Mortgages are unfamiliar territory to most people and can be scary and frustrating. While working through Counterpoint UX as their UX design lead, I designed an intuitive website that guides the user through the mortgage loan application on both desktop and mobile. My background designing for the mortgage industry helped me have a good understanding of what was needed to aid in conversion. We used extensive user testing to help validate the designs and make adjustments for a better outcome. Real Genius went through renaming and rebranding, from ConsumerDirect Mortgage, and I helped establish their rebranding and new online presence.
» View ProjectMortgages are unfamiliar territory to most people and can be scary and frustrating. While working through Counterpoint UX as their UX design lead, I designed an intuitive website that guides the user through the mortgage loan application on both desktop and mobile. My background designing for the mortgage industry helped me have a good understanding of what was needed to aid in conversion. We used extensive user testing to help validate the designs and make adjustments for a better outcome.
» View ProjectAs part of the Department of Justice's mandated collection of racial profiling data (RIPA), in addition to police reports (CA AB 953), law enforcement agencies rapidly needed a solution to help officers collect and submit required questions to the DOJ. Through Veritone, a leading public AI company, I lead UX design and product management for the rapid creation of a laptop and mobile digital solution for this mandate. I broke the required questions down into a process that allowed officers to get through this mandated questionnaire in a fraction of the time any other solution provided. This provided millions of dollars and thousands of hours in time savings.
» View ProjectTravel can be frustrating to plan and book for, especially if you have to search through multiple services and make multiple purchases. For this client, I designed an end-to-end travel booking experience that allows the customer to easily book all of their transportation, hotels, dining, and activities all in one place, upgrade with some add-on deals, and check out all through one cart, with the option to take multiple payment methods at a time. The power of this platform is the ability for a large customer, such as an Airline or hotel chain, to easily whitelable it with their branding and directly offer this convenience to their customers.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. I redesigned their contacts page, where leads are displayed within their CRM, along with designing a new call dialer that delivers features to handle individuals, small teams, or large call centers.
» View ProjectloanDepot is the second largest US nonbank retail mortgage lender. I designed the experience for their personal loans and mortgages while working as their Head of UX Design, and what would ultimately become Mello, their robust borrower-facing loan application system.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. To complement their iOS app for their mortgage and real estate CRM, I designed an Android version that included the same functionality but with a familiar feel for Android users, inclusive of gestures and standard UI elements found on the Android platform.
» View ProjectRequis is an online supply chain and commerce platform that helps users both buy and sell inventory ranging from office equipment to multi-million-dollar machinery. I designed a platform that solved the problems of a buyer searching easily for trusted equipment to acquire as well as a company managing their entire inventory of equipment lifecycle, from new to used.
» View ProjectTeradata is a leader with data analytics and provides solutions for some of the largest leading companies that most of us use products and services of daily. I designed some of these solutions for the oil and gas, transportation, and consumer goods industries.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. I designed a consumer-facing 1003 loan application, that could be white-labeled for any mortgage company, that puts the user first with accurate completion in as little time as possible.
» View ProjectCorsearch has patented technology that gives you all you need to find and evaluate online threats to your brand and generate infringement evidence through an automated solution. I designed the user experience behind their new Domain Vigilance application.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. To work through all the leads and transactions a real estate agent or loan officer might have, transaction reporting, along with other reports, is extremely important. I designed an experience that gives the user an easy understanding of where they were in terms of their goals set along with a way to easily calculate split commissions.
» View ProjectCirrus Insight makes apps for most platforms that help save time and update Salesforce. I designed the UX and visual design of the UI for their new Android Lollypop app, along with apps for iPad, Outlook, and Gmail.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. Beyond the consumer-facing 1003 loan application I designed, the borrower is provided with a very usable borrower portal where they are able to upload their loan documents, such as pay stubs and W2s, and check tasks off that their loan officer has given them.
