Pete Ficht :: Web & Graphic Design :: Resume

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Pete Ficht
Interactive & User Experience Design
823 NE Liberty St, Portland, Oregon 97211 503.866.1760
pficht@mac.com | www.peteficht.com

Accomplished designer for print and web. Created successful eCommerce websites for clients such as Made In Oregon, Accomplished interactive/user experience designer for web. Designed high-profile public-facing sites for Citibank and numerous intranet sites for Citigroup, which are accessed by thousands of global employees on a daily basis. Created successful eCommerce websites for clients such as Made In Oregon, Storables, and ProtoShare. Accomplished in all aspects of digital development, including information architecture and designing for web and applications, creating powerful logos and collateral, writing clear and concise marketing copy, and effective project management.

EXPERIENCE
PCD Group, Portland, OR
Sr. Interactive/User Experience Designer, 2009 - present
• Worked exclusively with Citigroup, Citibank and Women & Co., creating project and functional requirement documents, wireframes, process flows, GUI design and copy. Designed complicated high-profile intranet sites and content management systems. Designed UX and GUI for Women & Co., a popular, Citi-curated financial site for women. Created and edited QuickTake videos for Citi.com. Maintained PCD Group's social media presence.

Site9, Portland, OR
Creative Director/Client Services Director, 2006 - 2009
• Lead designer on all projects, including web sites, logos, marketing materials and software. Designed look & feel and collaborated on user experience for major software project (ProtoShare). Successfully mentored designers in technical and artistic development. Created marketing collateral and wrote copy for email campaigns, industry conferences and corporate websites. Lead writer on corporate blog.

Creative Manager/Art Director, 2005 – 2006
• Designed and developed web projects, prototypes and site architecture. Provided attractive, clean and sensible web design and layouts. Created information architecture, strong visual styles and goals for new projects. Coordinated with clients, developers and programmers on project goals. Built and managed timelines, assigned tasks and oversaw multiple ongoing projects. Supervised Creative department, including management of a five member team.

Web Developer/Project Manager, 2003 to 2005
• Designed and developed complex database-driven eCommerce sites with emphasis on user experience. Successfully completed projects within defined budgets and timelines

Pete Ficht Design, Portland, OR
Web & Graphic Designer, 2001 to present
• Designed and developed HTML and Flash web sites. Created and output print collateral and company logos.

EDUCATION
Multimedia Certificate, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon, 2001
Master of Fine Arts, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1989
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1986

SKILLS:
• Handcoding HTML/CSS. Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, ImageReady, Page Maker, Director, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools and Microsoft Office.
• Former professional musician with performance, recording, mastering, production and other audio experience
• Further diverse creative background in theatre, film & video and creative writing
• Fluent in German

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“Pete is a dedicated, hard working employee. Pete was originally hired at Site9 as a graphic designer, and quickly became a manager of the creative department. He was responsible for managing large-scale web development projects, as well as continuing his graphic design responsibilities. As part of managing these projects, Pete also acted as liaison with customers, and worked closely with customer service to keep our clients happy. Pete is very organized, an excellent project manager, as well as having top-notch creative skills. He's also a great person to have as part of a team -- able to contribute in a number of areas and to make everyone on the team better.”
- Andrew Mottaz, CEO, Site9

“I have worked closely with Pete at Site9 where Pete directed all creative operations. Pete is a phenomenal Digital Creative Director who can handle all aspects of both online and offline creativity. For example, Pete created a super logo and design landscape for ProtoShare. He then created a consistent look and feel across all communications including the website, sales collateral and trade show booth. He also wrote the blogs and emails for our customers. Pete is top rate and highly creative. I recommend him highly.”
- Peter Weiss, Principal, Weiss Ideas

“At Site 9, Pete was asked to wear a number of hats as the company evolved. Not only did he do an excellent job in these different roles, but he also was a pleasure to work with, always handling a crisis with grace and humor. He repeatedly demonstrated a strong sense of commitment to his work, and to delivering the highest quality results.”
- John Cromett, Partner, DemoCrafters

“Pete brings creativity, a sense of collaboration, and an open mind to every project he's involved in. As a graphic designer his aesthetic is clean and unobtrustive, as an art director his leadership style is collegial and open minded, as a team member he is engaged and willing to do what is best for the project. He also has an inherent loyalty to the organization that always keeps the overall best interest in mind.”
- Murray Cizon, Assistant Director Alumni & Parent Programs at Lewis & Clark College

“Pete is perhaps the most talented designer I have ever worked with. At Site9 we worked together on a cutting-edge web 2.0 product. His designs were always fresh, current, and professional. He worked extremely well with both customers and engineers. He was widely regarded by everyone on the team.”
- Todd Lisonbee, Software Engineer, Accero, Inc.

“Pete is a pleasure to work with. Not only is he a very talented graphic designer, he is also great at articulating his views in a constructive way and bringing fresh perspective to any software project. As Client Services Director, he always put himself in the customer's shoes and worked hard on their behalf to resolve engineering issues.”
- Ben Scarola, Senior Software Engineer, Site9