HELLO. I’M MICHAEL.

I design digital experiences.

About MeI am a creative professional with a particular set of skills; skills I acquired

from over 10 years of experience working with startups and agencies to global

technology companies. I’m a passionate and outside-the-box thinker, powered

by coffee and driven by results.

Photoshop | Illustrator | After Effects | InDesign | Audition

HTML | CSS | WordPress | Angular | Bootstrap

Sketch | Adobe XD | InVision | Omnigraffle

Slack | Hipchat | Skype | WebEx | GoToMeeting

Jira | Confluence | Office 360 | Google AppsVIEW PORTFOLIO

EducationColumbia College ChicagoBFA, Graphic DesignGraduated 2006

Independent LearningVarious courses onUI/UX design, website development, marketing,and leadership.

www.michaelsim.me | simgraphics@gmail.com | 773-495-6064 | Linkedin Profile

Specializations• UI/UX Research, Strategy, & Design• User Flows, Wireframes, & Prototyping• Web & Mobile App Design• Responsive Web & Landing Page Design• Animated & Static Display Ad Design• Email, Social, & Print Marketing Design• Animation, Video Editing, & Production• Audio Recording, Editing, & Production

• HTML5 & CSS• Market & Competitor Research• Campaign Pitches & Creative Briefs• Copywriting & Campaign Development• Agile/SCRUM Project Management• KPI Strategy, A/B Testing, & Analytics• Team Training & Team Building• Social Media & Influencer Marketing

“Michael was a critically important member of our team, technically proficient both in social media & UI/UX design and

extremely resourceful. He was reliable with tight schedules, and a pleasure to work with. I would take every opportunity

to work with him again.”

ExperienceFIS Global

Senior UX Designer

9/2017 - Present

Financial, Tech

LearnCore

UI/UX Designer

1/2017 - 8/2017

Education, Tech

Aeris Communications

Social Media Manager

3/2016 - 9/2016

IoT, Telecom

Optionshouse / Peak 6

Interactive Designer

1/2013 - 1/2015

Financial, Tech

Ameer Uddin, Product Manager, SocialDealer

www.michaelsim.me | simgraphics@gmail.com | 773-495-6064 | Linkedin Profile

ResponsibilitiesLead UX research, SME focus groups, and user testing. Designed user-flow diagrams, wire-

frames, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes for financial software. Developed

and implemented agile processes for the team. Project requirements include Angular 4, CSS,

Sketch, InVision, responsive, and material design standards.

Create wireframes and mockups for new feature requests and iterative quick-fixes to improve

the overall user experience and increase engagement across both the web and mobile apps

(iOS & Android). Assisted the marketing department and sales with various design projects,

ranging from conference promotional materials to video animations and voiceovers.

Designed videos, web banners (social media, email, blog), and other promotional materials

for various campaigns, tradeshows, and conferences. Coordinated efforts with the global

director of Public Relations to help raise awareness and increase lead generation for the brand.

Additional responsibilities include website management and remote team project management.

Designed website, landing pages, display ads, social campaigns, and promotional videos.

Developed campaign pitches, creative copy writing, video and audio editing, and voiceovers.

Lead and managed podcasts, webinars, and live streaming content. Increased display ad,

landing page, and social click through rates by 33%. Optionshouse was acquired in 2015.

Tribe

UI/UX Designer

3/2015 - 2/2016

SaaS, Tech

Mahalo!

Learning Resources

Analytics Manager

6/2012 - 1/2013

Education, Tech

Social Dealer

Interactive Designer

7/2011 - 7/2012

Automotive, Tech

Distant Horizon

Web Designer

8/2008 - 9/2009

Agency

Ditley Web Design

Art Director

8/2006 - 3/2007

Agency