Résumé

Jesus Fernandez

jf@jfrndz.com
Contact information, references available on request.

Experience

  • iPhone Application Developer: Self-Employed, San Francisco, CA
    August 2008 – Current

    • Developed interface and client demo for catalog aggregator
    • Designed and developed iPhone train schedule application Onrails for Caltrain
  • User Experience Designer: Google, Mountain View, CA
    April 2007 – August 2008

    • Worked with engineering and product management to create highly-usable interface designs
    • Developed fully-functional HTML/Javascript prototypes for usability and rapid design iteration
    • Contributed to efforts to help attract and expand technical knowledge in the UX team
    • Selected launched projects:
      • MyMaps Collaborative Editing: UI design for enabling concurrent editing on a custom map that users can build and share
      • Maps Result Editing: Designed interface for a major change integrated into Google Maps’ search results while preserving integrity and reliability

Skills

  • Mobile application development for the iPhone including knowledge of Objective-C, XCode, Interface Builder and the procedures for launching an app on the App Store
  • Rapid prototyping and development with Javascript, CSS and hand-coded HTML for maximum cross-browser compatibility and accessibility
  • Rich web application development with JQuery and Blueprint CSS frameworks.
  • UI design, workflow and mock creation for the web in Fireworks and Omnigraffle
  • Knowledge and practice in effective user interface design for the web and mobile devices

Education

  • B.S, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
    August 2001 – May 2006

    • Member of inaugural class, worked with faculty to develop curriculum in groundbreaking program combining engineering with design education