Ian Soper
Product Design • User Experience Design • Front-End Development
Experience
Designer at Capital One
Capital OneCapital One 7 yrs 4 mos7 yrs 4 mos Manager, DesignManager, Design Full-timeFull-time Feb 2020 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mosFeb 2020 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos McLean, Virginia, United States · HybridMcLean, Virginia, United States · Hybrid Worked on experiences for internal developer experiences.
- Conducted user research with developers around CI/CD pipeline tooling
- Designed concepts for CI/CD experiences and knowledge managementWorked on experiences for internal developer experiences. - Conducted user research with developers around CI/CD pipeline tooling - Designed concepts for CI/CD experiences and knowledge management…see more Skills: Research Skills · Figma · User Research · Rapid Prototyping · User Experience (UX)Skills: Research Skills · Figma · User Research · Rapid Prototyping · User Experience (UX) Principle DesignerPrinciple Designer Full-timeFull-time May 2017 - Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mosMay 2017 - Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos HybridHybrid User experience for an internal enterprise data management and discovery platforms
- Designed experiences for complex data discovery and management needs
- User research to explore user needs, validated concepts, usability test designsUser experience for an internal enterprise data management and discovery platforms - Designed experiences for complex data discovery and management needs - User research to explore user needs, validated concepts, usability test designs…see more Skills: Figma (Software) · data · Interface · Service Design · User Research · Interaction Design · User Experience (UX)Skills: Figma (Software) · data · Interface · Service Design · User Research · Interaction Design · User Experience (UX) Senior Software Engineer - Front EndSenior Software Engineer - Front End May 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr 1 moMay 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo Mclean, VAMclean, VA Worked on data analysis tools for internal users
- Designed experiences for a custom data analysis tools
- Developed front-end prototypes for a data flow builder
- Conducted user research (interviews, concept validation, usability testing)Worked on data analysis tools for internal users - Designed experiences for a custom data analysis tools - Developed front-end prototypes for a data flow builder - Conducted user research (interviews, concept validation, usability testing)…see more Skills: User Research · Rapid Prototyping · Interaction Design · JavaScript · Front-end · User Experience (UX)
Senior Visual Designer → WiserTogether
Washington, D.C. • 2013-2016
- UX/UI Design for our main product, MyWiserHealth.com
- Product Design: Created wireframes, user flows, iconography, visual designs, style guide
- Prototyping responsive user experiences using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Bootstrap, Foundation, PatternLab, Static Site Generators, Angular JS)
- Usability testing and remote user testing using UserTesting.com & UsabilityHub
- Integral to guiding product vision and features
- Introduced design thinking to the product team
Senior Designer → Virginia Web Properties
Fredericksburg, VA • 5/2011–4/2013
- Redesigned their flagship site, Job.com, with responsibilities including UI/UX and front-end development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
- Created a more modern and optimized front-end development with
- implementing SASS/Compass, jQuery, HTML5 and progressive enhancement
- Worked closely with stakeholders on business, marketing and development teams to plan and implement projects
- Designed display ads, social media, print collateral, email and trade show marketing pieces
Freelance Graphic Designer → Self Employed
6/2007—2012
- Website design and development
- Identity design, including style guidelines and branding collateral
- Specialized in designing and developing websites as custom WordPress themes with hand-coded HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP
Senior Designer → **Cardinal Press
Fredericksburg, VA • 6/2005–6/2007
Graphic design and prepress work for internal projects and for external clients
- Designed a diverse set of materials from annual reports, newsletters, brochures, logos and branding, and promotional pieces, including an award-winning annual report for Toys for Tots Foundation
Director of Communications → **Salem Fields Community Church
Fredericksburg, VA • 8/2003–4/2005
- Developed the position from the ground-up
- Design for Identity, marketing collateral, web site and both internal and external communications from the church (including church ministries, special events, worship message series, and marketing campaigns)
- Worked with various volunteer and staff leadership to meet the individual design and communication needs of each group
- Managed volunteers to help with graphic design, web development, photography, writing and other creative needs
Education
BA in Art → Olivet Nazarene University (2002)
Community Involvement
Fredericksburg All Ages / Studio 15 • 2013-2015
- Digital Arts Studio for Students
- Hosted workshops and meet ups
Others
Startup Weekend, Rappahannock Independent Film Festival, Panta Rhei Project (youth arts)
Skills & Interests
- UI: Visual Design Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Sketch.app — whatever gets the job done
- UX: Wire-framing, Prototyping, Usability Testing
- Front-End Development: HTML, CSS, Javascript
- Build Tools: Gulp, Grunt, Bower, NPM, Static Site Generators
- Digital and Traditional Photography
- Apple: Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Power user and Problem Solver — I try to work smarter to solve problems through automation and systems