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Name

Louis L. Kam

Specialty

UX/Product Dev.

Technical Skills

  • Product management
  • Hardware/IoT development
  • Software development
  • Team building and management
  • Rapid prototyping & wireframing
  • Use case/user flow development
  • User-centered design

Business Development Skills

  • P&L management and revenue analysis
  • Market analysis, domestic and international
  • Contract negotiation
  • Cap table creation
  • Versed in Chinese digital media law

Design Software

  • Adobe Photoshop CC
  • Adobe Illustrator CC
  • Adobe InDesign CC
  • Adobe Flash CC
  • Adobe After Effects CC
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CC
  • Apple Final Cut Pro

Audio Production Software

  • Ableton Live 9
  • Propellerhead Reason 7
  • Adobe Audition CC

3D Packages

  • 3ds max 2016
  • mental ray
  • SolidWorks
  • Google SketchUp

Coding Languages

  • HTML 4 & 5
  • CSS 3 + LESS
  • JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX & JSON
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • Actionscript 2 & 3
  • Python
  • .htaccess
  • LabVIEW G-Code

Human Languages

  • English (native fluency)
  • Chinese (native fluency in Mandarin & Wu dialects)
  • Brazilian Portuguese (intermediate fluency)
  • Spanish (limited working proficiency)

Experience

Boston Consulting Group

Lead Experience Designer

  • Designed and delivered an award-winning digital platform for Prudential plc, a multinational financial services company based in London, bringing annuities, insurance and individual investments to the web.
  • Lead designer on a fully integrated travel app for a major European airline, focused on customizing all aspects of the travel experience.
  • Founding and lead designer of Xinkaishi a device and app venture developed for Allianz. Designed app from end-to-end entirely in Chinese, including interface designs with external hardware devices.
  • Conducted multiple rounds of concept and user testing to better inform the Xinkaishi product in mandarin Chinese as well as user testing in England for Prudential plc.
  • Assisted in hardware device functionality, utilizing round-robin playback based on beat detection algorithms to optimize sound quality.
  • Designed and developed marketing and app-supported websites and interfaces for Xinkaishi product, including work implementing Web Audio API.
  • Researched and delivered designs based upon the preferences of several international demographics in Europe, North America and Asia.
  • Directly managed marketing vendors and other partners to develop go-to-market operations for Xinkaishi product.
  • Negotiated several vendor contracts, including product packaging suppliers, legal and technical service providers and content providers.
  • Stood up servers in mainland China as well as acquired all necessary permits and certifications to operate in market.
  • Presented products to potential investors and clients in high level meetings with senior executives of Prudential plc and Allianz.
  • Translated numerous documents between English and Chinese, including original research conducted with key business partners.

Experience

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Senior UX Designer

  • Designed and developed self-service support products for AAA game titles including Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Ghosts.
  • Managed a small design team to expedite production.
  • Designed and developed game assets for AAA titles.
  • Designed applications on social platforms including Jive and Twitter.
  • Adapted and developed products for Salesforce CRM.

Experience

Microsoft Corporation

UX Designer/Product Designer 3

  • Designed full end-to-end user experiences for MSN’s global properties as well as the network’s internal editorial and production tools.
  • Converted creative briefs into wireframes, user scenarios, and full-fledged visual experiences for desktop and touch interfaces.
  • Principal designer of the UX Incubation Team. Responsible for designing and developing fully featured product prototypes with functional frontend and backend components through iterations in an agile/scrum environment.
  • Utilized social integration into platforms including Twitter API.
  • Used feedback from customers and focus groups to inform design iterations.

Experience

Tribune Company

Interaction Designer/Web Coordinator

  • Designed, developed and deployed several medium scale news websites, resulting in a 300% year-to-year increase in traffic.
  • Expanded saleable product line to increase sales from $70k/yr. to $500k/yr.+ Conceptualized and designed localized advertisements and promotional campaigns for clients like McDonald’s, FOX Network, and AEG Live.
  • Developed interactive web applications for use in contests and promotions, driving substantial site traffic during promo periods.

Experience

Kids R Paramount

Partner/Interaction Designer

  • Scripted, filmed and provided art direction for several film projects, one of which was used to help raise $540,000 at a charity event.
  • Consulted directly with clients like Boys and Girls Clubs of King County and Industry PR to direct and produce creative pieces in various mediums.
  • Designed and developed a custom CMS to manage the company website, ensuring compatibility with all major browsers and devices to maximize exposure and potential client base.
  • Built rigs for green screening, stop motion, and photography in order to achieve unique special effects.

Training

University of Washington

Chemistry (ACS-Certified) & Mathematics

GPA: 3.51

Awards

Hypercube Scholar Award

For excellence in computational chemistry.