Jessica Loredo - Digital Artist, User Experience Designer


Experience

Collin College (August 2014 - Present)

Instructor Communication Arts
  • Created all course content (syllabus, exercises, quizzes) for various communication art course
  • Lectured weekly to class of 15-18 students on industry standard Adobe and Autodesk products
  • Catered to individual student needs based on learning styles, and specialized educational track

Edmentum (September 2013 - Present)

Senior User Experience Designer, User Experience Team)
  • Supported multiple development teams in user experience design, graphics design, and game design
  • Created digital game assets for four premium style reward based education games
  • Trained junior level team members in skills necessary for UX job role
  • Performed user research on-site to inform design decisions and integrate customer feedback

Cerner Corporation (July 2012 - March 2013)

Interaction Designer, User Experience Team
  • Generated desktop and mobile user experience work-flows for healthcare specific applications
  • Constructed HTML/CSS prototypes from high-fidelity visual mock-ups to use in user based testing
  • Corresponded on a daily basis with software developers to align on implementation of visual mock-ups
  • Coordinated with usability testing teams to assess test-results and make changes based on outcomes

Halliburton - Various Contracts (March 2010 - September 2013)

User Experience Architect and Visual Designer for Common Ground Initiative, HCT Technical Software (April 2013 - Present)
  • Working with upper-level management to develop corporate-wide user experience infrastructure for all software development groups based on processes, standards, templates, and patterns
  • Developed and run key presentations and workshops for UX leadership across Halliburton
  • Designed portions of mobile (iPhone 4 and iPhone 5) UI standard for all Halliburton applications
  • Provided resources and consultation to software teams lacking in UX architecture and design resources
UX & Visual Design Consultant, HCT Technical Software (July 2012 - April 2013)
  • Edited and contributed to pivotal white paper for re-structuring technology and software development infrastructure
  • Trained new UX designers in Singapore in 8 week web-based training to increase starting level competencies
UX & Visual Design Team Lead, HCT Technical Software (November 2011 - June 2012)
  • Responsible for overall quality of user experience and design for HCT Technical Software
  • Directed multiple project teams in decision-making to execute overall vision of projects
  • Communicated with users, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to better understand project requirements
UX & Visual Designer, HCT Technical Software (March 2010 - November 2011)
  • Built UI mock-ups and visuals for engineering and work-flow software in accordance with corporate branding guidelines
  • Utilized 3D modeling software to model, animate, and composite instructional and marketing videos

Education

Southern Methodist University - The Guildhall (2009)

Master of Interactive Technology - Digital Game Development, Emphasis: Art Creation
Thesis: Gender Neutrality in Video Games
Awards: Leadership Excellence as Art Lead on “Braveheart: Primae Noctics” (Grand Poobah Award)

University of Missouri-Kansas City (2007)

Bachelors of Arts in Studio Art, Bachelors of Arts in English, Emphasis: Creative Writing
Awards: Graduated with Departmental Honors


Awards & Training

Best in Show AWard (Edmentum Sensei) - ISTE (International Society for Technology & Education)

Lead Designer for Sensei for Study Island – showcased at ISTE

Multiple Peer & Supervisor Nominated Awards – Edmentum

Awarded Flawless Execution, Collaborative Spirit, and Relentless Commitment certificates

ScrumAlliance.Org - Certified Product Owner (2012) Plano, TX

Attended 3-day workshop on scrum and agile methodology for software development
Earned certificate from organization in the field of Product Owner Role

Halliburton Frontline Supervisor (2012) Carrollton, TX

Attended 3-day workshop on scrum and agile methodology for software development
Earned certificate from organization in the field of Product Owner Role



User Experience Skills

Current EXP
Desired Exp in 3 yrs

Wire-frames
Hi Fidelity mock-ups
Architecture
Written Requirements
User Interface Visual Design
Usability Testing
Accessibility

Software Skills

Current EXP
Desired Exp in 3 yrs

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Fireworks
Adobe In Design
Adobe Dreamweaver
3D Studio Max
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint

Other Skills*

Current EXP
Desired Exp in 3 yrs

Sketching
Graphic Design
Web Design/Development (HTML/CSS)
Programming
3D Modeling & Texturing

*Not a comprehensive list of skills