Kenneth Pena

UI Designer

Chandler, AZ, USA
Creative Problem solver through business and design.
Briefly, I graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Graphic Informational Technologies. I wholeheartedly believe that good design is not reserved to the top 1% of companies. I have since made it my mission to utilize my passion and skills in design to make an impact on the world by being a part of socially conscious projects and helping non-profits understand the importance of design.

Work Experience

Adidas

UI Designer

Bringing designs to life with the most influential creators on the planet including Kanye West (YEEZY), Beyoncé (Ivy Park), Pharrell and more.
June 2021 - Present United States

Gooddogs Company

Founder / Creative Director

An honest and ethical solo branding project, dedicated to saving the world and in turn the dogs by providing stylish and sustainable products that also empowers local non-profit animal shelters.

A portion of every purchase will be donated to AZ Center for Animal Rescue and Education (AZ CARE) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit dedicated to reducing the euthanasia rate in our state through education, spay/neuter programs and adoption events.
March 2019 - June 2021 United States

Quadmark

Motion Designer

Quadmark is a global technology consultant agency that creates training modules for some of the largest tech companies around the world. While on the team, I had the fortune of working with technology titans under strict branding guidelines and even stricter deadlines by providing succinct animation / video production work. I am fortunate enough to have worked on projects with major clients like:

Google
Samsung
Android
Hewitt Packard Enterprise
Amazon
August 2019 - April 2021 Chandler, United States

SCI Creations

UI/UX Intern

SCI Creations, an up and coming startup Digital Marketing firm, has gifted my with various skills, experiences and opportunities that I feel have better equipped for the future.

Gained experience and exposure to:
-Social Media Marketing
-Customer Relationship Management
-Website Development (Front End)
-AD Work
-Analytics and Content Manipulation.

Essentially tasked to create attractive, high quality UI/UX designs, of both low and high fidelity. While also executing visual design.

Trained with involvement in end user research to explore, uncover and analyze end user requirements during field studies, user interviews etc

Collaboration with staff members on interaction design

Received experience with popular CRM systems as well as Search Engine Optimization
May 2018 - July 2018 United States

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Information Technologies

Primary focus in Print and Digital Design with a secondary focus of Design in Web and front end development.

The cross-media nature of the graphics industry requires tomorrow’s graduates to understand the full spectrum of visual design and production, as well as current business practices. The B.S. program in graphic information technology prepares graduates for a seamless career as a visual design technologist encompassing Web design and development, printing and digital publishing, commercial photography and videography, and 2D/3D animation.

The Bachelor of Science in Graphic Information Technology program requires 120 credit hours and includes the following core courses:

Creative Thinking and Design Visualization
Digital Illustration and Publishing
Digital Publishing
Graphic Communications
Graphic Industry Business Practices
Information Design and Usability
Introduction to Commercial Print
Multimedia Design, Planning, and Storyboards
August 2015 - Arizona, United States

Skills

Adaptable, Adobe After Effects, Adobe CC, Adobe Dimension, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Art-direction, Branding, Cinema 4D, Cooperative, Customer Service, Fast-Learner, Leadership, Logo Design, Project-management, Time-Management, Visual Design,