jerry summers

Web Designer & Front-End Developer

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Bloomberg

Arlington, VA

06/2021 – Present

Senior UX Designer

Leading the design for Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Tax, a subscription-based research tool for attorneys. Delivering and testing design prototypes with users and translating research into high-fidelity design artifacts.

Fannie Mae

Washington D.C.

05/2020 – 06/2021

Senior Product Designer

Led the digital transformation initiative for the Collateral Underwriter Application; provided technology-based innovation. Close collaboration with product experts, data scientists, engineering, and stakeholders led to a more intuitive platform. Designed 72+ design comps representing new screens, workflows, and interactions for the Collateral Underwriter and Property 360 application.

Custom Ink

Washington D.C.

05/19 – 05/2020

Senior Product Designer

Designed, directed, managed, and led all design initiatives related to the Online Stores project, which included the Store Admin and Location Manager Dashboard, the buyer email experience, and the overall end to end buyer experience. Partnered with PM’s, designers, engineers, sales specialist, and researchers to oversee and design the core experience of the Online Stores application, which led to 43 live stores with a growing revenue of $382,227. Conducted usability tests and applied research-based principles to drive the design of high-fidelity mockups, wireframes, user task flows, story boards, and interactive prototypes.

PenFed Credit Union

McLean, VA

10/18 – 05/19

Lead UI Designer

Led the redesign of Penfeds’ online form applications (i.e personal loans, credit cards) by creating custom illustrations that would humanize the brand, simplify the user’s journey, and create a memorable conversation. Reviewed clients’ existing design system and brand standards and presented deliverables such as wireframes, concept designs and prototypes to demonstrate new application features and capabilities. Regularly gauged team spirit through “design thinking” sessions and ensured team mobilization by identifying the core issues in the creative process and implementing effective solutions to resolve them.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington D.C.

02/14 – 06/18

UI/UX Designer

Applied web/print design and front-end development expertise across a wide range of firm investments, marketing and client engagements, which led to high-caliber design products for the United States Navy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, National Institutes of Health, Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Children Study, U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Food Drug Administration.

XO Communications

Herndon, VA

04/12 – 02/14

Interactive Designer

Developed concepts, wireframes and visual designs for the web-based marketing teams, which assisted them in converting web traffic into sale leads and transactions. Created well structured HTML and CSS to develop responsive web pages and functions for a variety of campaigns, which enabled the marketing team to meet company objectives.

Ratner Companies

Vienna, VA

11/10 – 04/12

Web Designer

Directed the creative team on the procedures of developing a rich internet application for Hair Cuttery, which increased the online engagement value by 24.55%. Used in-depth knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator to composite graphics for web, mobile, and print for all Ratner brands. (Hair Cuttery, Bubbles, Cibu, Salon Cielo)

Siteworx

Reston, VA

05/10 – 11/10

UI Designer

Used knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite to produce designs for promotions, advertisements, and instructional materials for the Siteworx marketing team. Created intuitive design solutions for websites, mobile devices, business systems, and other applications under the direction of my art director. Identified opportunities for innovation, and designed a variety of comps for PBS, AOL Help, Hollywood Casino, CAS, and PBGC.

Quality Printers Too

Waldorf, MD

07/09 – 04/10

Web/Graphic Designer

Analyzed and interpreted brand experiences on an emotional level and developed a unique point of view about how to extend and improve them. Demonstrated a record of accomplishment in sales by providing successful innovative design solutions and service.

Education:

Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)

B.F.A. Graphic Design, May 2008

Savannah, GA