Ian Soper

Product Design • User Experience Design • Front-End Development

me@iansoper.com

540-809-8020

Fredericksburg, Virginia


Portfolio: IanSoper.com

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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