Heather Maddalozzo
Senior Digital Experience Designer
Batavia, IL, USAI have been creating art my entire life and have always had a passion for art, design, and technology. As a professional, I have been designing websites and interactive media, print media, fine arts illustration, and technical product design for over twenty years.
Work Experience
Capgemini
Application Consultant UX Design
User experience design, User interface design, Agile consultancy
January 2021
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chairtechs
Web Designer
Freelance work, product photography, website redesign
October 2020
- January 2021
Carpentersville, Illinois, United States
Geneva Scientific
UI Designer
UI Design, UX Design, Online Media and Content generation and campaigns.
- Create web graphics for website
- test/correct responsiveness of website
- Frontend development for Magento platform
- Create email blasts, landing pages, and other web campaigns with HTML/CSS
- work with catalog division and help with branding style guidelines
- utilization personalization software Monetate for testing, analytics and campaigns
- Create web graphics for website
- test/correct responsiveness of website
- Frontend development for Magento platform
- Create email blasts, landing pages, and other web campaigns with HTML/CSS
- work with catalog division and help with branding style guidelines
- utilization personalization software Monetate for testing, analytics and campaigns
July 2017
- Present
Batavia, Illinois, United States
Softweb Solutions
Senior Project Coordinator
-- User Experience Designer, UIUX Lead, Project Lead and Account Manager--
As a Senior Project Coordinator, I:
* Facilitate UX workshops with clients, stakeholders and user groups
* Provide deliverables such a journey maps, personas, wireframes, and prototypes
* Create visual designs and edit existing designs for Mobile and Web applications
* Utilize UX and Design tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, XD, Illustrator, Invision, Balsamiq and Smaply
* Organize workshops, webinars and meetups based on Open Source, Design and UX subject matters
* Manage accounts, projects and clients as a team lead, and generate new opportunities
* Work with many Agile tools on a daily basis for projects such a JIRA, Sugar CRM, Basecamp, and is adept in Sprint Planning and creating use cases and user stories
As a Senior Project Coordinator, I:
* Facilitate UX workshops with clients, stakeholders and user groups
* Provide deliverables such a journey maps, personas, wireframes, and prototypes
* Create visual designs and edit existing designs for Mobile and Web applications
* Utilize UX and Design tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, XD, Illustrator, Invision, Balsamiq and Smaply
* Organize workshops, webinars and meetups based on Open Source, Design and UX subject matters
* Manage accounts, projects and clients as a team lead, and generate new opportunities
* Work with many Agile tools on a daily basis for projects such a JIRA, Sugar CRM, Basecamp, and is adept in Sprint Planning and creating use cases and user stories
May 2013
- July 2017
Illinois, United States
Star Creations
Designer
* Designed picture frames, framed art, mirrors, and home decor for various companies such as Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Goods, Gordmans, Garden Ridge & many more.
* Photo edit all projects and products manufactured
* Corresponded with various Chinese factories as point on alternative wall decor projects, facilitated deadlines and project details and approvals, tracked packages and communicated all details from sales people to factories
* Market researched the latest fashion trends of color, interior design, and clothing
* Designed specifications and visuals for various customers by managers and sales people's instructions
* Delegated face paper design and print jobs for photo frames
* Photo edit all projects and products manufactured
* Corresponded with various Chinese factories as point on alternative wall decor projects, facilitated deadlines and project details and approvals, tracked packages and communicated all details from sales people to factories
* Market researched the latest fashion trends of color, interior design, and clothing
* Designed specifications and visuals for various customers by managers and sales people's instructions
* Delegated face paper design and print jobs for photo frames
October 2011
- March 2013
Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States
World Richman Mfg. Corp.
Product Designer
* Designed camera cases and computer bags for OEM customers.
* Hand sketched concepts
* Worked with sales people on product development
* Executed digital photography for all archived samples and bags
* Photo edited projects and samples
* Laid out design of business cards and catalogs
* Facilitated UI/UX and graphic work with web development client on company website
* Corresponded with customers and factory on products and design
* Wrote job description for Senior Designer
* Helped recruit Senior Designer position by interviews and phone calls
* Corresponded with photographers and printers for catalogs
* Hand sketched concepts
* Worked with sales people on product development
* Executed digital photography for all archived samples and bags
* Photo edited projects and samples
* Laid out design of business cards and catalogs
* Facilitated UI/UX and graphic work with web development client on company website
* Corresponded with customers and factory on products and design
* Wrote job description for Senior Designer
* Helped recruit Senior Designer position by interviews and phone calls
* Corresponded with photographers and printers for catalogs
December 2004
- October 2011
Elgin, Illinois, United States
The Freeport Journal Standard
News Designer
* Designed stories and construct ads, pictures and text on a page
* Edited pictures from the Associated Press
* Proofread articles and help Editor with changes
* Uploaded files to the ftp server
* Prepared news stories for Press
* Edited pictures from the Associated Press
* Proofread articles and help Editor with changes
* Uploaded files to the ftp server
* Prepared news stories for Press
July 2004
- December 2004
Freeport, Illinois, United States
Education
Highland Community College
Associate of Arts
Associate of Arts in Graphic Design
August 1999
- May 2001
Freeport, Illinois, United States
Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration with a minor in English
August 2001
- May 2004
DeKalb, Illinois, United States
The Illinois Institute Of Art - Schaumburg
Web Design
Web Design, Usability Practices, Flash animation
August 2009
- May 2010
Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Awards
Skills
Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Balsamiq,
Branding,
Content Writing,
CSS,
Drawing,
Editing,
Google Drive,
HTML,
Illustration,
Logo Creation,
Microsoft Office,
Painting,
Photo Manipulation,
Story Boarding,
UI Design ,
UX Design,
Wireframing,
Creative Services Designer
Freelance Designer for over 14 years.
* Photo edit product shots for websites
* Develop web pages for clients with UI/UX/HTML/CSS and jQuery (authors, artists & small businesses)
* Edit and design the layout for livejournal websites
* Create logos, business cards, branding CI, or other graphic design needs
* Create catalogs, brochures, or marketing material
* Design book covers
* Design yearbooks
* Create pet portraits for clients
* Create other digital or traditional media on demand
* Photo edit product shots for websites
* Develop web pages for clients with UI/UX/HTML/CSS and jQuery (authors, artists & small businesses)
* Edit and design the layout for livejournal websites
* Create logos, business cards, branding CI, or other graphic design needs
* Create catalogs, brochures, or marketing material
* Design book covers
* Design yearbooks
* Create pet portraits for clients
* Create other digital or traditional media on demand