I am a design leader with skills and experience covering User Experience Design & Research, Visual Layout, Product Design, and Graphic Design. My degree in Industrial Design gives me a unique conceptual approach to solving complex design issues using a wide variety of tools & mediums. I seek to discover the needs of end users, to understand the issues, and therefore achieve successful design resolutions. I have a passion for problem solving. I believe that design starts, and ends, with the user – that it should be intuitive and empowering. My design solutions are often very straightforward, which helps them accomplish their goals in a more fluid manner. I have 6+ years of professional design experience encompassing every stage of the design process.

User Experience Designer @ From April 2015 to Present (8 months) Visual Designer @ Through digital, web, and print design, I elevate the Ascensus brand and promote the company's services by collaborating with talented marketing strategists, copy writers, and web developers. One of my primary focuses has been the complete rebranding of the company, now in the rollout phase. Designs include: logo family, color use, aesthetic, iconography, imagery, stationery, presentation, and other guidelines. I've also worked on several campaigns that uplift sales tools, company culture, and recruitment efforts. From June 2013 to April 2015 (1 year 11 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaGraphic & Product Designer @ Products: I spearheaded the research, design, and development of soft good products at a sporting goods manufacturer, conducting the design process from concept through production. I collaborated with professional athletes, hobbyists and retailers to uncover and interpret their needs to provoke innovation, creating truly needed and useful products. I improved upon existing products and opened avenues for new products; including technical apparel, luggage, and modular military-style vests & pouches. Graphics: Graphic design for web, print, & packaging. I created e-mail blasts, web aesthetics, and banner ads; posters, point-of-purchase displays, large-format banners, sales flyers, and catalogs; and die lines, boxes, header cards, owner’s manuals, and labels for product packaging. Creative Management: I managed the junior designers and interns, sourced vendors & manufacturers, directed and shot product photography, wrote marketing content, and maintained a library of product samples and materials. From February 2010 to June 2013 (3 years 5 months) Swedesboro, NJFreelance Designer @ Product design, usability testing, & market research. Design, layout, & photography for their 2010 product catalog. From August 2009 to February 2010 (7 months) Medford, NJFreelance Designer @ Signage design and fabrication of 50 signs for DesignPhiladelphia, which hosts an annual series of events that highlight design within the city. From May 2008 to September 2009 (1 year 5 months) Philadelphia, PADesign Intern @ Product and exhibit design for an environmentally-conscious consultancy. From May 2008 to October 2008 (6 months) Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design @ University of The Arts From 2005 to 2009 Certificate, Human-Computer Interaction @ Stanford University, through Coursera Inc. Kristopher Danna is skilled in: Industrial Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Human Factors, Usability Testing, Ethnographic Research, Presentation Development, Design Strategy, Research Design, User-centered Design, User Experience, Data Analysis, Information Design, Wire Framing, Balsamiq, Axure, User Interface Design, Layout, Rapid Prototyping, Experience Design, Interaction Design, Photography, User Research, Graphics, Adobe Creative Suite, Concept Development, Logo Design, Sketching, Branding