Resume

Robert L. Kirby Jr.
Mobile: (925) 297-9439
Email: robkirby@inodot.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkirby

Code5%

Design45%

Management 50%

• 25 years experience designing and developing websites in the banking and telecommunications industries.
  Ability to take projects from initial concept to design, development, and implementation for a wide variety
  of web related e-commerce, UI, UX, and print projects.
• Technically skilled in Agile methodology, Joint Application Design (JAD), UI, UX, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
  Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Digital photography, Dreamweaver, HTML5, CSS3, Windows, Mac, Microsoft Office, Google Drive.
• Successful management of teams providing solutions to business partners and vendors.

UI/UX Design Lead 10/2021 – Current

• Helped design online applications.
• Create and evolve design documentation and artifacts, including work flows, task flows, user flows, information architecture, site maps, annotated wireframes, functional requirements, functional prototypes and research results. Create user experience deliverables including wireframes, storyboards, sitemaps, user flows, user scenarios and clickable prototypes.
• Envision and define innovative and effective flows and interaction styles to improve efficiency and user productivity. Perform mapping of creative concepts to UI/UX components.
• Produce and document thorough research of user behavior. Define a comprehensive test protocol to accurately gather user interactions and responses. Conduct in-depth analysis to gain insights and recommend ways to improve the user experience. Define prototype and usability studies using multi-variant testing to inform design decisions.
• Evaluate proposed design elements against a pattern library to ensure consistency throughout the user experience.
• Define and document user journeys representing interaction scenarios.

UI Designer 4/2018 – 6/2021

• Added in the design of three mobile APPs, marketing materials and several websites.
• Ensure that creative ideas translate to the functional specifications and continue through the entire
  development process.
• Create user experience deliverables including wireframes, storyboards, sitemaps, user flows, user scenarios and
  clickable prototypes.
• Added in the design of three mobile applications, created several small websites for external clients and
  participated in the quality assurance of all products.

UI Designer Consultant 3/2016 – 12/2017

• Serve as B2B lead for design on internal and external projects.
• Provide creative conceptualization layout, design and production of work including proposals, presentations,
  reports, business development materials, local newsletters and other client deliverables.
• Conceptualize text into crisp, graphic design, import text from word processing software and reformat to enhance
  design characteristics, import graphic software images and text, and manipulate text and graphics to accommodate a wide range
  of design specifications.

Director of Information Technology 5/2015 – 1/2016

• Provide technical leadership in all aspects of the software development.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of online rebate promotions based on web site metrics such as Google Analytics.
• Meet team and individual project timelines and relay status to stakeholders.

Creative Director/Visual Designer 7/2013 – 5/2015

• Managed creative projects effectively and efficiently while maintaining priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Worked closely with various teams to establish and maintain visual integrity, interaction methods, brand standards,
  and consistency of the clients’ sites, and printed materials.
• Translated business objectives into solid visual concepts.

Senior Software Systems Engineer/UI Designer Consultant 9/2012 – 1/2013

• Focused on UI development in agile environment, delivering new tools to an active developer community.
• Designed mock-ups using rapid prototyping and clickable web page prototypes.
• Involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design specifications, user experience, design,
  coding, deployment and maintenance.

User Interface (UI) Design Consultant 6/2012 – 8/2012

• Collaborated in concept development and usability with business managers and co-workers to define user-centered design.
• Generated design mock-ups and clickable web page prototypes for B2B web.
• Developed page layout, navigation, buttons, portal logo and other graphical elements.

Web Design Consultant 10/2011 – 4/2012

• Designed banners for advertising on the Franklin Templeton retail website.
• Prepared wire-frames, design mock-ups, web page prototypes, interactive media and other graphical elements.
• Updated style guides to streamline communications with cross-functional teams.

Instructor 6/2010 – 9/2011

• Taught courses for the School of Drafting and Design with an emphasis on rapid visualization, graphic design, and typology.
• Planned course content in accordance with syllabus to ensure student objectives were met.
• Utilized a variety of teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles, and motivated students to actively participate
  in their education process.

Co-founder and Creative Director/Visual Designer 9/2008 – 4/2011

• Created overall visual design of ScribeJive.com to ensure a compelling look and feel.
• Worked closely with the product, marketing and technical teams to establish and maintain the visual integrity, interaction
  methods, brand standards, and consistency of the site.
• Monitored development and testing in accordance with business and technical requirements.

Manager promoted to Director of Web Development Team 10/2001 – 9/2008

• Recruited and directed team of developers to design web sites and mobile phone user interface.
• Managed the development and localization of Spanish shopping cart and activation processes.
• Closely managed third party IT relationships with MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and Kivera to ensure applications were successfully
  delivered within demanding timelines.

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, June 1995
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

United States Ski Coaches Association, (USSCA)

Skiing, wind surfing, surfing, mountain biking, fishing and passion for digital photography