CHERYL J. DeVALLANCE, UXC

(206) 769-5394 * www.linkedin.com/in/cheryldevallance * cjdevallance@gmail.com
Online portfolio: www.devallance.com


WEB AND VISUAL DESIGNER

Numerous years of experience in visual design, primarily focused in the digital world with responsive web design and e-commerce.  My mastery in creative software, such as Adobe Creative Suite, is complimented by my front-end development skills.  My intent is to leverage my expertise and certification in UX and UI design in a role utilizing the latest technologies in User Centered Design (UCD) providing end-to-end solutions.


SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Skills: UX/UI design, web design, responsive frameworks, branding/logo design, illustration, prototyping, wireframing, sitemaps, banner advertising, marketing design, email design, packaging, print design

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver), IntelliJ IDEA, Sublime Text, BBEdit, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint), Salesforce

Languages: HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Marketo, Pardot

Tools: Mac, PC, WordPress, Agile process, GitHub, Jira


CERTIFICATION

User Experience Certification
Nielsen/Norman Group, License 1010159
Starting October 2015


EXPERIENCE

11/2016 - 4/2024: Self-Employed
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Burien, WA

*  Doing contract and freelance work for companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, The Seattle Times, Indigo Slate, and Hyperproof.
*  Designing and coding websites for small companies and nonprofit groups.
*  Successful at managing several clients simultaneously, creating corporate identities, designing and producing printed media.

07/2012 - 10/2016: Dominion Marine Media							
WEB DESIGNER AND FRONT-END DEVELOPER
Seattle, WA

*  Responsible for designing and coding responsive websites and branding for yacht dealers and brokers using Adobe Creative Suite, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, WordPress, jQuery, Javascript, and within custom content management systems.
*  Collaborated with team members to launch multiple template-based websites per month. Maintained and supported web sites for over 100 clients. Used project management skills to monitor multiple clients and projects at the same time.
*  Implemented and customized organizational and design best-practices not utilized before: creating sitemaps, wireframes, presentation format for client-facing work, and revamped repositories of assets.
*  Mentored junior designers, giving positive and constructive feedback and sharing my expertise, helping others grow their skills and knowledge.
*  Influential in the creation, buy-in, and execution of a custom CMS for clients, saving hours of design and development time which allowed client billing within days instead of months.

05/2004 - 06/2011: drugstore.com, inc.							
SENIOR UI DESIGNER
Bellevue, WA
*  Senior Designer for family of retail/e-commerce web sites and micro sites; daily jobs included creating banner ads, designing and producing emails, creating illustrations for special projects, building logos/branding for internal identities, creating style guides, redesigning corporate intranet, producing print projects.
*  Contributed and influenced the redesign of the drugstore.com site (global navigation & shopping experience) through effective collaboration internally and externally.
*  Proficient in working in a fast-paced environment and under strict deadlines as proven by launching new marketing campaigns site-wide on a monthly basis.
*  Promoted from email designer to Senior Designer of drugstore.com. Included more responsibility, leading site design look and feel, collaborating across departments to complete deadlines on time, increasing drugstore.com's brand value which resulted in being bought by Walgreen's.


EDUCATION

Western Washington University – Bellingham, WA
Bachelor of Arts – Graphic Design & Illustration, 1992