Brittany Hamtil

Boston, MA, USA
Hi, I’m Brittany – a UX professional with a foundation in communication design and a master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction. I thrive in collaborative environments and love to solve problems through design. I also like to travel, bake, and ride my pink single-speed bike.

Work Experience

Monster Worldwide

Senior Interaction Designer

November 2012 - Massachusetts, United States

Panasonic

Design Lead, Co-Project Manager

Led design on interdisciplinary project team to create an innovative tangible interaction system for use in a public setting; Applied learned techniques in interaction design and user research
January 2012 - August 2012 Cupertino, California, United States

E-Dialog

User Experience & Creative Design

Designed and built HTML/CSS frameworks for interactive marketing campaigns; Instructed creative training courses; Aided sales/strategic marketing efforts; Collaborated with Engineering teams for design of proprietary SaaS tools
October 2008 - August 2012 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Smith & Jones

Graphic Designer & Production Artist

Worked with creative directors, artists, copywriters, and traffic managers in award-winning ad agency; Created ad layouts, brochures, cards and other printed collateral based on clients’ brand identity, retouched photographic imagery, and produced mechanicals for finished artwork
June 2007 - January 2008 Troy, New York, United States

EMPAC

Graphic Designer

Contributed to promotion and logistics of uniquely curated cultural events featuring international artists, musicians, and engineers in $360 million performance space; Designed and produced large-sized posters, flyers, programs and other advertising collateral for regional and online communities
October 2006 - May 2008 Troy, New York, United States

Ground Zero

Public Relations Director

Designed, produced and distributed promotional material; designed and assisted in development of organization's website
May 2006 - May 2008 Troy, New York, United States

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master, Human-Computer Interaction

August 2011 - August 2012 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Electronic Media, Arts & Communication

Double minor: Marketing, Psychology
Certificate in Communication Design
August 2004 - May 2008 Troy, New York, United States

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Certificate in Communication Design

Troy, New York, United States

Awards

Scrum, Inc.

Certified Scrum Master

2013

Graphic Design USA

American Web Design Award

2011

Adobe

Certified Photoshop Expert

2011

W3 Schools

HTML Developer

201007

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Founder's Award of Excellence

200709

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Branding, Copywriting, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Print Design, Prototyping, User Experience, User Experience Design, User Research , Web Design, Wireframing,