Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
To whom it may concern:
My 10 + years working with user interface design, web/graphic design, user experience,
and marketing should be of interest to a company like yours.
Experience:
▪ I have designed for: Apple, Dish Network, Sling Media, American Idol, Blockbuster
Video Online, AT&T, Oakley, CorelDraw, U-Haul and many more.
▪ I have experience with: iOS and Android platforms, User Interface/Experience Design,
Visual Design, Wireframing, Web Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, Video, Print,
Landing Page Design, Affiliate Marketing, HTML, SEO, CSS, Flash, Javascript
Education/Training:
▪ Professional training in: User Interface Design, Marketing, HCI Principles
▪ Attended school for Design, Marketing and Business Management
I am sure that I can contribute to your growth and profit. Realizing that it's not always
easy to evaluate a person from a skill summary list, I would appreciate the opportunity to
discuss employment with you personally in an interview.
Thank you!
Kevin Suman
Half Moon Bay, CA
Cell: 310-696-9359
Online Portfolio: http://www.kevsu.com
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
Objective:
Career opportunity to demonstrate superior design ability in a creative environment
Portfolio Link:
http://www.kevsu.com
Recent Experience:
Senior User Interface/Visual Designer - iPad
Apple – Cupertino, CA
Contractor | May 2013 to Present
Worked in the Mobile Commerce Division to design new and innovative solutions to
activate iPhones for a new app developed for the iPad platform. Deliverables included
site maps, flows, storyboards, conceptual designs, visual design, wireframes and
prototypes with detailed functional specifications. Required to thoroughly understand the
iOS Human Interface Guidelines, specific Carrier activation processes, the tasks they
are trying to accomplish and the environments in which they work, ensuring designs are
based on real user behavior. Applied best practices of user-centered design to create a
consistent look-and-feel for Apple, wireframes, comps, workflows and potentially
prototypes that are user friendly, visually appealing and technically feasible. Was
required to clearly communicate conceptual ideas, designs and rationale to
stakeholders/ teammates, incorporate constructive feedback/ criticism, and make
decisions as appropriate to reduce design debate. Provided deliverables that product
managers can present, developers can code, and testers can test. Worked closely and
effectively with product managers, product analysts, product developers and others
throughout the organization, across multiple locations.
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
Senior User Interface Designer - iPad
Auction.com – Belmont, CA
Contractor | January 2013 to May 2013
Worked with creative product development teams to deliver innovative solutions for the
product direction, strategy, visuals and experience. Translated high-level requirements
into interaction flows and artifacts, and transformed them into beautiful and functional
user interfaces. Designed 100% of all graphic materials as needed. Demonstrated
concepts and ideas, including but not limited to building mockups and storyboards.
Worked directly with the Product Managers to identify UI patterns, practices, standards
and visual styling guidelines. Drafted and documented the UI standards in a product
Style Guide.
Senior User Interface Designer - iPad, iPhone, Android
Sling Media / Dish Network/Blockbuster / Echostar – Foster City, CA
Contractor | April 2012 to January 2013
Focused on the development of UI specifically for iPad, iPhone, Android and other
Android based touch screen mobile and tablet products. Responsible for transforming
complex PRDs into comprehensive wireframe prototypes. Worked closely with the Art
Director, PM, and Engineers to ensure all UI interaction design and behavior was
intuitive and consistent throughout our apps from start to completion. Engineered the UI
flow and wireframes for Dish Network’s latest app that interacts with their set-top boxes.
Senior User Interface Designer
Dex One / Business.com – Santa Monica, CA
April 2010 to April 2012
Designed compelling user interfaces for products, including mobile, public facing
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
websites, and internal websites. Worked directly with Product Managers and Engineers
in an Agile environment to develop a multitude of user-based products. Required to
understand and apply extensive and broad knowledge of universal design principles,
conceptual modeling, user requirements analysis, human factors and cognitive
psychology to execute this position effectively.
Senior User Interface Designer (Owner)
Creative Media – Beverly Hills, CA
Oct 2008 to April 2010
Self employed; creating and designing projects for various companies that include User
Interface Design, Graphic Design, Landing Pages, Web Programming, Video, Magazine
Publishing and much more.
Senior User Interface Designer
Vantex Media Group – Las Vegas, NV
Feb 2008 to Oct 2008
Designed the User Interface architecture and design for landing pages. I designed the
email creatives that were linked to each landing page. I needed to be familiar and
practice usability rules in this position mainly because of the short time span the user
was expected to spend on our pages. Closed their doors in October of 2008.
