about me

JUN ZHANG

j.z.franz@pm.me

Professional Experience Summary:

Over 15 years of experience with UI/UX design, JavaScript coding, and 3D animation.
Strong UX design skills with creative thinking and detail oriented set.
Art director in world leading advertising agency.
12 years of experience with several leading fantasy sports game companies in the United States. Thorough understanding of all facets of graphic design, illustration, as well as website design, developing, programming, advertising and marketing.
Strong organizational skills. Accustomed to deadline pressures. Effective communicator. Innovative and resourceful.
38 Years of experience in drawing, painting, and sketching
Over 20 Years experience of Pre-press and desktop publishing
2 years of experience with teaching experience at college.
Native Chinese speaking skill with understanding, writing, and calligraphy of Ancient Chinese as well as dialect. National Youth Calligraphy champion winner.
508 Compliance expert for 10 years.
16 years of experience in working with linguistic firm as narrator of standard Mandarin Chinese.
DLPT Chinese English full score test (NSA)
DLAE Chinese English full score test (DOD)

Experience:

01/2023-Present
USAID
- Lead UI/UX designer
Design and develop web apps for U.S. Agency for International Development.
Software applied:Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, and Figma.
Programming:JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, HTML5, and Bootstrap etc.

Developed web app and promotional advertising to ensure QC and 100% client satisfaction before project development phase commenced.
Managed and created project plans while providing updates to senior team members and adhering to project timeframes.
Provide senior UI level design and coding.
Detail oriented projects for projects for world leading pharmaceutical companies.

08/2022-12/2022
Das Rhineland Wohlt Haus
- Lead UI/UX design and development
Design and develop visual promotional products including website design and developments, banners, email letters, printing products etc.
Software applied:Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, Google Web Designer, Salesforce.
Programming:JavaScript, CSS3, jQuery, HTML5, Green Socks, Bootstrap etc.

Developed web app and promotional advertising to ensure QC and 100% client satisfaction before project development phase commenced.
Managed and created project plans while providing updates to senior team members and adhering to project timeframes.
Provide senior UI level design and coding.
Detail oriented projects for projects for world leading pharmaceutical companies.

09/2021-07/2022
Brick City Green House
- Senior UI/UX developer
Design and develop for various promotional products including banners, email letters, web app etc.
Software applied:Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, Google Web Designer, Salesforce, Veeva Vault, and Wordpress etc.
Programming:JavaScript, CSS3, jQuery, HTML5, Green Socks, Bootstrap etc.

Developed web app and promotional advertising to ensure QC and 100% client satisfaction before project development phase commenced.
Managed and created project plans while providing updates to senior team members and adhering to project timeframes.
Provide senior UI level design and coding.
Detail oriented projects for projects for world leading pharmaceutical companies.

05/2021-08/2021
Department of Education, G5 Program
- Lead UI/UX designer/developer
UI/UX brainstorming and recreation of G5 program for department of education by using Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS3.
Software applied:Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD
Programming:JavaScript, CSS3

Worked closely product owner to revamp G5 program process.
Implemented development processes and procedures to ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education, usability.gov, and 508 compliance guideline of DOEd.
Provided graphics, icons, and pixel-perfect mockups to be consumed by the development team using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD mockup tools.
Provided several simplified and concise workflows to modernize the out dated platforms.
Journey Map and research.

03/2021-05/2021
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
- Lead UI/UX designer/developer
This project is to design and execute Highway Performance and Monitoring System which allow state DOT to file yearly statistics a by using Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, XML, CSS.
Software applied: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, 3Ds max, Visual Studio
Programming: JavaScript, CSS, .net Blazor. Material UI. Teleric, API

Responsible for planning, direction, and implementation of the user interface
Conducted research and analysis of JavaScript web application frameworks
Re-built an entire web application interface using ExtJS
Designed a user testing plan utilizing pre-release and post-release user observation tests and team based "dog food day"
Journey Map and research.

