educators Conference EDUCATION An award-winning product designer focused on keeping usability at the core of every project. Jay Casteel 407-808-1062 [email protected] jaycasteel.com

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Page 1: An award-winning product designer focused on …jaycasteel.com/assets/pdf/Jay-Casteel-Resume-12.10.18.pdf2018/12/10  · research methods to maximize usability. • Built front-end

E X P E R I E N C E

• Des ign user exper iences for a mul t id i sc ip l inary marke t ing agency spec ia l iz ing in financ ia l serv ices , food & beverage, heal th care , tour i sm & hospi ta l i ty , educat ion and more.

• Develop user exper iences tha t t rans la te d i rec t ly in to convers ions for c l ien ts .

• Analyze analy t ics data and user behav ior models to enhance web layouts and in terac t ions .

• Bui ld f ron t -end code so lu t ions and per form qual i ty assurance tes t ing to ensure accuracy of deve lopment team.

• Direc t ly cont r ibu te to overarch ing adver t i s ing campaign concepts for mul t ina t ional corporat ions .

Z e h n d e r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s | A u g 2 0 1 7 - C u r r e n t

U I / U X D E S I G N E R

• Developed mobi le and web appl ica t ion user exper iences for a wide range of bus iness so lu t ions ranging f rom Oi l & Gas Safe ty Compl iance to Large Scale Pro jec t Manage-ment Sof tware and even Onl ine Educat ion Tools .

• Led mul t i day on-s i te UX d iscovery sess ions wi th c l ien t teams of up to 30 sen ior organizat ion members a t a t ime.

• Organized large amounts o f rea l - t ime data on many mobi le apps and web appl ica t ion pro jec ts us ing char t s , dashboards and cus tomizable widgets so users cou ld process in format ion qu ick ly and e ffic ien t ly .

• Des igned cus tom user in ter faces tha t s t reaml ine cos t ly or t ime in tens ive ac t ions for bus inesses to increase profi tabi l i ty .

• Cons t ruc ted user exper iences th rough in-depth user research methods to maximize usabi l i ty .

• Bui l t f ron t -end code us ing web des ign bes t prac t ices .

• Created branding so lu t ions and s t ra tegies across d i f fe ren t p la t forms and mediums.

R a d o l o | S e p t 2 0 1 5 - A u g 2 0 1 7

L E A D U I / U X D E S I G N E R

• Created user s tor ies and o ther UX documenta t ion dur ing pro jec t p lann ing phases .

• Des igned lo-fi and h i -fi wi re f rames for a l l web appl ica t ions and mobi le apps .

• Produced accura te t ime and budget es t imates for a l l in terac t ive pro jec ts and met wi th c l ien ts to ensure any needs were met .

• Developed and main ta ined CMS webs i tes and cus tom web appl ica t ions for nat ional c l ien ts inc lud ing: AOL, Audi , Ver izon, BNY Mel lon, Hears t , Mercer , PwC and Volkswagen.

• Smooth ly t rans i t ioned Skuba f rom a team of 2 developers to a team of 7 developers .

• Set the coding bes t prac t ice gu ide l ines and workflow process tha t inc luded s tar t ing the team on SVN for vers ion ing and us ing LESS CSS preprocess ing.

• Tra ined jun ior s ta f f in jQuery , PHP and Express ionEngine to enhance overa l l capabi l i t ies o f the team.

S k u b a D e s i g n | J u n 2 0 1 1 - S e p 2 0 1 5

L E A D W E B D E V E L O P E R

• Des igned and produced cata logs , flyers and pos ters for DIRECTV.

• In charge of logo development for 10,000 DIRECTV d is t r ibu tors .

• Lead development o f company por ta l / in t ranet / o ther web in i t ia t ives .

• Developed s t ra tegy for expanded In terne t marke t ing and led subsequent campaign.

P e r f e c t - 1 0 | 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 9

G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R

With 10 years o f exper ience in the in terac t ive space, I have bu i l t d ig i ta l pro jec ts for an expans ive l i s t

o f c l ien ts , many of whom hold a spot on the coveted Forbes For tune 500 l i s t inc lud ing Ver izon, Com-

cas t , Uni ted Technologies , AOL, Humana, T ime Warner , BNY Mel lon, PwC, Audi , Hears t , Mercer ,

Volkswagen, Cablev is ion , CenturyL ink , Nasdaq, CNO F inanc ia l and Uni lever .

P A S T C L I E N T S

F U L L S A I L U N I V E R S I T Y

Bachelor o f Sc ience, Web Des ign and Development | 2009 – 2011

• One of th ree web s tudents se lec ted for Apple Dis t ingu ished Educators Conference

E D U C A T I O N

An award-winning product designer focused on keeping usability at the core of every project.

Jay [email protected]

jaycasteel.com