Randy Ellis

Marketing Consultant | UI/UX Designer | Trainer | Project Manager c: (312) 405-7455 | e: r.ellis@ppegllc.com | web: http://about.me/randyellis

Profile
Effective team player with a solution oriented focus. Excellent communication skills. Ability to identify and avert complex issues to maximize company productivity. Open to resolving complex organizational challenges. Exceptional varied experience meeting critical target dates and superior multi-tasking capabilities. Looking to add substantial value to an organization seeking an entry level, self-starting technologist with the passion and growth potential to exceed expectations in a challenging industry.

Specialties/Skills
Marketing, Social Media, Analytics: Market Research and Analysis, Traditional/Conventional/Conceptual Marketing, Web/Print Design, Branding & Identity Social Media Strategist, Blogging Technical: HTML, Ruby, Ruby on Rails , CSS, HTML5, WordPress, Drupal, SEO, SQL, PHP, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite, Computer Assembly/Troubleshooting, Web Project Management, Basecamp, Design: Adobe Creative Suite, Typography, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel PhotoPaint

Experience
I.C. Stars Technology/Business Development Program Intern April 2011 July 2011 (4 Months) (http://www.icstars.org) Chicago, IL Acquired over 1000 hours of accelerated technology/business training, utilizing the latest in real-world technology applications for making critical and effective business decisions. Developed new business attributes and skill sets for emerging career opportunities in fortune 500 business environments. Consultant: CEO/Project Manager/Marketing TTX Company Privately Held; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry April 2011 May 2011 (2 months) Chicago, IL Provided cost/compare analysis for TTX Company a private company that owns a large fleet of freight cars and provides them to stockholding railroads. Responsibility for research/analysis/deployment of a replacement "out-of-the-box" solution to manage projects/resources/reporting. Managed a team of four and work closely with outside companies such as Chicago based Microsoft Technology Center to better understand the latest core features of the nominated project management software Microsoft Project/Project Server/SharePoint. Participant: Lead UI-UX Designer/Chief Marketing Officer Native Capital Investments Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry May 2011 June 2011 (2 months) Chicago, IL Created a Chicago based mobile app publishing company called KosmicEgg Labs and developed a native iOS application named Numero: The Lottery Ticket Scanning App. The app provided Illinois Lottery participants a convenient way to monitor their purchased ticket for whether the chosen numbers were winners/non-winners. Responsible for marketing operations, sales operations, product management, partnership marketing, and customer service and customer retention, web design and web content management. Drove day-to-day execution and improvement of the company's marketing plan; analyze/research of the competition; monitored the management and research teams on product development; directed customer service and customer service monitoring processes to ensure client retention and to ensure that customer feedback informs the development process of the product (or service); created future product/service ideas for KosmicEgg's business growth. Consultant: Lead Designer/Project Manager Triple Threat Mentoring Non-for-Profit Sector June 2011 Present (2 months) Chicago, IL Responsible for the re-design of the Triple Threat Mentoring website on the latest WordPress Platform. Integrated jQuery, HTML5 scripts for intuitive site navigation. Created/Debugged customize CSS code to better fit the organizations branding. Oversaw and maintained project transparency with client over the course of production. Supervised team of three to research/analyze/deploy clients requests.

Red Bull North America, Inc. Consultant (2007-2010) (http://www.redbullusa.com) Chicago, IL Worked closely with Chicago division Brand Manager/Field Managers to accommodate high-level tasks such as: Designing/Editing event flyers for pre-flight and mass distribution to targeted market. Organized/Managed roster of musical entertainment for Official Red Bull Events/Convention shows e.g. Art-Of-Can, Freestyle, etc. Assistant music producer responsible for scouting music for Red Bull soccer camp video footage. TeleSight Inc. (TSI) Quality Assurance Coordinator/Trainer (2004-2005) Interviewer/Mentor (2003-2004) (http://www.telesight.com) Chicago, IL Interviewed and trained call center new hires for market research firm. Clients included General Electric and Microsoft. Created intuitive database surveys for consumers. Surveys focused on customer satisfaction around home/commercial appliance delivery, as well as, customer help desk experience. Trained employees on survey navigation and deployment, including evaluating performance after training sessions. Audited database comments to ensure optimal response customer needs. Lead Project Manager for researching/editing/deploying assessment tests for new hires during their 30 day probation period; test revision increased new hires performance by 10% within first 3 weeks of implementing new test. Founder/Chief Creative Engineer Graphinheit Studios/PPEG, LLC. Marketing/Graphic Design Industry January 1998 December 2010 (13 years) Chicago, IL Owner of Graphinheit Studios/Pure Product Entertainment Group, LLC. located in Chicago Illinois. A brand identity companies specializing in design UI/UX design. Managed/Researched client projects for local and national marketing campaigns. Used Adobe Creative Suite applications to create desktop publishing project from concept to consumer. Provided custom brand identity packages to start-up recording labels to public relations firms. Sample design work includes: Lead UI/UX Designer: Scratch DJ Academy (June 2008 December 2008) Lead UI/UX: Designer Prime Cuts Productions (March 2008 August 2008) Web Designer: RoseHip Records (February 2008 May 2008) Designer: Dorothy Browns Vote 2 Live Campaign (August 2007 September 2007) Consultant/ Brand Designer: Leveche Restaurant (May 2007 August 2007) Concept Designer: WIIT 88.9 April 2007 (May 2007) Consultant/Graphics Editor: BumSquad DJz Magazine (June 2006 September 2006) Creative Consultant: League of Black Women (August 2005 November 2005

Education/Training/Certifications
SEMPO Institute (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) Keyword & Copywriting - Linking & Brand Awareness (2011) ThoughtWorks (www.thoughtworks.com) Ruby/Ruby on Rails training (2011) Westwood College of Technology BA, Business (2005-2007) International Academy of Design & Technology BA, Advertising & Design (1999-2001)
Randy Ellis | 6127 S Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 | c: (312) 405-7455 | e: r.ellis@ppegllc.com | web: http://about.me/randyellis For more detailed information regarding my past projects please visit LinkedIn.com | References available upon request