Morgan J. Dornbush
http://atomicdisintegrator.com
morgantor@atomicdisintegrator.com
415.518.0210
Essential Skills:
- Exceptional visual design knowledge focusing on customer-facing
applications and eCommerce.
- Wireframes, Flows, Prototypes, Testing and Final Documentation.
- Extensive knowledge of Interactive Design, Heuristic
and navigational design concepts.
- Experience in waterfall, rapid iteration and scrum
design and testing methodologies.
- 15 years of Visual/UI design and production
experience.
- Extensive fine art education in mediums ranging from
casting to industrial design.
Work Experience:
Walmart Global eCommerce (Present)
www.walmart.com
Senior User Experience Designer
Project lead focusing primarily on search and innovation
for the Walmart eCommerce platforms in the US and UK. Design improvements to
the search functionality and experience resulted in a 33% uptick in user
engagement and a 6X gain in search to conversion revenue. Researched
and produced white papers on site navigation improvements, heuristics and
localization improvements that have been the basis for several large-scale
platform-wide design improvements.
UEVision (2008)
www.uevision.com
Senior Visual Designer
Work with clients to determine application strengths and
weaknesses and apply best case/usability standards to new application designs.
Work directly with Information Architect to develop workflows and UI mockups.
Working from final UI mockups create visually appealing GUI designs for
Applications (both platform and web-based).
Groxis inc (05-08)
www.grokker.com
Lead Visual Design and Special Ops.
Design and produce navigation elements, iconography and
GUI elements for the Grokker ESM application (Saas). Work directly with the VP
of Marketing, CEO and Marketing Manager to design and produce materials for the
entire company including white papers, data sheets, and marketing promos. Work
extensively with customers and outside contractors to ensure the timely
production of company collateral and co-branded marketing materials. Design and
produce presentations for the CEO speaking at national conferences on Data
Visualization.
Freelance Graphic/Web/Visual Design (02-04)
Various clients throughout the bay area.
Graphic design and web development focusing on primarily
web, navigation and UI design, but also working all forms of print from brand
and logo development and design to large scale trade show projects. Clients included:
ASK Learning, GreatSchoools.net, NEC Electronics, DMNA Design, Leitner-Wise
Defense, Square One Creative Group and UCSF.
Financial Finesse - San Francisco, CA (00-02)
www.financialfinesse.com
Design Director
Led the design, focus and direction of two major web
redesigns. Working up from a flowchart we designed and built the entire site,
navigation, etc. and then developed the content management and weekly QA system
and procedures for subsequent updates and redesigns. Worked from
conceptualization to development of an on-line flash based educational
application. Designed and produced entire suite of printed company materials
beginning with the cards, letterhead, etc. and working up through oversized
trade show presentations as well as specialized projects.
Tavolo.com - San Rafael, CA (1999-00 contract)
www.tavolo.com
Web Design/Development
Worked with the Art Director to develop 50 page culinary
catalog as well as photography touch-ups and color correction. Graphic and web
Design for premier culinary e-commerce website.
New Wave Entertainment - San Mateo, CA (98-99 contract)
Co-Lead World and Graphic Designer Looney Tunes Space
Race game development Artist for video game world design and development. Aided
in the conceptualization, graphic design and development of GUI and user icons.
Also led the design of web, print and video promotion for game title.
1996-98
Kinetix - San Francisco, CA
www.ktx.com
Lead Artist for Java based application design and
development. Design and Development of online demos, packaging and applications
using proprietary software while in development.
1994-95
Freelance graphic design - Detroit, MI
Education:
Columbus College of Art and Design.
Academy of Art College San Francisco
UC Berkeley (SF Extension Program)
References: Available
Salary:
Negotiable