Alexis Polanco, Jr aj@alwaysjoven.com | 732-423-7796 | portfolio: ajpolanco.

com
Summary
User Experience designer with strong Visual Design skills. Professional Background is rooted in marketing, branding,
video editing, motion graphics, and content strategy. Currently working towards a Business Masters with a concentration
in UX Design; building upon a Dual-Baccalaureate in Design (Digital Design +Architecture).
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Muse, Dreamweaver, Flash
Web Technologies / Prototyping Tools: HTML5, CSS3, J avaScript, ActionScript 2.0, Balsamiq Mockups, Office 365
User Experience: Wireframing, User Research, Contextual Inquiry, Copy Editing, Information Architecture
Platforms: Windows 7/Vista/XP/98/95, Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) / OSX 10.4 (Tiger), Android OS
Work Experience
Apr 2013 - present 4food, LLC Quick-Service Restaurant Company
Manhattan, NYC, NY UX Design + Digital Marketing Lead
Replaced 4food.com with a new responsive landing page (formerly an e-commerce site)
Pitched design concepts to the CEO, COO, and Partners on a regular basis
Implemented new marketing +branding strategies alongside 4foods external consultants
Increased restaurant sales by 30%, check averages by 15%, and traffic by 70% over prior year
Annual online sales growth: 4food.com (+275%), Seamless (+141%), delivery.com (+500%)
UX / Visual Deliverables: responsive web wireframes, digital signage, banner ads, street
kiosks, elevator ads, email campaigns, newspaper ads, T-shirt design, packaging design

Oct 2012 - present BiG HoNu Mobile App Development Team (Gaming)
Operated Remotely User Experience Designer
Designed user flows and proposed new objectives for improving player experience
Experienced working collaboratively with a remote Android development team
Our app, Speed Genius Trivia, is rated 4/5 on Google Play, and has 5000+downloads
UX / Visual Deliverables: interview questions, logo designs, website prototypes

Dec 2011 - Aug 2012 Archidata, Inc Architectural CAD & Building Survey Services
Manhattan, NYC, NY Junior Building Surveyor
Located, measured, and sketched changes to the floor & ceiling plans of demolished interiors
Produced CAD & BIM files for new tenants of the Chrysler & Empire State Buildings

J an 2009 - Dec 2012 The Vector College Newspaper
Newark, NJ Designer, Copy Editor, Webmaster
Uploaded articles to WordPress, restored email service to web domain & resolved debts
Reviewed final copy and design layout of the newspaper, prior to print submission
Consultant Projects
Aug 2012 - present NJIT Residence Life
Reached the 98% resident occupancy target for the Fall 2013 semester
Supervised a committee of 15 people & promoted events with 2000+students in attendance
Interfaced with external print vendors & NJ ITs internal office of Strategic Communications
Designed the current logo, various flyers / posters, graphics for email, and misc. giveaways

Oct 2013 - present Silver Tree Commercial Real Estate
Designed an digital signage solution to replace their wall-mounted tenant directories

Oct 2013 - Feb 2014 Swiss Stays LCC
Altered manufacturing files for clients who special-ordered unique one-off collar stays

Oct 2013 - J an 2014 Force Marketing
Edited the companys 2014 Kickoff video, and another video for a car dealership client

Nov 2013 - Dec 2013 Artissano
Rebranded a Seed Round pitch deck to be more fashion-centric, as per investor mandate

J an 2013 - J une 2013 City-Hydroponics LLC
Complete corporate rebrand: new responsive website, style guide, and information pamphlet

Mar 2012 - Aug 2012 PicmotionS
Sub-contracted to design print ads, and static/animated logos

Education
J an 2014 - May 2015 Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Master of Business and Science, Concentration in User Experience Design GPA 4.0/4.0
This Professional Science Masters provides students with an understanding of human computer
interaction, psychology, communication, and visual design principles. Students also learn project
management, marketing, communication, and financial decision making.

Sep 2008 - May 2013 New Jersey Institute of Technology, College of Architecture + Design
Dual Baccalaureate: B.A. Digital Design + B.S. Architecture, with honors
Accomplishments: First student to earn a dual-degree in the College of Architecture +Design.
Deans List: 2008-13. Honors College: 2008-13. Design Showcase Nominated: 2009-13.
SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer: 2012-14. Published Lecturer for SIGGRAPH Mobile 2013.
Certificates and Relevant Coursework
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014 Code School (https://www.codeschool.com/users/932975)
JavaScript Road Trip Part 1 3, Try jQuery, Try Git, Discover Chrome DevTools

J an 2014 - J uly 2014 Rutgers Center of Management Development
Mini Masters in User Experience Design, Virtual Mini-MBA: Digital Marketing