Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 (954) 228-5781 chaz@zproductions.com http://zproductions.

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Chaz Stevens

Senior UI / UX Designer

Widely experienced Senior UI / UX Architect and Front-end Web Developer. Bring a unique balance of technical expertise, creativity and interpersonal savvy. Offer extensive experience leading web / software design and development for some of the worlds largest corporations including IBM, Microsoft, and Walt Disney World. Create engaging, intuitive designs that enhance usability and make the user experience more immersive.

Core Competencies
UI / UX Design Data visualization Wireframing Web Design / Development Information Architecture Brand Development User-centric Design Typography

Professional Profile
Influential leader unite agile, cross-functional teams around clear goals and compelling visions of success. Led designers, business analysts, product managers and product developers in multiple organizations to move critical design projects from start to final, pixel-perfect execution. Trusted thought leader for all things information architecture and interaction design. Budget and deadline focused view tight timelines and shifting requirements as chances to exceed expectations. Track record at delivering large-scale projects including leading UX for the largest rollout of Microsoft Dynamics CRM to a health care provider on time and on budget. Growth oriented quickly embrace emerging technology and the latest innovations in web-based design. Introduced and implemented a new user-centered design process at Z Brand Group to influence design decisions.

Professional Experience (Contracts)

Avanade (Microsoft / Accenture) Tampa, FL 2011 Present Senior UI Designer Lead UX for the largest rollout of MS Dynamics CRM to a health care provider with 2,200+ users in four countries and initial savings of $1.1M a year. Gathered requirements, developed wireframes and managed the information architecture, including defining site structure and navigation. Created pixel perfect visual designs and transformed them into digital artifacts. Specialized Area: Web / Internet, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Technical Environment: UX, UI, HTML, CSS, Axure, Balsamiq, Photoshop User Experience: Prototyping, Scenario/ Persona Creation, Wireframing Z Brand Group Miami, FL 2001 2008 / 2009 2011 Senior User Experience Architect (2009 2011) Senior User Experience Architect / Web Developer (2001 2008) Drove user experience improvements for numerous digital web properties. Designed UI for mobile device and browserbased applications. Developed logical / task flows, wireframes and storyboards. Led all aspects of the design / development process, from UX analysis to information architecture to designing usability testing. Delivered significant increases in usability, as measured by decreased bounce rates, a surge in user retention and 300% percent increase in visitor stickiness. Introduced and implemented a user centered design process that incorporated both quantitative and qualitative user experience research, including usability testing, A/B testing, site analytics and user surveys.

U.S. Citizen Available for contract positions only

Chaz Stevens (954) 372-7923 chaz@zproductions.com

Developed user interface design standards and patterns. Created and directed production of interaction design and information architecture deliverables, including wireframes, site maps and page flow documentation. Specialized Area: Web / Internet / Mobile Technical Environment: UX, UI, HTML, CSS, Balsamiq, iRise, Photoshop. JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, MySQL, Subversion, YUI, Joomla, Movable Type and WordPress User Experience: Card Sorting, Prototyping, Scenario/ Personas, User Research and Testing, Wireframing CHEP Orlando, FL 2008 2009 Lead User Experience Architect Developed a global, multi-language SAP NetWeaver portal application one of the ten largest SAP installs in the world, with 50,000+ users in 50 countries and processed 3 million transactions a day. Produced wireframes, mockups, prototypes, information and content architecture, digital assets and style guides. Identified and analyzed business requirements through interviews and workshops and ensured the updated experience met the approval of end users. Designed conceptual UI models / interaction flows and created specifications that captured interaction design in detail. Specialized Area: SAP WebDynPro Technical Environment: UX, UI, HTML, CSS, Axure, Photoshop, Javascript User Experience: Card Sorting, Prototyping, Scenario / Personas, User Research / Testing, Wireframing VarsityBooks.com Washington, DC 2000 2001 Senior Front-end Developer Designed and developed VarsityBooks.coms corporate website. Partnered in the complete redesign and re-branding effort by creating functional prototypes, design templates, style-sheets and coding conventions. Specialized Area: Web / Internet Technical Environment: UX, UI, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, ASP, C#, Javascript, Oracle, Visual Basic

Additional Experience (Contracts)

Lead Test Manager Sprint Overland Park, KS Led five test engineers in the Call Processing Test Team for JCS2000, the worlds first VoIP switch. 1997 2000

Senior Front-end Developer The Walt Disney World Company Orlando, FL 1996 1997 Participated in developing Disney Worlds first online experience. Created original proof-of-concept prototypes and design templates.

Education
BS, Computer Science Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL Currently enrolled in HFIs Certified Usability Analyst training program.

Technical Expertise
User Interface (UI): Axure, Basalmiq, iRise, Visio User Experience (UX): Card Sorting, Prototyping, Scenario / Personas, User Research, Wireframing Design Tools: Fireworks, Illustrator, Microsoft Visual Studio, Photoshop Markup: CSS, DOM, XHTML, HTML Programming: AJAX, ASP, C#, .NET, Javascript, JQuery, MySQL, PHP, SQL, XML CMS: Joomla, Movable Type, WordPress