WELCOME TO
dEGRAAFX
MICHAEL DE GRAAF
MARKETING
UX & UI DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
MY LATEST WORK
UX/UI MARKETING GRAPHIC DESIGN
EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION
February 2021
-Completed General Assembly's UX Design Course (One Week Accelerator, 40 Hours of Instruction plus Homework). The course taught the UX Design Process (Double Diamond Process) and to pass the course a final project of a Hi-Fi Prototype was presented.
June 2019-Present
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA):
Digital & Talent Advancer
-Redesign FCA TeamNet website through
UX Double Diamond Process (HiFi Prototype)
-Transition and Design Website from LightCMS to Drupal
-Design and Manage Better User Experience for Staff with FCA Tech Systems
-Manage Marketing of Local FCA through Digital/Printed Flyers, Social Media, Email Campaigns, and Website
August 2019 - Present
User Testing Inc.
User Tester
-Test and accomplish tasks on various websites (desktop and mobile) as a user
-Participate in live tests/discussion forums for user research
2018 - Present
Free Lance Marketing/Graphic Design
2009-2013
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
B.S. Electrical Engineering
(2013) Senior Design Project: KS Technologies
- Coded in C for firmware on hardware device to receive/transmit via Bluetooth Low Energy to iPhone
-Firmware coding in C to read ultrasonic sensor and control speed/direction of motor
-Firmware coding in C to receive commands from iPhone to control speed/direction of motor
. -Firmware coding in C to transmit data to iPhone
SKILLS
GENERAL
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UX/UI DESIGN
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UX RESEARCH
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
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WEB DESIGN
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MARKETING
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TRENDS RESEARCH
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CLEAR COMMUNICATION
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TECH TRAINABILITY
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PROBLEM SOLVING
SOFTWARE/PLATFORMS
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Adobe XD (LinkedIn Verified)
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Figma
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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator (LinkedIn Verified), InDesign
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Drupal
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SQL
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Programming in C
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Microsoft Power Automate
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Microsoft Office
CONTACT
Please contact me about any interest in using me as a designer for your products or if you have any questions!