SUMMARY
With over 20 years of experience as a graphic, UX / UI Designer, I helped companies to build bridges to their customers thru visualization of the company goals. I began working as a designer in Kosovo, Southeastern Europe where I honed my skills initially in graphic design but then expanded to other fields of expertise in multimedia design such as video editing, motion graphics, and UX/UI. Expanded my knowledge and increased my experience by engaging in projects across Europe and The United States working with various companies
EXPERIENCE
Wells Fargo
Charlotte, NC
Digital Consultant - UX Designer
March 2018 - PRESENT
In collaboration with different Lines of Businesses, I have designed the wireframes for applications and high fidelity prototypes using the best UX experiences, WFRIA standards (Wells Fargo Rich Internet Application) guidelines, and ADA (American Disability Act).
Guide and supervise developers to follow instructions provided and develop applications according to approved prototypes and standards.
Create and propose new reusable modules and components for WFRIA to use in developing applications.
Redesign of existing applications to be all according to WFRIA and ADA standards.
Dimensional Fund Advisor
Charlotte, NC - Austin, TX
Senior Production Artist - Graphic Designer
2016 - 2017
Data visualization of all Dimensional Fund Advisers’ printed documents and publications, including brochures, invitations, booklets, white pages, etc.
Being an integral part of the Creative team and UX team, I was able to help designers design and prepare materials for the web pages.
Pro-Cal
Concord, NC
Graphic Designer
January 2016 - November 2016
Designed and prepared decals for NASCAR racing cars and commercial fleets.
Organized work and introduced standardized dimensions for NASCAR racing teams. This resulted in considerable cost savings and increasing efficiency while maintaining high-quality standards.
Gizmo Designs
Concord, NC
Graphic, Video & UX Designer
2014 - 2016
Produced high-fidelity mock-ups, layouts, and deliverables for coders.
Provided proposal layouts and designs under extremely tight deadlines.
Established trusting relationships with outside vendors, designers, and key clients.
Recognized for fresh and innovative ideas and applications.
Designed and produced trade show booths, company presentations, product labels, and packaging.
NLB Bank
Prishtina, Kosovo - Ljubjana- Slovenia
Senior advisor to the VP of Marketing and UX Lead Designer
2008 - 2015
Team Leader on UX – UI Project of redesigning NLB Bank webpage according to NLB Bank Identity Guideline
Translated business requirements into wireframes,
Coordinating coders, copywriters, designers, and management of the bank. Creating prototypes for the web according to internal research and testing with our staff and clients. Using mainly the resources of the company, good planning, and applying Agile Scrum methodology I was able to finish the project three months before the deadline, saving budget and delivering a high-quality product.
Supervised rebranding of 66 branches across Kosovo, overseeing all design and marketing phases to ensure customer engagement.
Coordinate with advertisement agencies, printing houses, and media buying companies.
Lead Designer for all advertisement materials according to NLB Corporate Identity Guidelines
Ensured mock-ups met both visual and textual branding standards
EDUCATION
University of Prishtina
Prishtina, Kosovo,
2005
Graphic Designer
BA/BSc in Graphic Design from University of Pristina, Faculty of Arts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Strong understanding of multimedia, marketing, advertising, collateral print design, and creative problem-solving. Proficient with Adobe CS5 Suite, UX Prototyping software: Axure, Adobe Experience, iRise, Balsamiq, ...
PROJECTS
European Union Funded Projects in Kosovo
Bruxelles, Belgium
Freelancer / Visual Consultant and Graphic Designer
Visual Guidelines
Logo designs
Designed and produce all promoting materials
Designed and print manuals, booklets, and training materials for the project.
Designed mock-ups for web page,
Created templates for Powerpoint presentations
Trainings
IKON reprographic specialist |Diploma of achievement
Printing, Copying, Binding, Costumer Service, preparing presentations
All Point Risk – USA at American University of Kosovo (AUK)
Professional Development Program - PDP
UX/UI Design and other Skills
Prototyping: Axure RP, iRise, Balsamiq
Web - CMS (Squarespace, WordPress, eCommerce)
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effect Encore, Dream Waver, Flash, Fireworks
Corel Draw
Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)
ll other software related to graphic design, video editing, post-production and web design
Certificates
Philip Kotler
Kosovo Bank Associations
HTTPool
Reference letters
CBC EU Funded project, Project team-leader - Vincent Rouwmaat
Learning Station, Marketing Manager - Heidi Holquist
IKON, Site Manager - Steve Freel
YALE Security, Project Manager - Tom Harris
FVA - Charlotte Film & Video Association, Terry Bishiop - freelancer
Languages:
English
Albanian
Serbo-Croatian