Alexis Polanco, Jr

Why You Should Hire Me

aj@alwaysjoven.com

732-423-7796

I am an experienced graphic designer with a BS Architecture and BA Digital Design. I have worked in marketing and branding, have created motion graphics advertising, and have directed video game projects for desktop & mobile.
Software Proficiencies

Adobe Suite: Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, After Effects CC, Premiere CC, Dreamweaver CC, Flash CC Autodesk Suite: AutoCAD 2013, Revit 2013, 3ds Max 2013, Maya 2013 Microsoft Office Suite: Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010, Publisher 2010, Outlook 2010 Game Engines: Unity 3, Unreal Development Engine 2012, Blender 2.49a Programming: HTML5, CSS3, Python, ActionScript 2.0 Desktop Platforms: Windows 7/Vista/XP/98/95, Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger) / OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Work Experience

June 2013 - present

Always Joven, LLC Managing Partner: Created a design consultation company; deals with marketing, branding, ecommerce, and real-estate clients. Client-requested deliverables include: start-up pitch decks, UI/UX wireframes, branding guideline booklets, plaza e-directories and architectural floor plans. 4food, LLC Senior Graphic Designer: Led the tactics and implementation efforts for new marketing plans. These plans resulted in sales revenue increasing by 30-40% over prior year, check averages growing 10-15% over prior year, and traffic increasing by more than 70% over prior year. Created printed menucards that simplified customer ordering and lowered printing costs Designed artwork for phone kiosks and animated motion graphics for elevator ads Executed a redesign of the restaurants digital menuboard to improve ease-of-use

Apr 2013 - present

Oct 2012 - present

BiG HoNu User Experience Designer (UX): Worked with a team of four developers to release two Android apps on Google Play. Our game Speed Genius Trivia is currently rated 4.7 out of 5, and has been downloaded 2756 times. Proposed gameplay mechanics that improved replayability Developed user personas to aid in marketing and usability research Provided regular quality assurance reports during app development

Aug 2012 - present

NJIT Residence Life Marketing Consultant: Met the university-mandated target of 98% resident occupancy for the Fall 2013 semester; this number accounts for the addition of a new hall containing 360 beds. Promoted / managed the largest event of the Spring 2013 semester (2000+ attendees) Supervised a marketing committee of 10-15 people for two school years Created the current Stay on Campus logo and related promotional material

Jan 2013 - June 2013

City-Hydroponics, LLC Branding Consultant Compiled a detailed book of branding guidelines for print and web Developed a responsive website that worked on mobile, tablet, and desktop Designed an informational pamphlet to give to potential clients and investors PicmotionS, LLC Graphic Designer / Motion Graphics Specialist Animated the PicmotionS logo for use in their video presentations Provided Adobe After Effects video production advice and consultation Designed logos and printed advertisements for various clients (sub-contracted) Archidata Building Surveys, Inc. Junior Building Surveyor Performed site surveys of white boxed and recently-demolished building interiors Produced CAD+BIM (Revit) files for new tenants of the Chrysler & Empire State Buildings Illustrated the New York and New Jersey branches of the East Coast Greenway bike paths NJIT Vector Newspaper Multiple positions Interim Business Manager (2011-12): Cleared debts and reestablished business relationships Associate Editor (2011): Verified the quality of copy and final layout of the newspaper Web Editor (2010-11): Uploaded articles to website and managed email accounts Copy Editor (2009-10): Proofread articles for grammar/logical errors

Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

Education

Sep 2010 - May 2013

New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Art + Design Bachelors of Arts in Digital Design GPA: 3.47 out of 4.00 Proposed and set the precedent for a dual-degree in the College of Architecture + Design Founding Club Secretary for the NJIT chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH (official status pending) Creative Lead for two Global Game Jam games; one was featured at SIGGRAPH 2013 New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture Bachelors of Science in Architecture GPA: 3.47 out of 4.00 Deans List student from Fall 2008 to Spring 2013 Honors College Scholarship & NJIT Faculty Scholarship recipient (2008-13) Nominated for the NJIT College of Architecture + Designs Design Showcase (2009-13)

Sep 2008 May 2013