E x p e r i e n ce SENIOR UI/UX DESIGNER & FRONT-END DEVELOPER OutcomesMTM Des Moines, IA 2012-Present I work on a software development team that builds and maintains all clinical and external facing systems which support Medication Therapy Management (MTM) in pharmacies. In ten months, our team built a new MTM service documentation platform which serves more than 100,000 pharmacy providers and 5.5 million patients. I am responsible for the UI design and front-end development and work towards improving consistency of user interfaces and client-side performance across systems. I implemented a web style guide and continuously educate other developers on client-side code and browser debugging tools. Through user research, I drive and educate my peers to mature our user-centered culture and collaborate with business partners to simplify project requirements. I helped organize a Green Team and take a proactive role in promoting and facilitating environmental leadership in the company by giving presentations, organizing projects and outreach, and tracking progress. Areas of expertise include user-centered design, usability testing, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, web standards, cross-browser compatibility, section 508 compliant code for accessibility, web analytics, information architecture, and content strategy. Additional work with ColdFusion, AJAX, and SQL. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Self-employed 2008-Present LEAD UX & UI DESIGNER 1440 Locust St. #303 Des Moines, IA 50309 563.543.6520 [email protected] www.mollydeutmeyer.com The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA 2008-2012 I design, develop, and maintain web sites for small businesses and organizations in Iowa. Past work has included a web site for a restaurant with administrative access for the owner to manage menus and events, a web site for an artist to showcase her work online, and informative static web sites for an architect and a chiropractor. I am currently working on a responsive site for a high school scholarship program that will allow for online donations via PayPal. In addition, I am in the process of updating a web site I did in 2010 to be responsive and meet the latest web standards. I was part of a User Experience web team where I focused on user-centered analysis and design driving innovation through new technology and design principles. I combined business requirements, user needs, and technical constraints to create UIs that met user expectations while adhering to project scope. I developed functional prototypes for both web and mobile applications utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and conducted usability testing with those prototypes. I helped create a metrics process for measuring the success of UX involvement after project completion. I implemented ad codes and used analytics tools to run usage reports and measure web traffic. Throughout the dozens of projects I worked on, I saw increased user satisfaction from surveys, decreased customer service call volume, and higher task completion and conversion rates. I also gave presentations to other developers on HTML, CSS, and browser debugging tools. E x p e r i e n ce ( con t i n ue d ) SYSTEMS I designed and developed several web sites for the university ADMINISTRATOR and surrounding small businesses. I managed daily operations in the absence of the supervisor. I assisted the department University of with hardware and software needs and provided technical Northern Iowa assistance, which included troubleshooting and diagnosing Cedar Falls, IA user-reported and network-related problems. 2006-2008 USER EXPERIENCE INTERN The Principal Financial Group Des Moines, IA Summer 2007 I attended training courses on UX principles and best practices. I helped develop and grow a web style guide to improve consistency on web applications company wide. I educated management and project teams on the value of UX by giving presentations and being a voice for UX in project meetings. I created formal documentation on the role of our team, when to involve us in projects, responsibilities of team members, and ongoing expectations. I also improved transition sites (used for oncoming clients) by creating web site templates with four different levels of customization for clients to choose from. I was nominated and selected to receive the Valued Intern at The Principal (VIP) Scholarship which was awarded to only five of the 80+ interns that summer. E d uc a t i o n UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 2004-2008 B.A., Management Information Systems MIS Association council member, 2006-2008 University of Northern Iowa Honors, 2004-2008 University of Northern Iowa Purple and Old Gold award recipient for academic excellence and leadership, 2008 Cum Laude Graduate, 2008 S ki l l s 1440 Locust St. #303 Des Moines, IA 50309 563.543.6520 [email protected] www.mollydeutmeyer.com HTML 5 CSS 3 JavaScript/jQuery/jQuery Mobile Responsive design & development SASS UX & UI design & development Wireframing & prototyping Information architecture Usability testing SEO Cross-browser compatibility Accessibility Web analytics Agile Use cases ColdFusion SQL XML/XSLT AJAX Mercurial Tortoise SVN Photoshop Fireworks Project management Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST