Hope Fitch-Mickiewicz

Designer in Wantagh, NY, United States

Member since March 19, 2018

Hope believes in creating cohesive design products via collaboration and communication—it is the key to producing a successful outcome and meeting her client’s expectations. Her background includes corporate and freelance multimedia design experience and a product UX/UI designer and creative director history. Hope has worked on digital, marketing, and campaign products for clients including IBM, Verizon Wireless, Accela, TD Ameritrade, and more.

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Digital Design

IBM Watson Health Genomics Landing Page
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Landing Page Design
- Responsive Design
- Creative Direction
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Health
- Genomics
- IBM Watson
- Technology
- Health IT
IBM Watson Health Explorys and Phytel Products
- Visual Design
- Web Design
- Responsive Design
- User Interface (UI)
- Fluid UI
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Health
- Technology
- IBM Watson
- Health IT
IBM Marketplace
- Web UI Design
- Responsive Design
- Design Thinking
- Adobe Photoshop
- Sketch
- IBM Marketplace
- IBM Business Process Definitions (BPD)
- Agile
School Bus App
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Mobile
- App UX
- Apps
- Visual Design
- Sketch
- User Research
- Personas
- MVP Design
- Sitemaps
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- InVision
- iOS
- Creative Design
- Product Development
- Logo Design
Decision Resources Group
- Healthcare
- Responsive Design
- Analytics
- Wireframing
- Sketch
- InVision
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
Creme Allure Gourmet Ice Cream and Gifts
- Creative Direction
- Fluid Design
- Responsive Design
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Branding
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- User Research
- eCommerce
- Small Business Design
Accela
- Responsive Design
- Web UI
- Sitemaps
- User Scenarios
- Minimum Viable Products (MVP)
- MVP Design
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- InVision
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- Digital Creative Direction
- Atlassian Confluence
- Local & Municipal Government
- AA Compliance
- Government
- UI Patterns
- UI Style Guides
Campaign Builder for a Digital Travel Guide
- Sketch
- Travel
- User Registration
- Web Forms

Employment

Product Designer
2019 - PRESENT
Centivo
- Designed healthcare applications for providers, employers, and members on web and app platforms.
- Strategized and designed new products, including a software platform for providers to create referrals for their patients—creating a happier experience for members to search for providers and make smart concise choices for their primary care team.
- Cooperated with product leaders on requirements and user stories, wireframing, and prototyping.
- Collaborated with the development team to make sure the design is within scope.
Technologies: Google Docs, Trello, Jira, Atlassian Confluence, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch
UI/UX Designer Consultant
2018 - 2019
Decision Resources Group
- Created concepts and user experiences for SaaS healthcare analytics products.
- Defined user goals, scenarios, user interviews, sitemaps, wireframes, visual designs, and more.
Technologies: Google Sheets, Google Docs, Atlassian Confluence, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Senior UI/UX Designer Consultant
2018 - 2018
Verizon Wireless
- Worked in the discovery process phase for creating a new user experience for customer reps and Verizon Wireless customers in the call centers.
- Created sitemaps, journey maps, and user scenarios.
- Ideated on a new Bitcoin product within Verizon and created wireframes for developers to use for a proof of concept.
- Participated in focus groups for product development.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Docs, Atlassian Confluence, Microsoft Office, InVision, Sketch
Creative Digital Director | Consultant
2017 - 2018
Linx Communications
- Developed brands and created identities.
- Created responsive web designs for eCommerce and creating marketing campaigns spanning across traditional and digital media.
- Designed corporate websites for Linx clients.
- Crafted the design as well as the branding and marketing for an eCommerce site (a boutique ice cream shop).
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Basecamp, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Lead UI/UX Designer (Contractor)
2017 - 2018
Accela
- Took on the challenge of redesigning a government software portal for hundreds of municipalities across the country. The software was designed to automate and streamline civic processes.
- Created a modern, responsive and intuitive site for citizens and members to navigate easily through.
- Ideated and created with key stakeholders and developers.
- Developed sitemaps, low- and high-fidelity wireframes, and assisted with the MVP (minimum viable product).
- Built the style guides and visual design for the portal.
- Created user scenarios.
Technologies: Atlassian Confluence, Jira, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Visual Designer
2016 - 2016
IBM
- Collaborated with key stakeholders, developers, project managers, and UX designers in an agile environment to create a more human-centered outcome.
- Developed a consistent product experience across IBM websites creating wireframes and visual designs.
- Designed responsive websites for Watson Health.
- Created digital campaigns for business strategy and design services.
- Designed responsive websites for marketplace products.
- Worked in the IBM design-thinking framework of observing, reflecting, and making; with the ultimate goal of improving product quality and customer satisfaction.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Creative Director
2004 - 2016
SourceMedia
- Managed a creative team of 12 in the development and implementation of brand identity and creative design—from concept to completion for more than 25 brands including, website UI/UX, marketing, print & digital publications, events, web seminars, research, and custom clients.
- Collaborated and developed brand strategies with key stakeholders, business units, and custom clients (TD Ameritrade, Ernst & Young, Bloomberg, Wolters Kluwer, and ADP; to name a few).
- Led the creative direction and planned and budgeted $40,000 Women in Banking annual photoshoots.
- Designed a new customer product with a development team by creating an engaging user experience—resulting in a 10% increase in new revenue for the company.
- Created processes for my creative development team to increase efficiency and reduce resource redundancy.
Technologies: Content Management Systems (CMS), Basecamp, Microsoft Office, Adobe CC

Education

Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design
1987 - 1991
New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury, NY, USA

Certifications

UX/UI Design Certificate
JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT
New York Code + Design Academy
UX/UI Design Certificate
JANUARY 2015 - PRESENT
NYU | New York University

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