J.Y. Design - About

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James Young / Resume

I am a creative professional with 15+ years of experience in helping companies achieve their Marketing and Sales objectives. I'm disciplined in print, online, and interactive media. I've worked within a range of environments, including technology companies, strategic consulting firms, and as an independent designer. 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 - Scituate, MA

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, Aternity, Carbon Design Systems, Center for Data Quality (C4DQ), Commonwealth Capital, CollabNet, Coworkers.com, Extraprise, Global Insight, InterSystems Corporation, ManageSoft, 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
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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 Designer
Frame 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

5/1992, Bachelors, Fine Art
The Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington D.C.

Honors:

http://www.corcoran.edu/

Recognition

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.

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS

Team Player: Experienced in collaborating with developers who use: ASP, PHP, AJAX / Ruby on Rails

Interests

Family, Painting, Biking, Kung Fu, Skiing, Music

References

Upon request