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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Farmington Hills, MI, United States
Toptal Member Since
November 1, 2021
Ashley is a creative designer specializing in visual design. He excels at creating unique solutions and can research, develop designs, and create final visuals. He has experience working in research labs and OEMs on user experience projects, future ideation, system designs, and concept artwork. Ashley acts as a catalyst for bringing various ideas to the project, allowing the teams to perform and deliver beyond expectations.
Work Experience
Design Director
2015 - PRESENT
Zane Studios
- Collaborated with a range of clients, including established companies as well as startups.
- Contributed to design jobs that included a wide variety of briefs, such as branding guidelines, packaging design, and product design, and used AutoCAD as a primary tool.
- Created AutoCAD drawings for property firms and graphic design freelancing projects.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), AutoCAD, Concept Art, Concept Sketching, Ideation, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, Storyboarding, User Research, UX Sketching, Logo Design, Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
2023 - 2023
Blake Capital Group, LLC
- Analyzed the client's existing pitch deck to create and adapt the information hierarchy.
- Redesigned the pitch deck to better align with what the client wanted as an outcome and followed branding guidelines.
- Created new infographics and data visualizations that aligned with the client's branding guidelines.
Technologies: Visual Design, Graphic Design, Pitch Decks, Presentation Design, Presentations
Creative Designer
2020 - 2021
Technicon Design
- Created a variety of interior, exterior, and experience design concepts for future Ford Bronco programs.
- Created presentations for management using trend analysis and user research.
- Used a variety of agile visualization techniques including human-centered methodologies, storyboarding, and VRED.
Technologies: Concept Art, Concept Sketching, Storyboarding, Adobe CC, Ideation, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Graphic Design
Advance Design Researcher
2019 - 2020
Intelligent Mobility Design Centre
- Did advanced creative design research on future mobility for established automotive companies.
- Was a part of multiple research papers, which involved creating user research surveys, research analysis, designing infographics, branding, and document design.
- Used a variety of agile visualization techniques including human-centered methodologies and storyboarding for presentations to managers and stakeholders.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Concept Art, Concept Sketching, Ideation, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Logo Design, Photoshop CC, Storyboarding, User Research, UX Sketching, Graphic Design
UX Researcher and Designer
2019 - 2019
Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
- Selected to represent the Centre on a business trip to Singapore for a five-day design sprint.
- Did the brief that included but was not limited to user research, design development, prototyping, and final design visuals.
- Conducted daily briefs and presentations to the client, management, and the design team back in the UK.
Technologies: Adobe CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Concept Art, Concept Sketching, Ideation, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Storyboarding, User Research, UX Sketching, Graphic Design
Education
2017 - 2019
Master's Degree in Intelligent Mobility Design
Royal College of Art - London, UK
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Automotive and Transport Design
Coventry University - Coventry, UK
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Adobe Photoshop Certified
Adobe
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