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Eric Carlton
210-724-9235
www.ericcarlton.com
edc1971@hotmail.com
Objective
To produce visually compelling interactive experiences for the web and other
media by utilizing six years experience designing for the web with a graphic
design/illustration background
User Interface Designer, United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, Texas, 2006 to 2008
Responsible for design, site structure (information architecture), and daily maintenance of the USAA Homeowners section of the company website
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Develops and refines user experience. Adheres to corporate branding and interaction design requirements.
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Ensures all interaction design deliverables meet established criteria including project requirements, web ''common look and feel'' standards, corporate branding guidelines, web technical standards and legal/regulatory requirements. Assures all design deliverables are properly documented.
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Participates in usability activities, user feedback analysis and general site usage analysis to determine effectiveness.
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Experience working closely with developers,business management and subject matter experts to solve design challenges
Graphic
Designer, Design Farm/Infinity Software Development, Tallahassee,
Florida, 2002 to 2006
- Lead Designer for
the state sponsored Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) web-based
training program
- Designed graphic
interface for the 3rd and 8th grade Reading
programs. This included developing the general theme, buttons, banners,
screen layout and other various interactive elements to better convey
ease of usability
- Developed original
character designs to help communicate the theme of each program.
Developed storyboards and animation for transitional pieces of the
program as well as design for educational interactive games based on the
program
- Worked closely with
developers to insure the design elements were optimized for the web but
maintained excellent image quality. Worked with design documents provided
by writers and subject matter experts to illustrate key elements of
written passages
- Project managed two
designers and gave direction on artistic consistency throughout the
programs
- Adhered to strict
deadlines and budgetary constraints. Monitored overall time spent on the
project for all designers involved
- Worked with
programmers to design interfaces for the Florida Department of Financial
Services’ “Centralized Performance System.” Also developed interfaces for
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s “Financial Crime Analysis
Center”
- Designed promotional
materials for the FCAT Explorer program and the Florida Justice Reform
Institute that included flash presentation and printed materials
Graphic
Designer, Learnsomething, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999 to 2002
- Completed a two-year
interactive cd project called “Safety-Net designed
to educate imprisoned youth on entrepreneurial pursuits
- Completed
an interactive computer based training CD-ROM for Webbstarr. Its core
functionality was based on Webbstarr's Total Environmental Control system
- Completed
an interactive game for Ohio Pharmacy Association used to educate aspiring
pharmacists wanting to start their own pharmacy
Software/Hardware Knowledge
Fluent
in: Both Mac and PC3 environments. Adobe Photoshop CS3, Imageready CS3, Adobe
Dreamweaver MX, Adobe Flash MX, and Adobe Illustrator CS3
Competent
in: HTML, Cascading Style sheets, Lightwave, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Adobe
Pagemaker, JavaScript, Adobe Acrobat, light actionscript
Education
Aug.
1996 - Aug. 1998 Keiser College
Tallahassee, Florida Associate Degree in Graphic Design 3.9/4.0
Aug.1989 - April 1995 Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, Florida Bachelor of Arts in History 3.13/4.0 GPA
Sample
URLs
http://www.florida-achieves.com
References
Available upon request