» View ProjectFrom transportation to places to stay, traveling con be a very stressful with a lot to keep track of while on the move. I designed a travel app that makes traveling a lot easier with an organized itinerary, time zone display, weather report, and currency conversion for the places you are visiting.
» View ProjectWhile working for PriceSpider, I designed for their major client brands customized Where to Buy experiences on their proprietary platform.
While working for KIA, I designed a web experience for owners of their electric and hybrid cars to monitor data and remotely control functions of their car. Some functions later translated over to their mobile app.
People need to know more of their neighbors and socially interacting with them in various commonly enjoyed activities is a great way to meet new friends who live around you. I designed an app that allows neighbors, in their immediate local area, to interact with each other in activities they commonly like, such as riding a bike, going to a baseball game, going on a hike, going to church, or doing limitless other types of things. The app is broken into three main sections: calendar, bulletin board, and a map that shows what is happening around your immediate area.
» View ProjectPrism provides professional engineering and control system integration services to clients throughout the United States. I designed an experience for their potential customers that helped them easily understand what they do, find more information about specific services, and easily contact them. I also did the visual design and web development (coding) for this project.
» View ProjectOwned by Climber.com, Affinity Circles gives organizations the ability to have a social network of job postings for alumni of their college(s). I improved their current user interface and have been working on redesigning it, for a future release, in order to improve the overall user experience and visual design.
The bike rental kiosk industry is growing with many large cities supporting this active way of getting around town for your morning commute or if you are visiting and wanting to do some sight seeing. I designed the logo, an iOS app to rent from a bike kiosk near you, and a tablet app for the digital interface for someone to rent a bike from a unmanned kiosk in an urban environment.
» View ProjectSocial networking sites, bookmark sites, and blogs have become a popular tool that many businesses are using these days to get the word out about things they are promoting. I have created a FREE "ultimate" icon set with a total of 75 icons, provided in three sizes: 16×16, 32×32, and 64×64. I had it featured and published on the pupular web design site, Web Designer Depot. I also use these icons on my website.
» View ProjectGood iconography can really enhance the experience of the design, both visually and with better usability. CareFusion is a leading company in the healthcare industry, with several devices that aim to save lives within hospitals. While working as a Sr. UI visual designer and interface developer, I designed I created over 100 icons for various interfaces I was working on.
» View ProjectThis iOS app, currently under development, is for receiving coupons, via iBeacons. While leading UX architecture at the digital design and development agency, Saritasa, I designed the layout and user experience of several digital experiences.
» View ProjectThis iOS app, currently under development, is for motivating people to "seize the day, making the most of every day you have. While leading UX architecture at the digital design and development agency, Saritasa, I designed the layout and user experience of several digital experiences.
» View ProjectThe UX of the product is extremely important and Wireframing lays out the User Interface, based off of the Requirements, Research, and IA, with the best User Experience strategy in mind. Here are samples of some of the wireframes I constructed.
» View ProjectWith the fast growth of smart phones and tablets, websites are no longer primarily viewed on desktop or laptop computers. Responsive web design provides a solution that allows a single website to respond to the device and screen you are viewing it on, shifting to a presentation suitable for that device and screen size, as if it was a completely different site just created for it. I gave an introductory presentation at the monthly August, 2013 SandCHI meeting/event. SandCHI is a local chapter of a national User Experience (UX) organization that I am the current president of. There were three other speakers. These are my slides that are also available for download.
» View TalkWebsense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I designed this corporate brochure to give an overall overview of what the company does and how they can help customers (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer). I used some nice embossing on the cover as well as a shiny spot UV coating on the cover and interior pages to highlight logos, text, and brand imagery.
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MadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created most of their print marketing campaigns, including this magazine ad.
» View ProjectG&B Homes is a developer that specializes in the construction of custom homes to luxury homes in the San Diego Area. I designed a glossy print flyer (front and back) for them.
» View ProjectWebsense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I designed this flyer for a set of trade shows (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer).