10/2018-01/31/2021
New Direction Behavior Health
– Lead UI/UX designer Consultant
Variety of projects including design and programming Intranet and Internet by using Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, XML, CSS.
Software applied: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, 3Ds max, Visual Studio
Programming: JavaScript, CSS, .net, Angular CLI

Working as a Team lead or UI/UX architect, responsible for supervising a team with functional team members including designer, developer, and BAs to develop various internet or intranet web apps.
Updated components on a User Experience Framework design system, removed dependencies on jQuery so they can be implemented in any application.
Create structure and wireframe for teams including developers, DBA, and marketing department
Helped developers with customized components to optimize the user flow in various applications including working with USPS executives
Provided heuristic evaluations on existing applications to initiate future enhancements with appealing design and mobile respective
Review and develop all contents to meet 508 Compliance (Accessibility)
Journey Map and research.

10/2018-01/31/2021
02/2016-04/2018 Consulting Business Analyst
– 02/2016-04/2018 Consulting Business Analyst
– 01/2015-01/2016 Lead UI/UI Designer
– 10/2007-12/2014 Lead Program/Analyst
Design and maintain intranet and multimedia presentation including design, flash animation, 3D modeling, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, XML, CSS and ActionScript. Apple iBooks development. Software applied: Adobe Creative Suite, 3Ds max, Visual Studio, Sketch. Programming: JavaScript, SQL, CSS, PHP
Software applied:Adobe Creative Suite, 3Ds max, Visual Studio, Sketch.
Programming:JavaScript, SQL, CSS, PHP

Worked from all areas from concept to completion to build the most user-friendly experience
Design every project from scratch by using Adobe CS products and 3D animation programs
Using Sketch or Adobe Creative Suite to build prototype for various web or mobile application.
Created HTML Bootstrap responsive prototypes to conduct usability studies on, gathered / processed feedback and decided which formats work best to implement into the production site
Worked with developers to help propose / implement, backend solutions
Worked directly with internal and external clients in an Agile environment to get the best type of information and innovative ideas in expressing complex content
Developed all content to meet 508 Compliance (Accessibility)
Provide language support on client websites with claims department
User centered research.

08/2004-06/2008
ESPN radio station, website designer
- Senior Web Designer (Consultant)
Design and maintain websites, multimedia, and promo advertising.
Software applied:Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, 3D max, Soundforge
Programming:PHP, ASP, HTML, ActionScript, JavaScript, SQL, CSS

11/2005-02/2007
Sanford Brown College
- Instructor (Web Design, 3D Animation, Multimedia)
Instructor for 3D Animation, multimedia, and website design courses
Software applied:Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, 3D max, Soundforge
Programming:PHP, ASP, HTML, ActionScript, JavaScript, SQL, CSS

08/2005-08/2008
NBC Fantasy Sports
- Senior Web Designer (Consultant)
All Start Sports /Sandbox/Rotoworl Fantasy Sports
Software applied:Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, 3D max, Soundforge
Programming:PHP, ASP, HTML, ActionScript, JavaScript, SQL, CSS

Computer Skills:

Operating System: Windows, Apple, Windows Server

Software & Tools:

3D: Maya, 3D Studio Max, Light Wave Video Editing: Adobe Premiere, Adobe AfterEffects Sound Editing: Sound Forge, Soundbooth
Graphic: Adobe Creative suite
Desktop Publishing: Adobe Creative suite and QuarkXpress
Web & Multimedia: Adobe Creative suite
Programming: Bootstrap, ActionScript, Xcode, HTML, XML, CSS, XSL,
JavaScript, JQuery, C# .net, CMS, Understanding of JESS and SASS

Language Skills: English, Chinese, German, French

Education:

2000-2001	Webster University, St. Louis, MO
	Master of Art in Media Communication with Advertising/Marketing Emphasis
1995-1998	Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
	Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with Illustration Major
1990-1994	Beijing Art and Design School, Beijing, P.R. China
	Associate of Art in Decoration Design Specialty

Awards:

1998	Graduation Portfolio Award
	Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1996-1997	Merit Scholarship
	Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1996-1997	Portfolio Scholarship
	Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN