· user interface/user experience designer
· information architect, creative director
QUALIFICATIONS
Accomplished, award-winning creative director, user interface/user experience designer, and information architect with
hands-on graphic and web design expertise. Experienced in managing digital, print and multimedia creative projects
from start to finish, including managing the client and vendor relationships, and leading the creative design,
development and production teams involved. Proven abilities on a variety of creative concept, design, technical, and
management levels. Collaborative team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strongest creative hands-on design experience in the following:
DIGITAL
PRINT
MULTIMEDIA
web design
user interface design
wire framing
email marketing
social media
photo retouching
image compositing
logo design
corporate identity
posters and postcards
cd/dvd cover design
ad slicks
signage
typography
flash design
video production
video editing
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Consultant II
Acumen Solutions (June 2011 – Present)
User Interface/Experience Designer · Information Architect · Creative Director (Freelance)
Daze Studios (June 2001 – Present)
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Lead new user interface designs through the full design and development cycle (including concepts,
information architecture, visual design and interaction design).
Worked directly with business analysts to define product requirements focusing on usability and interaction
flow.
Created conceptual diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, visual mockups and graphic assets as needed.
Developed style guides and worked closely with the development team, business analysts and executive
leadership to ensure design and usability intent is carried through to production.
Redesigned the entire user interface, interaction flow, information architecture and user experience of several
enterprise-level web sites and applications.
As Creative Director, lead the design, development and production teams involved in all print, online,
interactive and video projects from concept to launch.
Designed websites, logos, business cards, stationary, ad slicks, promotional and advertising materials, signs,
multimedia presentations, direct mail, email campaigns, and more for clients in entertainment, non-profit, IT
consulting, government, social media, real estate, transportation and other sectors.
Managed requirement gathering and concept development, as well as client and vendor relationships and met
with clients to ensure their communication goals were in line with overall company mission.
Produced, directed and edited promotional and music videos.
MAJOR PROJECTS
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Information Architect, UI/UX Designer – SiriusXM Radio, Inc. (June 2011 – January 2012)
As a part of SiriusXM Radio’s Interactive team, responsible for improving the user experience of the SiriusXM
customer self-service website and subscription shopping cart. Worked collaboratively with executive sponsors,
business stakeholders, analysts, project managers, IT managers and others to identify core strategic intentions
and establish clear success criteria for projects. Developed solutions in a series of iterative reviews and
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· user interface/user experience designer
· information architect, creative director
feedback cycles. Translated requirements based on existing business processes, goals, and user needs into
wireframes, low and high-fidelity mockups, clickable prototypes, and site maps as needed. Research and define
users’ goals, business needs, user experience best practices, and related web products/strategies through
onsite surveys of internal users, heuristic evaluation and competitive analysis.
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UI/UX Designer - National Student Clearinghouse (April 2010 – March 2011)
Develop and evolve user-centered, accessible user interface and user experience for degree, enrollment, and
professional certificate verification web applications. Design wireframes, interaction flows and create rapid
prototypes and specifications (using Axure Pro) to communicate design vision to both the development team as
well as present to key stakeholders in order to ensure requirements are understood. As part of a newly-formed
Agile development team, assist in sprint planning and integration of UX design into development cycle, in
collaboration with product managers and business owners. First UI/UX Designer hired by the company, and as
such, a large part of responsibilities include evangelizing the importance of user-centered design principles to
all levels of the company. Emphasize the critical relationship between the creation of a unified, consistent look
and feel, and the establishing of UI patterns across all web properties and applications, to creating a good user
experience. Participate in the development of the user experience and visual designs as needed for other
company websites and applications. [web applications have not been launched yet, wireframes can be provided
on request]
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UI/UX Designer - Personal Pathways, LLC (August 2007 – January 2010)
Lead UI/UX Designer and Information architect for emerging corporate social networking product with
extensive database backend. Responsible for auditing design, functionality and information architecture, and
usability of previous enterprise-level website and designing the interaction flow, wireframes, low and highfidelity prototypes, user experience and visual design. [www.personalpathways.com currently in private beta,
wireframes can be provided on request]
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UI Designer - Fairfax County Government (March 2009 – October 2009)
Lead UI Designer for Sharepoint-based county-wide employee intranet. [website is internal government site]
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Creative Director · UI/UX Designer - Unity Productions Foundation (June 2008 – October 2008)
Served as Creative Director (developed concepts, animation sequences) and User Interface/User
Experience/Graphic Designer, for high profile, fully-interactive flash marketing website for a film produced by
Unity Productions Foundation. [www.allahmademefunny.com]
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Senior Systems Administrator
America Online, AOL (September 1997 - March 2007)
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(The following is a summary of leadership experience only and does not include technical experience):
Served as team lead for multiple teams simultaneously within Network Operations Center (NOC) and as a liaison
to Operations teams being supported.
Responsible for technical training as well as development and maintenance of technical documentation (which
was used to support the daily technical tasks of all team members).
Co-founded new DBA support team within NOC and
Co-founded new Storage Systems Operations support team.
In addition, played a significant contributing role in the formulation of companywide Diversity and Inclusion
policies and initiatives, including presenting committee ideas to top leadership in the company.
Address: 12587 Fair Lakes Circle Suite# 320, Fairfax, VA 22033 · Phone: 703.229.8300 ext. 103
Email: zak@zakelyazgi.com · LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zakelyazgi
· user interface/user experience designer
· information architect, creative director
SKILLS
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Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat, Premiere, After
Effects), and rapid prototyping, wireframing and specifications software (Axure Pro)
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Adobe Encore, InDesign, Flash, SharePoint, Section 508 standards, Microsoft Office
Certified Sybase Associate Database Administrator 12.0
Capable in SQL, Unix/Linux system administration
HONORS & AWARDS
Website of the Day (E-Creative.net) - DrivingtoZigzigland.com
Website of the Day (E-Creative.net) - AllahMadeMeFunny.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Government and Politics, George Mason University, 1996
Undergraduate Certificate, Information Systems (Concentration in Programming), Strayer University
ONLINE PORTFOLIO
www.zakelyazgi.com
Address: 12587 Fair Lakes Circle Suite# 320, Fairfax, VA 22033 · Phone: 703.229.8300 ext. 103
Email: zak@zakelyazgi.com · LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zakelyazgi