James Ktoris , Camberley, United Kingdom

I am an enthusiastic and creative designer with over 15 years of agency and client-side experience. I am reliable, adaptable and outgoing with strong organisational skills and a tenacious approach to achieving the best results.

I am a competent problem solver with a firm grounding in design principles. I am passionate about creating meaningful and engaging human centred experiences and I'm a confident communicator who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, developers and fellow designers.

Core Competencies:

* Strong experience with end-to-end product design, from ideation development through to the final product
* Expert knowledge of UI design principles and techniques, UX and interaction design
* Cross-platform design experience (Web, Android, iOS, emails)
* Strong experience in sketching, wireframes, prototypes, user flows, user testing and interpreting data
* Ability to clearly articulate design decisions along with sound rationale to support them
* Experience in designing, maintaining and implementing design systems
* Ability to work with Product Managers, BAs and Engineers, negotiating priorities and technology constraints
* Strong communication and inter-personal skills, with experience presenting to and influencing stakeholders
* Excellent organisational skills. Comfortable working on multiple projects within tight deadlines
* A willingness to take ownership and follow projects through to completion
* Comfortable managing, developing or supporting team members

Tools:

* Figma
* Sketch
* Adobe CC Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign)
* Axure
* InVision
* Zeplin
* Flinto
* ProtoPie