MICHELLE RINGGOLD
maringgold@gmail.com

Portfolio: michelleringgold.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
User Experience Designer with 12 plus years of web, print and production experience. I recently retooled in the Web Design program at Seattle Central College, with a focus in responsive web design and user-centered design. My strengths in visual design and front-end development combined with UX/UI knowledge, make me an asset to any creative team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe CC
- Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign | Acrobat | Dreamweaver

Development
- HTML5 | CSS3 | JavaScript | jQuery | PHP | LESS | WordPress | Bootstrap

QUALIFICATIONS
- Communication: Superior Oral and Written Skills
- Organizational: Flexible towards changing priorities or deadlines.
- Personal: Team Player - Self-motivated
- Creative: Competence to Brainstorm Creatively


WORK EXPERIENCE

User Experience Designer
Amazon (Contract)
June  2014 - Present

- Conceptualized and designed marketing and landing pages within the Amazon Payments UI.
- Participated in brainstorming, running discovery, onboarding meetings and requirements gathering.
- Designed wireframes, low and high fidelity mockups and prototypes for use case flows.
- Created marketing banner ads to be displayed on Seller Central website.
- Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and Amazon.com executives for review and feedback.


Web Design Teaching Assistant (Intern)
Seattle Central Community College
Jan 2014 - June 2014

- Assisting students with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for creating wireframes.
- Advise on Information Architecture, Color Theory, Visual Design and User Experience.
- Troubleshoot coding issues for HTML5, CSS3, PHP and Responsive Design.
- Provide support and guidance for new students to the Web Design and Development programs.


Graphic/Web Designer
Superior Bag, Corp.
2000 - 2012

- Collaborated with the database developer in designing and maintaining internal client websites. Clients included Chase Bank and T-Mobile.
- Worked with the marketing team to develop branding for SentryGreen, a biodegradable line of bank deposit bags - setting us apart from our competitors.
- Designed print and web collateral including, banners, trade show displays, brochures, icons and logos.
- Created, distributed and maintained a monthly online newsletter reaching 200+ clients.

Graphic/Web Designer (Contract)
Tree House Iyengar Yoga
2006 - 2012

- Assisted the owner in setting up and administrating a Facebook page, increasing their fan base to 150+.
- Responsible for designing advertisements, signage, flyers and posters for promoting classes, workshops and fundraising events.
- Optimized and edited photographs for the website and online newsletter.
- Provided website and Constant Contact newsletter consultation.

Digital Design/Illustrator
Ringgold Design
2006 - 2010

- Created two lines of digital artwork: A "Meditative" and "Floral/Whimsical" series.
- Exhibited artwork in the IMPRIMO juried art show at Gallery 110 in Seattle.
- Solo exhibits within Seattle Metro area after competitive review process.
- Selected to be a member of Agora Fine Art Gallery in New York City.


EDUCATION

Seattle Central Community College
Seattle, WA
Web Design Certificate, 2014
Dean's List, Byte Club

Shoreline Community College
Shoreline, WA
A.A.S. Interactive Media, 2000
Dean's List, Spindrift Editorial Committee

Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States
Introductory II Iyengar Yoga Certification, 2012


AWARDS 

- Artwork selected by University House curator for invitation card for mail 
campaign promoting Print Arts group show, 2007

- Design Award for Combined Fund Drive poster, a Washington State charity, 
design selected by the Combined Fund Drive board, 1999