James Young /Resume Contact Information: 2310 Floral Hill Drive, Eugene, OR 97403 Tel: (541) 485-4248 Cel: (541) 255-1988 james@jydesign.com I am an Independent Designer with a proven track record of helping companies effectively market to their customers via the strategic implementation of print, online, and interactive media. I enjoy putting my strategic consulting experience to use by learning about a company's market position and producing design work that is focused on making the business successful. Clients and colleagues continually rely on my ability to deliver results oriented creative solutions that are targeted, cost-effective, and on schedule. Work Experience: 11/2001 -Present , Independent Designer, J.Y. Design -Eugene, OR Independent design practice working with clients in various stages of their development. Overview: Manage the creative execution of projects from start to finish. Assisted multiple startup companies with logo/brand design and overall marketing needs, many of whom have gone on to become leaders in their market space or have fulfilled an acquisition strategy. Established and maintained multiple iterations of corporate Websites and/or Web-based application interfaces, as well as set up client-side content maintenance solutions. Assisted in key stages of business desktop software application interface design including use-case scenarios, wire-frame concepts, prototyping, and UI artwork creation. Successfully redesigned or refined many client websites for the purpose of increasing measurable search engine presence and user interaction improvements. Multiple online advertising and email campaigns have performed above client expectations and market average response. Managed the contracting of additional designers and developers on a project-by-project basis. Notable clients past & present: Abaca Technology Corporation, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Carbon Design Systems, Center for Data Quality (C4DQ), Commonwealth Capital, CollabNet, Extraprise, Global Insight, InterSystems Corporation, Millennial Media, Monitor Group, NFPA, Padanaram Yacht Company, Percussion Software, Rational Software, RingMaster Software Corporation, StudentUniverse.com, TrakHealth, Unica Corporation http://www.jydesign.com 8/2000 – 10/2001, Interactive Art Director, Extraprise -Boston, MA Privately held CRM, marketing, and advertising services firm Interactive Art Director within the group responsible for all Web, interactive, branding and custom designed CRM engagements. Hands on involvement with clients from project definition to delivery. Advised clients on design and marketing strategies as well as appropriate electronic marketing and media technology platforms. Introduced the use of Flash as a practical rapid prototyping tool. Helped establish creative department process guide. Responsible for managing and directing a team of Web Designers, Web Programmers /Developers, and Production Artists. http://www.extraprise.com/5/1997 -7/2000 , Independent Designer, J.Y. Design -Scituate, MA Independent design practice (Please See Above) 6/1995 -4/1997, Senior Designer, Monitor Group -Cambridge, MA Privately owned global professional services firm A member of the Decision Architects Group Company responsible for the design and production of printed collateral materials, corporate Internet sites, client intranet sites, software user interface design, and commercial product packaging. Designed and collaborated on a commercial interactive CD release. Contributed to the successful launch of Monitor's first off-the-shelf software application release. Worked within one of their largest teams of consultants to design a groundbreaking Web-based application for a major global telecom company. Helped establish design standards and processes for custom software development projects. http://www.monitor.com 8/1992 -5/1995, Senior DesignerıFrame Technology (acquired by Adobe Systems Incorporated) -San Jose, CA Enterprise-class authoring and publishing solution software company A member of the marketing team responsible for the design and supervision of all product marketing initiatives including printed collateral materials, direct marketing materials, commercial product packaging, and user interface branding for FrameMaker versions 4 and 5. http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/Education 7/2002 Certified Macromedia Flash MX Designer 5/1992 The Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington D.C. -Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors: • Dean’s Scholarship Grant • Outstanding Freshman -Faculty Choice Award • Anne Elson Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence http://www.corcoran.edu/Recognition • New England Direct Marketing Awards (NEDMA) 2003 Awards for Excellence: First Place: Integrated Multimedia Campaigns, for Averion, Inc. Campaign (Website Design under direction of Sylogy Partners) • MIMC Awards 2001 Finalist in Manufacturing Category: Emerson & Cuming Website (in collaboration with Extraprise) • Spring Internet World 2000 "Best of Show" Web Application Development Software Category: Percussion Software's Rhythmyx User Interface Design • NEWD Awards 2000 Finalist: MarketSoft eLeads Product Demo (Flash) • Society of Technical Communication Boston/NNE Chapter 1998 Award of Excellence for interactive information system: PharMerica Website • Society of Technical Communication Boston/NNE Chapter 1997 Award of Distinction for electronic documentation: Monitor Group Activity Based Costing Tutorial Expertise Software: Adobe Creative Suite: Dreamweaver, Flash, Contribute, Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Bridge. Other Interactive: CSS Edit, Xyle scope, Swift 3D. Other Layout & Office: Quark XPress, Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Office, Project, Visio... and all those other cool design utilities and plug-ins. Technologies: HTML, CSS, Experienced in collaborating with developers using: ASP, PHP, AJAX /Ruby on Rails • Available to travel and/or relocate. • References upon request