Christie Roberts

I am a highly skilled professional with expertise in all phases of user experience design, product design, and front-end web development. With decades of experience, I am deeply passionate about developing innovative, user-centered design solutions translating complex data and scenarios into seamless, intuitive, and high-quality customer experiences across a variety of platforms.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Graphic Design and Branding Strategy:

• Designed logos that accurately represented the client's brand identity and conveyed its values
• Maintained a consistent brand image across all marketing materials, ensuring brand recognition and customer loyalty
• Created visually appealing and engaging designs for various marketing materials, including brochures, flyers, and social media graphics
• Collaborated with clients to understand their design requirements and translate them into creative concepts
• Developed innovative design solutions that effectively communicated the client's message and captured the target audience's attention
• Utilized industry-standard software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to create high-quality designs

UX Design

• Designed user-friendly interfaces to enhance the overall user experience (UX)
• Ensured compliance with web accessibility standards (WCAG) for an inclusive user experience
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills when resolving complex technical issues on live sites
• Led the design and development of user-centered digital experiences for a diverse range of clients
• Created wireframes, prototypes, and interactive mockups to illustrate design concepts and interactions
• Implemented accessibility standards into designs resulting in compliance with WCAG guidelines for all digital products

Website Development

• Integrated content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress, Locomotive CMS, HubSpot to enable easy content updates for clients
• Developed and maintained responsive websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Optimized website performance by implementing efficient coding practices
• Created custom WordPress themes and plugins to meet client requirements
• Integrated third-party APIs for enhanced functionality on web applications
• Implemented SEO best practices to improve website visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs)
• Troubleshot and debugged issues with existing websites, ensuring smooth functionality

Product Design

• Designed end-to-end interfaces and prototypes, integrating with existing software and proposed new development features to facilitate consistently successful conversions for complex ordering processes such as booking engines.

California State University Long Beach & Fullerton