Ray Hartoonian
818.749.3370
817 Burchett St. Glendale, CA 91202
Summary
UI/UX Designer, Product Manager, and Business Analyst professional with proven experience in software development using Agile/Scrum methodologies. With a degree and strong background in graphic design focused highly on UI/UX design.
Experience
DESIGNER, TALOGY; GLENDALE, CA — 2020-PRESENT
Joined the Talogy design team to help expand and grow their new brand. Working directly with sales and marketing teams, I am tasked with creating and rebranding numerous print and digital collateral for worldwide distribution. Collateral such as:
• Product reports (White Papers, Sell Sheets, Tip Sheets, etc.)
• Presentation decks
• Product brochures and booklets
• Product logos
• Branded icon sets
• Assets for webpages
BUSINESS ANALYST, 3DI SYSTEMS; LOS ANGELES, CA — JUNE 2016-MARCH 2018
Hired as a Business Analyst to assist with the planning, development, and deployment of multiple contemporary and comprehensive inspection applications for many Los Angeles city bureaus such as the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Fire Department, and the Department of Housing. Some responsibilities included but were not limited to:
• Working on simultaneous projects to create new, as well as improve upon existing workflows to provide a more streamlined and user friendly UX across multiple platforms (web and mobile)
• Creating wireframes and designing complete multi-platform application interfaces
• Creating working prototypes
• Creating state diagrams
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders to gather and document product requirements
• Documenting and delivering use cases to the development teams using JIRA
• Presenting design comps and workflows to stakeholders
PRODUCT MANAGER, LYYNKS; NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — 2011-2017
Began designing core user interfaces and collaborated with business teams to define and create all required product features. Was promoted to the role of Product Manager to bring to fruition the design and development of our mobile application:
— Product Manager - Mobile (2014-2017):
• Restructured desktop features and user experience for the mobile application
• Managed a team of designers to successfully complete the design of our mobile application
• Worked very closely with off-shore developers to build and deliver our desktop and mobile applications on time
• Used Google Analytics to further improve and enhance the user experience
• Promoted to Product Manager for the entire Lyynks Music platform (desktop, mobile, and web)
— Business Analyst (2013-2014):
• Comprised a rich product feature set
• Performed competitive reviews and analysis
• Created use cases in an Agile/Scrum environment using Pivotal Tracker
• Curated and prioritized product features using MSCW methodology
• Performed constant grey-box and black-box Q/A tests
— Design (2011-2013):
• Created comprehensive wireframes for a fully intuitive user interface
• Created site maps and user walkthroughs
• Designed core application screens
• Created the Lyynks brand identity
• Assisted with the design and copy of the Lyynks website
• Created additional webpages on an ad-hoc basis
DESIGNER, BEYOND TOMATOES; BURBANK, CA — 2007-2011
Conceptualized, designed, and developed numerous print and digital media such as:
• Flash-based websites
• Animated website advertisements
• Business cards
• Flyers
• Postcards
• Brand collateral
• Pamphlets
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR — 2007-PRESENT
Provide services to design and develop brand identities and collateral across multiple organizations.
• Nail Ink and Spa
• BallsBridge
• CrimeFinders Inc.
• Dr. Melanya Garibyan
• Healing Crossroads
• Burbank Therapeutic Center
• AndriArt Photography
• CSUN AGA
• UCLA AGA
COMPUTER TECHNICIAN, WOODBURY UNIVERSITY; BURBANK, CA — 2003-2004
Resolved issues pertaining to any hardware, software, or network malfunctions that occurred to university computers and computer peripherals.
Education
Woodbury University, Burbank, CA — Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 2007
Technical Skills
• Well versed in the full Adobe CC Design Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, InDesign, etc.)
• Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, and Final Cut Pro
• UI/UX expertise in creating wireframes, design comps, and prototypes
• Experience developing with HTML/CSS
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, Google Apps for Business, and Apple iWork
• Experience with project management tools such as Pivotal Tracker, JIRA, and Asana
• Experience prototyping with apps such as InVision and Axure RP
• User story and use case creation
• Familiar working with analytical tools such as Google Analytics