UX Designer @ ;) From August 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaUX Design Research Intern @ I am starting the new year off right as I begin interning with SAP as a user experience design research intern! I look forward to collaborating with the team and dare I say make a teeny-tiny impact in the enterprise world. From January 2014 to August 2014 (8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaUser Experience Design Research Intern @ Interning at LinkedIn headquarters was a great summer opportunity, as I helped to assist the user experience design research team with multiple projects in multiple departments. It's crazy to think how much I learned in such a short time and with such a fast pace.
My experience here will definitely influence my direction forward and has helped me to appreciate the balance of creativity & efficiency under a time constraint. From June 2013 to August 2013 (3 months) Mountainview CALead Usability Lab Coordinator @ Lead facilitator for usability testing on MFA thesis projects as well as assisted brainstorm sessions and pilot testing. From January 2012 to May 2013 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaDesign Intern @ As an intern I was tasked with creating wireframes and low fidelity mockups as admin and customer interfaces for the mobile-first website. (Website still under development.) From September 2012 to January 2013 (5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaMFA Design Student: User Experience Focus @ Here, I have been working with the latest technology and trends which will ultimately provide me with the insight and experience to become a great designer in todays fast paced digital-world. At AAU, I have been immersing myself in the vocabulary and concepts surrounding the user experience. I love that I am pursuing a field where competitive professionals can apply intuition and creativity to really re-think or advance new concepts, techniques, and applications. From September 2011 to 2013 (2 years) San Francisco Bay AreaOwner | Freelance Photo & Videographer @ As a freelance photographer & videographer, I was shooting and editing many types of productions including short films, weddings, real estate videography, health & fitness, company overviews, testimonials, etc...
I have also worked as an independent contractor for... Shore Media Solutions / Studio V Health / Untouchable Entertainment / Orient Express Productions. From February 2009 to February 2011 (2 years 1 month) Toms River New JerseyAssistant instructor @ Digital Arts Summer camp assistant instructor... teaching kids how to make movies, animation, claymations, music videos etc... From June 2009 to August 2010 (1 year 3 months) Freehold New JerseySpecialist @ Helping customers find the right products for their needs through presentation and demonstration. From December 2008 to October 2009 (11 months) Freehold New JerseyMedia @ couple portfolio items from 2008-Now From January 2008 to January 2008 (1 month) San Francisco Bay Area
MFA, Web Design and New Media @ Academy of Art University From 2011 to 2014 BA, Visual Arts @ Ramapo College of New Jersey From 2003 to 2007 Kevin Johnson is skilled in: User Experience, Photography, Video Production, User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Creative Direction, Usability Testing, Adobe Creative Suite, Motion Graphics, Web Design, Video, Usability, After Effects, Wireframes, User Interface, Photoshop, Storyboarding, Interaction Design, Illustrator, Videography, Mobile Applications, Video Editing, Editing, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, Film, New Media, User Research, Film Editing
Websites:
http://www.kevdesigns.com