Steve J. Bayer

Current

Social Media/Experience Designer at Independant Consultant
XHTML/CSS Web Developer at Independant Consultant

Past

Junior User Experience Designer at Ms. Deena Varshavskaya
Independant Web Professional at Independant Consultant (Self-employed)
Technical Support Executive at Sutherland Global Services

Registration Operator at Dubai World Trade Centre

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Education

Skyline College Sharjah
Al Nahda National Schools

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Steve J. Bayer’s Summary

As an interaction designer who wears multiple hats, I design applications, products and services that are desirable and easy to use.

I also contribute to open source projects. One of my contributions to the Drupal project is the design of an interface enhancement that has been included in Drupal 7. Over 200,000 websites use Drupal as their CMS.

Steve J. Bayer’s Specialties:

I design solutions for communication and interface related issues at consumer contact points which increases: stakeholder satisfaction, consumer recommendation and loyalty.

Steve J. Bayer’s Experience

Social Media/Experience Designer

Independant Consultant

(Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)

Designing for improved customer and stakeholder experiences.

Includes but is not limited to social media related projects.

Design/plan:
-A business' approach to online and local customer/client contact points.
-Layout of a website's applications, content and media objects.
-Layout of an applications features

Note:
I may conduct preliminary user research myself or carry on from previously conducted user research or market research.

For projects requiring impressive graphics detail, I work alongside a dedicated graphics designer who can add detailing to the foundational layout designs and specifications I provide.

I can then code the layout and embed the graphics into a website myself or send the designs to a production team for feature rich projects.
XHTML/CSS Web Developer

Independant Consultant

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Part time occupation transforming client provided designs (Photoshop templates or Fireworks PNGs) into Drupal website themes and Wordpress website themes as well as adding improvements to designs.

In addition to XHTML/CSS design implementation services, I provide additional services which includes (but is not limited to) code based SEO optimization of implemented designs, SEO link building and social media communication services on twitter and facebook fan pages.

Apart from providing commercial services, I occasionally contribute my skills and expertise as an interaction designer to open source groups:
-Natural User Interface group (joined Jan 2009)
-Drupal's Usability group (joined Jan 2008)
Junior User Experience Designer

Ms. Deena Varshavskaya

(Internet industry)

June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

-Co-created wire frames for e-commerce websites, media portals and social networks:
--mydisneymovies.com
--fear.net
--primecut module for myspace.com
-- AAA.com
--bratzlilangelz.com
-Addressed issues in the navigational architecture of Websites for improved end-user navigation, product recognition and product purchase flows for the end-user.
Independant Web Professional
Independant Consultant (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

-Provide consultation on web based applications that suit client goals.
-Provide web based application installation and server hosting support
-Install and configure web based applications (CMS) extensions such as plug ins/modules.
-Provide application theme editing services (XHTML/CSS.)
-Provide content entry services for web based applications.
Technical Support Executive

Sutherland Global Services

(Privately Held; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

November 2006 — February 2007 (4 months)

-Provided printer hardware and software related trouble shooting services to customers over VOIP phone lines.
-Resolved complaints and referred grievances to designated departments for further investigation.
-Recorded client information, trouble shooting processes, inquiries and sales in web based databases.
-Provided additional product information to customers to create a better brand and product awareness.
-Generated above average sales (equivalent to senior technical support executives) of printers, printer accessories and printer warranties to customers over VOIP phone lines.
Registration Operator

Dubai World Trade Centre

(Government Agency; Events Services industry)

September 2005 — September 2005 (1 month)

Temporary/Part Time Work for GITEX 2005

-Entered hand written registration forms into a networked registration application system.
-Printed out exhibition badges using information extracted from registration applications and prior information stored in application databases.
-Recognized and reported issues in the user flow while entering registration details into a newly developed registration application system which handled over 15,000 registrations per day. Issues were immediately resolved the following day due to clarity in the issue's verbal report.

Steve J. Bayer’s Education

Skyline College Sharjah

Associates , International Business Administration , 2001 — 2004

-Proven success as a task leader for multiple team related projects.
-Consistently scored highest for 'presentation quality' for team and solo projects
-Applied advanced knowledge of Microsoft Power Point slide presentation techniques to create visually impressive presentations.
-Applied innate understanding of information design to produce note worthy presentations.
-Sound strategic analysis provided reports which directly addressed the goals of assigned projects leading to winning projects or top tier placement.

Activities and Societies:

Bi-Annual Newsline Layout Co-ordinator
Al Nahda National Schools