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

Reference letters

Languages:

  •  English

  • Albanian

  • Serbo-Croatian