Creative Director
Split Rock Development Company – St. George, UT
Oct 2005 to Feb 2008
When I began my employment at Split Rock, I was the first individual in the Marketing
Department. I had the responsibility and opportunity to take their corporate identity to a
higher level. I created new identities for the Mariposa Fine Art Gallery, Zion Mountain
Resort and retooled Split Rock's image to be more congruent with the market they are
in. I was responsible for web design, ad creation, logos, business identity, printed
material and any other marketing tasks.
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
User Interface Director
U-Haul Corporate – Phoenix, AZ
April 2004 to Aug 2005
Responsible for ensuring that all Interface decisions in applications at U-haul were
designed up to standards and consistent. I worked directly with the Vice President of UHaul. I also had opportunities to graphically design/redesign applications and create
wireframing and prototypes for all internal software programs. I worked with the directors
of each department to educate them regarding the importance of company-wide
consistency. Skills used: Wireframing, Project Management, Photoshop, Flash, HTML,
GUI Design principles.
Web Designer/Developer
The Michaels/Wilder Group – Glendale, AZ
Nov 2001 to Oct 2003
Job duties included: conceptualizing designs for all walk-in or referred clients. About
95% of the web pages designed and programmed were all built from scratch including
logo and look. Utilize technologies such as ASP, SQL, Flash, JavaScript, DHTML and
HTML.
User Interface Designer
Touchscape – Phoenix, AZ
Jun 2000 to April 2001
Was responsible for creating multiple templates in Photoshop for users to choose from
when using TouchScape's portal product. Used JavaScript and Flash for various
navigations. Had the opportunity to create templates for American Express, SF Giants,
Motorola, American Airlines and more.
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
Web Designer/Graphic Artist
AT&T – Phoenix, AZ
Jan 1998 to May 1999
Updated AT&T’s Intranet site on a daily basis with information and graphics. Duties
included preparing artwork, materials and web advertising on AT&T's homepage for
conferences. 95% of their customers were universities and colleges who required the
creation of original graphic materials using Corel Draw, Frame Maker, Illustrator and
Photoshop. Additionally, created a number of AT&T logos and materials for internal use.
Contracting Experience:
Contractor • Web Designer/Developer
Arizona Republic (Gannett) - Hawaii.com, Phoenix, AZ
Nov 2003 to April 2004
Arizona Republic owns Hawaii.com, which in turn created a website branch called
101thingstodo.com which is where I worked. My responsibility was to work closely with
the manager to develop ideas, interface, design, navigation, content, interactivity,
graphics and much more. I was able to focus on designing two interfaces for the front
end for this website. Programs used: Photoshop, Flash, HTML, PHP, JavaScript.
Contractor • Web /Graphic Designer
Blockbuster Video Corporate
Mar 2003 to Oct 2003
I was awarded this project after my design idea concepts were chosen over three other
top Blockbuster designers. I initially designed their business emails that get sent to
customers. Blockbuster was extremely pleased with my emails that I was asked to
design their new online DVD Rental Service website and product envelopes. I was
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
responsible for everything from the new colors, layout, design and organization of
customer screens, search results, and DVD display pages.
Education:
7/1994 - 7/1997 Utah Valley State Utah-Orem
3 Years toward Bachelors Science/Arts
6/1998 - 6/2000 University of Phoenix Arizona-Phoenix
2 Years toward Business Management/Marketing
Skills:
Photoshop
Expert
14 years
HTML
Expert
12 years
Illustrator
Expert
12 years
JavaScript
Intermediate
10 years
Style Sheets
Expert
10 years
Flash/Action Script
Expert
7 years
Dreamweaver
Expert
7 years
Video Editing
Intermediate
5 years
Indesign
Expert
4 years
Axure
Expert
2 years
Omnigraffle
Expert
2 years
Additional Accomplishments:
• Formally trained in User Interface Design and HCI principles
• Designer for Blockbuster Video’s online rental service
• Commissioned to design a website for an American Idol contestant
• Designed and published and three magazines for the city of Mesquite, Nevada
• 1st place award for "Power Glide" Spanish Educational CDROM at the ACM
Multimedia Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (created 100% of the graphics and
Kevin Suman
Contact: (310) 696-9359 | kevsu72@gmail.com
interface)
• Received a Yahoo Web Award for the website design for the group “Milli Vanilli”
• Created animations and graphics featured in award winning software ("Mr. Circuit 3".)
used by all elementary schools in Utah.