Dedicated, professional and driven designer with diverse skills

  • Five years of mobile user experience design while designing two published apps from the ground up
  • Designed the entire user experience for hands-on interactive science museum exhibits for ten years
  • Detailed, organized, and experienced in human-centered design methods
  • Creates user friendly design solutions to address complex usability problems
  • Effectively communicates design ideas persuasively and concisely to broad based teams

Experience

UX Designer
​MetaBrite      Seattle, WA      Mar 2013–Mar 2018 
​Initially worked solely with the founding partners to create the user experience, wireframes, visual mockups, and user flows for a new mobile app called CookBrite. I collaborated and iterated with a team of developers and designers through development, launch, and revisions. Later I designed and optimized a receipt scanning mobile app and the internal software tools MetaBrite used to manage the digital processing of receipts. I also created the logo, brand guidelines, and website for a consumer data product called Luminous.
  • Defined the user experience by translating ideas into user flow diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, and visual design mockups
  • Conducted research and competitive analysis to guide initial designs and then incorporated user testing feedback to improve them
  • Participated in and led design thinking sessions to gather research and uncover user pain points
  • Gave, received and incorporated constructive feedback while moving the design through an Agile development process
  • Created specifications to document interactions, define visual layout requirements, and clarify expected behavior
  • Produced visual assets and collaborated with developers during implementation of the designs
  • Created prototypes for user testing and worked directly with the CEO to develop visually rich presentations for investor pitch meetings
  • Developed visual design and branding guidelines that were incorporated into the interface, website and branding
  • Set direction and iterated upon the company's website as MetaBrite grew and its product evolved

Graphic and Presentation Designer
​Focal Point     Oakland, CA       Mar 2011–Mar 2013
Created illustrations, infographics, animations and PowerPoint slides for high profile trial presentations
  • Supported cases that involved the medical, financial, technology and environmental industries
  • Quickly adapted to the firm’s detailed, collaborative and highly iterative design process
  • Worked on-site and in client war rooms to produce deadline driven additions and edits

Exhibit Designer
​Oregon Museum of Science and Industry      Portland, OR      Oct 2001–Jan 2011
Created engaging and dynamic hands-on interactive exhibits by integrating multiple mediums into one user friendly experience
  • Led the design process, from start to finish, for graphics, software, and structures
  • Designed software interfaces for games, informational kiosks and full body interactives
  • Created entire graphics packages including environmental panels, interpretive graphics, logos, icons, illustrations, infographics, and wayfinding signage
  • Art directed and provided artwork for animations, photo shoots and video shoots
  • Designed structures, physical interactives, artifact displays, and kiosks
  • Provided support during production by working closely with fabricators and managing the work of vendors and freelance designers
  • Directed all aspects of incoming traveling exhibits including budgets, contracts, rental fees, installation schedules, and developing a long-range vision for future exhibits

Freelance Designer
​Portland, OR      Oct 2001–Apr 2011
Designed, developed and implemented a variety of design projects
  • Graphic panels and interactives for an exhibit at a new sustainable wastewater treatment plant
  • Brand identity design for an architecture firm including logo and web site design
  • Logo and branding design for a real estate firm
  • Footwear color design and illustrations for Nike
  • Packaging and exhibit design for a medical software company
  • CD package design for a local music artist

Architectural Designer
​Portland, OR      Apr 1997–Oct 2001
Involved in all stages of architectural design including planning, schematic design, design development, detailing, and construction
  • Acted as lead contact between our firm and our consultants for several projects
  • Attended job site meetings with the contractors and clients in order to resolve issues
  • Worked on a variety of projects including golf clubhouses, office buildings, resort lodge and cabins, and university remodeling projects

Education
Bachelor of Architecture Degree
North Dakota State University, Fargo ND
September 1989–May 1995
Graphic Design
Portland State University, Portland OR
January 1999–June 2001
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kelly Scherr

Seattle, WA
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