Interactive Consultant; Website Developer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Creative Director at BPG Worldwide
- Product Manager at Dipdive.com
- Web Consultant/Developer at Flores Design Group
- Past
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- Technical Project Manager at SolutionSet
- Flash Developer at Arena Solutions
- Co-Founder/VP/Technical Director at Lightspeed Interactive, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Kevin Flores’s Summary
Since 2007, I've been working with a global team of designers and developers on a large scale community-based rich media website, Dipdive.com. As Product Manager, I share responsibility with my EU team counterpart to oversee design and usability, determine and prioritize requirements and schedule feature development and launch.
Previously: In 1994 I co-founded an interactive multimedia company, Lightspeed Interactive, Inc. The company grew successfully for 6 years with a small, but effective production team. From the business end, I managed day-to-day operations including facility, personnel and financial management. From the production end, I lead development on a majority of projects.
In 2000, with an infusion of venture funding for growth, we redirected the company focus from multimedia services to software development and custom installations. I managed the production and delivery teams on a variety of large-scale projects and custom installations until 2002, when the company merged with TopicalNet, Inc. to form a new entity, LightSpeed Software Inc. (In 2003, the company changed its name again to Astoria Software.)
Short list of past clients: Cisco, Oracle, Intel, Microsoft, Novell, Hughes Aircraft, Applied Biosystems, Novellus, Seagate Technology, Agile Software, and Harvard Business School Publishing.
With a desire to return to interactive media development, I began consulting for new clients with a team of designers and developers.
Short list of clients as an independent consultant: Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Phoenix Technologies, Arena Solutions, Sabrix, Sana Security, Trend Micro, Plantronics, Alpine and VMware.
Kevin Flores’s Specialties:
Online community and rich media website design and development; user interface and experience design; interactive marketing presentations; online training and rich media applications using Flash, video, animation, and narration
Kevin Flores’s Experience
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Creative Director
BPG Worldwide
(Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
- Creative Direction: Design and usability of online experiences to support business objectives
- Project Management with multiple design and programming teams -
Product Manager
Dipdive.com
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
As Product Manager, I share responsibility with my EU team counterpart to oversee design and usability, determine and prioritize requirements and schedule feature development and launch.
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Web Consultant/Developer
Flores Design Group
(Online Media industry)
August 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)
- Marketing / Training / Advertising Consultant
- Interactive Marketing Presentations and Rich Media Applications
- Online Training Applications
- Video Production / Animation / Design
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Technical Project Manager
SolutionSet
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)
- Technical scope of work development with clients
- Project Management working with design and programming teams
- Flash development -
Flash Developer
Arena Solutions
(Online Media industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
• Strategic consulting on presentation objectives/creative directions
• Flash Development of numerous interactive presentations throughout website -
Co-Founder/VP/Technical Director
Lightspeed Interactive, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)
August 1994 — August 2002 (8 years 1 month)
- Co-Founder/VP/Technical Director of interactive design and multimedia production company
- Managed day-to-day operations of multiple facilities
- Lead developer on a number of award-winning projects for high-tech companies
Kevin Flores’s Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BFA , Industrial Design , 1989 — 1993
Advanced Interdisciplinary Study in 3D Visualization at National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
- Activities and Societies:
- Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), Star Course (Entertainment Events Organization), Krannert Center for Performing Arts (Graphic Designer)
Additional Information
Kevin Flores’s Websites:
Kevin Flores’s Interests:
New Media, Technology Trends, Popular Culture
Kevin Flores’s Groups:
Past Treasurer/Board Member: Almaden Parents Pre-School (co-operative pre-school)
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UX Professionals -
Dipdive Development
Kevin Flores’s Honors:
Project Awards:
Clio Award: Interactive (Gold)
Electronic Link Award
Interactive Conference Best of Show
San Jose Addy Awards
San Jose Joey Awards
Flame Awards
Macromedia People's Choice Award
Telly International Award
New Media Invision Awards
Publications:
Presentations Magazine
New Media Magazine
AV Video/Multimedia Producer Magazine
In Your Face; The Best of Interactive Interface Design
In Your Face Too!: The Best of Interactive Interface Designs
Kevin Flores’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
