About

My name is Nik

I am an experienced Senior UX/UI Designer with over 10 years of hands on web and mobile UX/UI design experience. I have significantly increased the value of each of my employers through taking product ownership, researching users needs, visualizing ideas, and by exceeding goals and objectives. I possess strong design principles, creative thinking, and verbal communication.

I help startups to Fortune 500 companies from all over the world materialize their ideas into great projects. I take pride in delivering only the best.

• 10+ years of UX/UI Design experience across Web and Mobile Platforms
• 8+ years of User Research experience in translating Personas, Interviews, Competitive Evaluation, and Usability Testing into engaging experiences that go beyond product use
• 6+ years of hands on experience with HTML, CSS, SCSS, JQuery, Webflow, Wordpress, Bootstrap, and various JavaScript frameworks
• Expert in Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, Axure, UXPin, InVision App, Zeplin, etc.
• 5+ years of hands on experience with TFS, Jira, Teams, and Slack for Project Management
• Years of experience building components with EXT JS, React, and Vue js

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Resume


SENIOR UX/UI DESIGNER, Freelance — 6/2022- Current
•	Contracted with Evoke Group to redesign websites for multiple Fortune 500 prescription drug companies such as Pfizer, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and more.
•	Created and updated complex design systems in Figma with hundreds of components for multiple projects.
•	Worked closely with the copywriters, legal, and regulatory requirements to submit websites for approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
•	Lead the mobile first Interaction Design for the No Song Requests music platform. Allows DJs to take requests and receive tips right from their phone. www.NosongRequests.com

SENIOR UX/UI DESIGNER, Captiv8 — 6/2021- 6/2022
•	Responsible for wireframing, prototyping, designing, and delivering pixel perfect assets to developers for the redesign of the Captiv8 interactive (drag and drop) reporting portal.
•	Designed new features for finding, managing, and filtering Social Media influencers in the 
Captiv8 web portal
•	Designed Talent List for Social Media influencers that can be exported as pdf documents and share online with viewers.
•	Worked closely with the Product Owners and Clients to turn their feedback into new features.

SENIOR UX/UI DESIGNER, Product Designer, Freelance — 6/2020- 6/2021
•	Created wireframes and visual designs for upcoming book reading app and website.
•	Designed web content management system for uploading books and managing all associated author information.
•	Created Reusable design assets using Sketch, Figma, and Invision app for team members and delivered pixel perfect assets to the development team.
•	Lead the mobile first Interaction Design for the No Song Requests music platform. Allows DJs to take requests and receive tips right from their phone. www.NosongRequests.com

Senior Product Designer, KODER — 10/2019- 5/2020
•	Managed the development of BRAVO Tip and Pay and Savorly food delivery which are 2 iPhone applications currently in the App Store
•	Worked closely with the Product Owner/Client to turn their ideas into finished mobile applications
•	Created Reusable design assets using Sketch, Photoshop, Zeplin, and Invision app for team members and delivered pixel perfect assets to the development team.
•	Create and convert PSD, Sketch files, to react components, HTML5, and CSS3
•	Communicated directly with clients and lead Sprint Demos

Senior Product Designer, HelloNikManning — 3/2018- 10/2019
•	Designed and Developed a responsive website for tech startup GCOW.IO using HTML, CSS, and various Javascript libraries.
•	Redesigned GCOW iPhone application using Sketch, Photoshop, and Zeplin.
•	Wireframed, Designed, and Developed megangutman.com and megagproductions.com using Sketch, Wordpress, and custom CSS.
•	Responsible for the complete implementation of multiple websites including hosting, installing and configuring Wordpress, writing HTML and custom CSS.

SENIOR UX/UI DESIGNER, BOEING — 11/2016- 3/2018
•	Complete site audit of Boeing Health Services website including user traffic re-porting, weblink validation, competitor analysis, persona development, and cre-ating sitemaps.
•	Create sitemaps, interactive wireframes, and final visual design for Boeing’s Health Services and Food Services internal websites that are used by over 100,000 employees each day.
•	Complete website redesign and integration of modern web and mobile design standards.

SENIOR UX/UI DESIGNER, CONVERSANT — 11/2012- 4/2016
•	 Lead the interface redesign process of Conversant Tag Management Software, including user research, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and Entire UI De-sign
•	 Create and convert PSD files to working EXT JS, using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS
•	 Increased sales of our Tag Management System by simplifying User Interface which allowed sales presentation time to be cut by as much as 33%
•	Worked under a strict deadline too incorporate our new logo and brand colors for major company name change.


EDUCATION
Columbus State Community College — Interactive Multimedia Production, 2003

CERTIFICATIONS
Sketch App Certification, 2018


how I can help
branding.

An effective brand strategy gives you a major edge.

development.

From a simple idea to polished product.

web design.

Make the best first impression.

marketing.

Help users find your product.

film & video production.

Going viral is good for business.

audio production.

A powerful jingle can make your brand memorable.