Big problems, simple solutions, collaborative teams, hustling and moving fast.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Zira Technologies Inc.
Co-Founder & CEO
Currently building the future of work for 80% of the world’s workforces
Automation and AI technology to power blue collar workforces
Raised Venture Capital from leading VC funds in SF and NY
Uber
Principal Product Designer
Currently leading design and product strategy on new modalities (bikes and scooters), Shared Rides (Uber Pool), and Vehicles.
Led design, product and strategy on Uber Assistant
Led design, product and strategy on in-app support
Led design on Internal Communications and Marketing Tools
Led design on In-App Communications Platform
Enterprise level software architecture
Responsible for research, design, prototype creation, testing and validation
Platform-based design thinking
Web, and Mobile Interaction Design
Team management + leadership
Float Inc.
Head of Product Design
2015 – 2016
Lead on Brand Design, UX Design, Brand Identity
Project Management & Leadership
Web & Graphic Design
Interaction Design
Art Direction & Motion Design
VINE DISTRICT
Head of Technology
Founding Team Member
Lead on Brand Design, UX Design, Brand Identity
Project Management
Competitive Research and Analysis
Recruited Technology Department
Managed Tech Resources and Lead on all technology decisions
DEUTSCH LA
QA ENGINEER
2013 – 2015
Lead QA Engineer on various enterprise level projects
Provide UX, functionality and design insight
Draft test plans for internal and client test case tracking
Coordinated with client and service providers to conduct end to end testing
Load and Performance testing
ADVERCRAFT
PRESIDENT & CEO
MARCH 2011 – PRESENT
New Business
Digital Strategy
Social Strategy and Community Management
Web Design
Project Management
YAREVOO
FOUNDER & EDITOR IN CHIEF
2013 – 2014
Manage writers
Update Website design and layout to optimize views/clicks
SEO Optimization
Achieved over 40,000 unique impressions in the first two months of publication
SMARTER SOCIAL MEDIA
Account Director
MAY 2011 – MARCH 2012
Led marketing team, while also managing social media account independently
Prepared and delivered comprehensive weekly and monthly reports to clients
Conducted media outreach campaign and media pitches that resulted in over $60,000 in free advertising for client with such hits as Yahoo.com, CNN, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal.
Composed service valuation reports that were instrumental in client retention
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ASSISTANT TO THE COMPLEX MANAGER
MAY 2010 – AUGUST 2010
Handled FOIA Requests
Assisted with USGS Data Recording
Assisted with day-to-day management of California’s largest wildlife refuge complex
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BACHELOR OF THE ARTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MAY 2011)
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Concentrations: International Economy & International Politics and Security Studies
Dean’s List
SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNICAL
Advanced WordPress
Search Engine Optimization
HTML
CSS
Javascript
jQuery
Swift
Google Analytics
Adwords
Adsense
Web Hosting
Apache JMeter
Load/Performance Testing
Basic Flash
Basic Ruby on Rails
Basic Java
Google App Engine
Xcode (iOS Development)
Basic Python
Postman
MySQL Workbench
CREATIVE
Expert Illustrator
Expert Sketch 3 UX/iOS Prototyping
Advanced Adobe Photoshop
Advanced InDesign
Basic After Effects
Omnigraffle
Pixate
JustInMind
Principle
EFFICIENCY
Expert Prototyping (iOS/Mobile & Web)
JIRA
Asana/Trello
Basecamp
Git
Bitbucket
Mastery in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)