Kelvin Wilson | Freelancer Resume

KELVIN NANA ADU WILSON Designer -kelvinwilson.co linkedin.com/in/kelvnwilsn - SUMMARY A creative who is willing to go above and beyond on any project. In my previous role at Kreative Waves, I led a team of 3 creatives by taking 4 active projects from research to development to completion in under a year. Consulted on the redesign of Crite Park’s website, resulting in a 25% increase in trafﬁc. My years of experience in the creative industry have given me on-the-job knowledge, as well as a sense of where the industry has been and where it’s going in the future. I have the kind of technical skills that only come from doing the job for several years. I can slide seamlessly into diverse creative roles and start hitting goals on my very ﬁrst day. STRENGTHS Product Design | Graphic Design | Industrial Design | Motion Design | App & Web Development | Art Direction | Research Sketching | Leadership | Critical thinking | Problem-solving | Collaboration UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Bachelor's Degree, Industrial Product Design GOOGLE DIGITAL GARAGE - The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing GOOGLE - Google UX Design Professional Certiﬁcate - Google Project Management Professional UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA VP OF PRODUCTS. LEAD PRODUCT DESIGNER & ART DIRECTOR. KREATIVE WAVES LLC March 2021 - April 2022 Overseeing all product-related matters by leading the team in building great products that deliver sustainable value to the business by partnering with cross-functional teams and customers in Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and South Africa, guiding all projects, and being responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the creative department. GRAPHICS DESIGNER. WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER. FRIENDS OF CRITE PARK Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 Creating design concepts, drawing ideas to determine which one is best suited, and communicating their plans effectively and responsible for creating the design and layout of the Crite Park website. PRODUCT DESIGNER. GRAPHICS DESIGNER & FRONTEND APP DEVELOPER. BEACON LLC Apr 2020 - Dec 2021 Translating the goal of the product into a functional user experience and nurturing that experience as the product matures through different stages of the product life cycle. GRAPHIC DESIGNER. MOTION DESIGNER. FRAMEWORK RECORDS Feb 2021 - Apr 2021 Developing concepts, graphics, and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and websites. determining the size and arrangement of copy and illustrative material, as well as font style and size. preparing rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief. GRAPHIC DESIGNER. VIDEOGRAPHER. EDITOR & IT SUPPORT. ABNMA - Human-Centered Design Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 Primarily tasked with maintaining the computer networks of all types of organizations, providing technical support, and ensuring the whole company runs smoothly as well as other creative tasks. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CREATIVE ARTS TEACHER. STARTRITE MONTESSORI SCHOOL - User Interface Design IDEO - User Experience Design Jul 2013 - Aug 2014 Instructing students how to produce, appreciate, and understand the ﬁne arts whiles developing teaching outlines and lesson plans, giving lectures, facilitating discussions and activities, keeping class attendance records, assigning homework, and evaluating student progress. UDEMY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME - Design Thinking, Innovation & Creativity - Digital Product Design: UX Research & UI Design - Design Thinking - Systems Thinking: Enterprise-Wide Change Fundamentals - Design Sketching Blueprint: Industrial Design Essentials - Project Management Essential Training - Front-End Web Development - React Development with React Hook Redux - Flutter and Dart mobile application programming - React native Expo for multiplatform mobile app development - Art Business and Valuation - The Ziegler Academy: Art Management & Exhibition Design SOFTWARE Adobe XD Figma Adobe Illustrator Webﬂow Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Adobe Lightroom Cinema 4D HTML CSS Javascript React Native Flutter/Dart DESIGN INTERN. CLESMAN CONSULTS Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 Reimagined and developed a design system for graphics, posters, menus, and industrial-grade signs to create a fun and informative experience within the company. CONTRIBUTIONS For 2 years, I served Dance For Mental Health Organization & IGRED by creating visual text and imagery. By designing creative content for online campaigns, print ads, websites, and videos. Impacting the creative community in society and culture through communicating ideas and portraying people, issues, and events within the Camouﬂart Creatives Community and BBO. Design reﬂects society and it, in turn, reﬂects design; as such, design can be used to make a positive difference in the world. ACHIEVEMENTS - Research featured on Bootcamp UX Collective (ISSN:-) - Consulted in the redesign of Crite Park’s website, resulting in a 25% increase in trafﬁc. - Took 4 active projects from research to development to completion in under a year. - Worked part-time while studying, managing to juggle responsibilities seamlessly while pursuing my bachelor's degree. REFERENCES EMEKA IHEME, VICE PRESIDENT, SERVICES NA. BULLHORN -I have had the pleasure of working with Kelvin on multiple projects, and in all, he has been a great partner. The design skills he brought to bear were far superior to the other designers I had used prior. Not only did Kelvin deliver on the requirements provided but always found a way to enhance the product's offerings, making it a more holistic solution. He always managed to introduce perspectives to enhance the user experience. He has a thirst for knowledge and speed of application with new skills learned, which my projects beneﬁted from. I have recommended him as a designer to others and plan to continue doing so. KWAME ANDAH, MBA - DIRECTOR, PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION. VIACOMCBS -Kelvin is an avid communicator, team player, and most of all a doer. Through all the projects we worked on, he needed little direction to see them through to completion. No matter the level of implementation complexity, he would do the research and pull other expertise on board if needed. He is also a cool and funny guy to be around, and this makes him a star. CHERYL DICKINSON - PROFESSOR OF LITERACY AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT OF CRITE PARK. BOSTON -Kelvin Wilson created a dynamic website for the Friends of Crite Park. The layout and presentation are welcoming and clearly convey the goals and persona of the organization. Throughout the process, Kelvin listened and responded promptly. I would not hesitate to hire Kelvin again and again for our marketing needs. SIVA BATTULA - CLOUD/BIG DATA/DATA ARCHITECT, AT&T. TEXAS -Kelvin is an amazing web and mobile app designer and team player. He developed several mobile and web apps with ease and top-notch features in less time. I always go to him if I needed to extend or add new features, also he understands what we need and goes beyond our expectations. It was always fun working with him with great quality output.