Nikko-Ryan Santillan
Product Designer @ WAV
Oakland, CA, USAMy name’s Nikko and I’m a process-oriented product designer focused on systematic thinking, concept strategy, and creating pixel-perfect interfaces across iOS, web, and Android platforms. With a branding and marketing design background, and additional experience as a former city planner/urban designer, my primary objectives with any project I do are to empathize with the user and create a quality user experience that will keep them engaged with that product.
Work Experience
Wav
Product Designer (Consultant)
• UI/UX (iOS, web, and Android platforms)
• Product development + strategy
• Brand development
• Design research
• Product development + strategy
• Brand development
• Design research
July 2016
- Present
California, United States
Myfitnesspal
Product Designer (Consultant)
• Product Design
• Product Marketing
• Visual Design
• Brand Development
• Conversion Rate Optimization
• Product Marketing
• Visual Design
• Brand Development
• Conversion Rate Optimization
June 2015
- August 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
VentureBeat
Design Lead
• Serve as brand steward and act as creative director for print, exhibition, web, and multimedia design.
• Direct and execute all phases of creative work from concept through production.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects at once, in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain hands-on product development as well as serve as in-house advisor for UI and UX.
• Establish the design process and A/B testing strategies with Director of Marketing and Director of Engineering.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure proper implementation of all UI features.
• Work with Marketing, Events, and Sales teams to produce appropriate materials, including social media ads, web banner ads, Eventbrite email templates, and proposal/contract templates.
• Maintain vendor management and communications, including freelance designers, videographer, photographer, and design consultant partnerships.
• Design on-site signage, presentation templates, and event collateral for 7 VB Events.
• Direct and execute all phases of creative work from concept through production.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects at once, in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain hands-on product development as well as serve as in-house advisor for UI and UX.
• Establish the design process and A/B testing strategies with Director of Marketing and Director of Engineering.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure proper implementation of all UI features.
• Work with Marketing, Events, and Sales teams to produce appropriate materials, including social media ads, web banner ads, Eventbrite email templates, and proposal/contract templates.
• Maintain vendor management and communications, including freelance designers, videographer, photographer, and design consultant partnerships.
• Design on-site signage, presentation templates, and event collateral for 7 VB Events.
July 2014
- June 2015
California, United States
Helpshift
Graphic Designer
As a graphic design contractor, I work with the Helpshift Marketing department to design various marketing materials, sales materials, and event collateral.
Duties:
• Brand development and refinement (including brand guidelines)
• Company one sheets
• Presentation templates
• Event signage and collateral
Duties:
• Brand development and refinement (including brand guidelines)
• Company one sheets
• Presentation templates
• Event signage and collateral
February 2015
- May 2015
California, United States
Made By We
Designer (Branding)
As part of a 4-person team, I collaborated with multinational stakeholders to develop an identity and brand strategy for a research project based out of Stanford University. The project is focused around aquaculture and ecological solutions to combating Schistosomiasis in Senegal. Schistosomiasis is the second most common parasitic disease in the world.
Duties:
• Assist with the creation of two brand strategies.
• Help facilitate stakeholder presentations and workshops.
• Craft and develop project identity.
• Co-develop brand guidelines for the project.
Duties:
• Assist with the creation of two brand strategies.
• Help facilitate stakeholder presentations and workshops.
• Craft and develop project identity.
• Co-develop brand guidelines for the project.
December 2014
- March 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
Pratt Institute, GradComD Department
Front Office Assistant
• Editorial design.
• Scheduling and calendar management.
• Customer service.
• Scheduling and calendar management.
• Customer service.
August 2013
- May 2014
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco Planning Department
Freelance Graphic Designer
• Poster design.
March 2014
- March 2014
San Francisco, California, United States
Burnett Group
Freelance Graphic Designer
• Information graphic design.
February 2014
- February 2014
New York, New York, United States
Wollborg/Michelson Personnel Service, Inc.
Administrative Assistant
• Recruited candidates looking for employment via Career Builder, Monster, Indeed, and Craigslist websites.
• Scheduled interviews for prospective candidates.
• Created, tracked, and maintained online candidate profiles via HourCenter.
• Helped with social media marketing via Twitter.
• Performed graphic design tasks as needed.
• General clerical duties and customer service.
• Scheduled interviews for prospective candidates.
• Created, tracked, and maintained online candidate profiles via HourCenter.
• Helped with social media marketing via Twitter.
• Performed graphic design tasks as needed.
• General clerical duties and customer service.
March 2012
- August 2012
San Francisco, California, United States
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Assistant Coordinator of MultiCultural Programs
• Trained and supervised 8 student assistants and 20 volunteers on diversity programs.
• Represented the Coordinator at meetings and events.
• Organized the internal structure of the MCC and established new programs to benefit students, including a Residential Life Programming Manual.
• Designed quality fliers, promotional displays, presentations, and informational packets.
• Represented the Coordinator at meetings and events.
• Organized the internal structure of the MCC and established new programs to benefit students, including a Residential Life Programming Manual.
• Designed quality fliers, promotional displays, presentations, and informational packets.
August 2010
- August 2011
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Project (VIP)
Lead VIP Fellow
• Represented the AmeriCorps VIP program within the Department of Student Life & Leadership and the Division of Student Affairs at Cal Poly.
• Supervised 21 AmeriCorps VIP Fellows.
• Coordinated National AmeriCorps Week, which included conception and execution of 2 community service projects, 2 promotional events, and 1 recognition ceremony.
• Prepared monthly data reports for 250+ recruited volunteers.
• Supervised 21 AmeriCorps VIP Fellows.
• Coordinated National AmeriCorps Week, which included conception and execution of 2 community service projects, 2 promotional events, and 1 recognition ceremony.
• Prepared monthly data reports for 250+ recruited volunteers.
August 2010
- August 2011
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Education
Pratt Institute
Master of Science Communications Design
Emphasis: Digital Design and UX
Graduated with distinction
Graduated with distinction
August 2012
- May 2014
New York, New York, United States
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Bachelor of Science City & Regional Planning
Concentration: Urban Design
September 2006
- June 2010
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Spanish (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Autocad,
Balsamiq,
CSS,
Flinto,
Google Docs,
Google Sketchup,
HTML,
Jira ,
Jquery,
Sketch,