Steven Simon

About Steven Simon

I am a designer and technologist that strives to create beautiful and delightful experiences across a variety of media and platforms. My experience includes designing and developing web, digital, and physical technologies that trigger emotion through an invitation to interact. My skills include:Interaction Design, UX Research, UI Design, Wireframing, Visual Communication Design, Responsive Web Design, Motion Design, Visual Design, Physical Computing, Rapid Prototyping, Frontend Development, ScriptingUser Research: A/B Testing, Affinity Diagramming, Heuristic Evaluation, Personas, Storyboarding, Site mapping, User Journey Mapping, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Competitive AnalysisDesign:XD, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Miro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects, Animate, Audition, Premiere, Fuse, Maya, Blender, Unity, Audacity, GIMP, Inkscape, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google SheetsCoding:HTML5, CSS3, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, p5.js, Web Sockets, Node.js, Express.js, Vue, React, Gatsby, Three.js, Backbone.js, Adapt eLearning, Apache Cordova, Foundation, Bootstrap, WordPress, PHP, Sitecore, Umbraco, Azure, C, C++, OpenGL, Python, Git, Visual Studio, and Arduino

Experience

1. Marketing Developer

   Wiley

   Aug 2021 — Present

   Architect and develop custom WordPress solutions, including React-based Gutenberg BlocksDesigned conversion-focused landing frameworks informed by UX research and A/B testingBuilt interactive Chart.js Gutenberg Blocks to replace static data visualsLed SEO-driven redesigns of degree program sites to improve engagement and performanceManaged cloud infrastructure and experimentation environments (AWS, Pantheon, Azure, Cloudflare)Presented research insights and technical roadmaps to cross-functional stakeholders

Education

• QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  Student Exchange Program, Creative Industries

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Science, Visualization

• New York University

  Master of Professional Studies, Interactive Telecommunications (ITP)