» View ProjectMadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created most of their print marketing campaigns, including this magazine ad.
» View ProjectMadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created most of their print marketing campaigns, including this direct-mail postcard.
» View ProjectMadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created most of their print marketing campaigns, including this magazine ad.
» View ProjectNexgate, rebranded from SocialIQ Networks, is a leading social media security company, based in San Francisco. I designed a lot of their tradeshow materials, as well as brochures and other print collateral.
» View ProjectuME Cards are your last business card. They are digital business cards sent from an iPhone app coming out soon (I am designing all the graphics for the app). As a co-foiunder of this startup several years ago, I designed the logo, branding, and icons for the product. There was a lot of strategy behind the colors. In studying what app icons grabbed the most attention, orange did the trick. The blue and white really pop off of the orange color and when flipping through page after page of apps on your iPhone, this icon really shines.
MadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created close to 20 logos for their long list of products and features. Each logo design ties a lot into what the product does and follows a color theme for what family of products it falls under. All of the logos also carry on the cap that their corporate logos have.
Miva Merchant is one of the leading ecommerce platforms. Every year they have a conference that store owners that use their platform attend. I created the logos used throughout the 2010 branding of the conference (through working for Miva Merchant). It had a military theme inspire by one of their keynote speakers.
Websense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I was refreshing the majority of their logos (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer) and created a logo for their Security Labs, where their elite team of security experts find and protect against global threats.
Websense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I designed a logo for their advisory board that incorporated key elements found in other aspects of their branding that I helped develop (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer).
Websense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I designed a logo, along with print materials, for their annual conference (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer). This particular year was themed off of driving and used various ery of cars and speed.
Versa provides Southern California with a wide range of IT solutions. I designed their identity (logo, colors, etc.).
This is a business that provides high-end detailing for their customers. I designed a logo that tried to capture this.
QuickPromo enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of mobile SMS text message marketing to interact with their audiences. I designed their identity.
Websense is a leader when it comes to Web, email, and data security. I designed an infographic for a PR campaign dealing with social media research (while working for Websense as their Sr. Graphic Designer).
» View ProjectPony is a decently well known footwear company, competing with urban shoe companies like Puma and Nike, who has for decades been a providing the globe with a wide range of footwear for sports and fashion. I worked with them to illustrate new shoe lines that would be coming out a year later. I also did a mild amount of web work for them.
Dome9 is a revolutionary cloud security service that makes cloud security elastic with automated cloud firewall management. I designed an infographic for them dealing with cloud security.
» View ProjectBig Purple Dot is a leader in the mortgage and real estate industries with their CRM that expands into a full technology suite. I designed and coded several of their HTML marketing email campaigns, including this one for the release of their Lender Connect app, an app that I also designed.
» View ProjectMadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created the majority of their HTML email marketing campaigns. Follow the link above to view a handful of samples.
» View ProjectThrough working as a contractor for ProcessPeak, I created a multitude of custom Flash video players for well known businesses such as Outback Steakhouse and Hungry Howie's Pizza, to name a few.
MadCap Software creates the leading software of the technical documentation industry with their main competitor being Adobe. I was their Creative Director for two and a half years and created many Flash banners for their homepage as well as external sites for marketing purposes.
Graphic t-shirts are very popular with a lot of the younger generations and Free Karma has a lot of great shirts. I designed a Flash banner with lifestyle images moving and fading in and out in three different locations with a picture frame on the outside to add visual appeal and to match the look of their brand.
TelCentris needed a micro-site for their investors and potential investors to log into to obtain information. While acting as their Sr. Web Designer, I designed their Investor Portal that included a custom Flash video player, that displayed multiple video feeds, and a means to download documents. I also did the interactive DVD menu for the DVD version of this portal.
While contracting for Project X Media, I filmed, edited, and constructed motion graphics for an animated logo for about 45 videos of various lawyers of a large law firm in San Diego.
The password to watch this video sample is: ckd