The Resume of Veronica Kimes

veronica.kimes@gmail.com

Skills

• Interface Design
• Research and analysis of products, industry, company and user needs
• User-centric design for applications on multiple platforms:
• Desktop (Windows [XP,7, 8], OSX)
• Mobile (phone and tablet layouts for iOS, Android)
• Web (cross-browser compatibility)
• Multi-function printer (MFP) front panel
• Persona and user testing analysis
• Auditing and designing accessible and 508 compliant UI and graphics
• Design UI for localization in over 25 languages
• Iconography: Created thousands of reusable graphical assets and icons for product consistency
• Prototyping in HTML and CSS
• Flow charts, mock ups, and UI specifications for developer implementation
• Experience working on globalized teams and multiple departments
• Reformat print brochures for web readability
• Company branding/identity design, logo design and package design
• CMS and SEO experience
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks
• HTML, CSS, jQuery (and jQuery UI) plugins, some JavaScript experience

Experience

UX Designer 2

Kyocera Document Solutions Development America Inc.

May 2010 – Present

Kyocera Mobile Print

Released March 2012, over 50,000 downloads/installs

Product page



• Research current market trends and competitor applications.
• Create user interface that would work on both iOS and Android.
• Create two optimized layouts, one for phones and one for tablets
• Create all graphics including icons, logo (launcher), backgrounds, buttons and splash screens in multiple sizes needed to support all required devices
• Conduct localization reviews to ensure UI compatibility across languages.

KX Driver 6.0

In market

Product page

• Work with UX/UI manager to finalize usability and localization improvements to existing UI
• Analyze customer requests and requirements of new features to incorporate into new UI
• Created all icons, over 600 in total, taking into consideration 508 compliance and accessibility standards
• Created UI mock-ups and specifications for Development to implement and QA to test from
• Terminology/wording reviews
• Created mock-ups and explanations for project managers to consider for improving future releases.

Cloud Connect

Released 2012

Product page   |    Press Release

• Research 3rd party applications being incorporated, on multiple platforms
• Created flow diagrams and mock ups for developers to implement fro and QA to test with
• Created consistent and customizable UI incorporating printer panel UI, and 3rd party application UI
• Created all graphics including icons, backgrounds, buttons and splash screens in multiple sizes needed to support all required devices
• Localization reviews

Kyocera Print Center (for Windows 8 "Modern UI")

Scheduled for release in November 2013 (Currently in alpha QA testing)

• Researched competitor applications and features
• Designed customizable interface with consistency to other Kyocera products but also following Microsoft's "Modern UI" grid requirements
• Collaborated with developmental constantly to overcome difficulties developing for this new platform
• Created all graphics including icons, buttons and logos
• Created mock ups, presentations and UI specs for use by development, marketing and QA

Web Designer

Stryker Endoscopy

September 2007 – April 2008

CROSSFIRE Preferences Application

• Developed HTML wireframe prototype for application
• Used CSS for layout of wireframe
• Application distributed and used by international sales force to support clients
• Assessed usability testing to finalize design with Sr. UX member
• Worked closely with Java developer to create actual application from prototype

Styker.com - global website

• Used CMS to populate and crosslink data on international website
• Conducted keyword analysis to improve SEO
• Conducted image and brochure audit of in-house database and reformatted print quality items to web quality so they were optimized for the international website
• Worked with multiple teams including marketing and e-business

Freelance Designer

January 2010 – May 2010

• Website design/redesign
• Company branding and identity
• Logo design
• Business card design
• Packaging design

Assistant Media Artist

California Institute for Biodiversity

April 2008 – December 2009

Educational Animations

• Created storyboards for script
• Created assets from storyboards
• Animated assets to script vocals

Education

California State University - East Bay /Hayward

BA, Art - Option: Digital Design (Graphic Design)

BA, Art - Option: Multimedia