Manganade

About Me

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I’m Johnny Mango, a UX Designer & Product Developer.

Manganade Designs is owned and operated by Johnny Mango an Interactive Media Designer and Product Developer. In the industry I am known as the fabled: Unicorn Designer I like to think I’m a Master Jedi Rock Star. Either way I hope to make an impact on society by creating organic and intuitive user interface designs that function seamlessly with life.

  • Owner:Johnny Mango
  • Identifies As:Master Jedi Rock Star
  • Experience:11yrs
  • Email:info@Manganade.com
  • Location:Boston, MA.
  • Freelance:Available
My Resume

HTML

85%

CSS

90%

JavaScript

60%

My Skills

  • Interaction Design
  • User Interviews
  • Persona Development
  • Storyboarding
  • Information Architecture
  • Card Sorting
  • Usability Testing
  • Visual Design
  • Illustration
  • Low-Fidelity Wireframes
  • Interactive Mockups
  • Accessibility
Proficient With

Adobe XD

95%

PhotoShop

85%

Illustrator

90%

After Effects

70%

Sketch

80%

InVision

85%
Frameworks

Bootstrap

90%

Material Design

80%

Fluent UI

75%

Angular

70%

Experience & Education

Senior UX Designer & Product Developer
January 2010 - Present

Sole proprietor of Manganade Designs. Providing Design consulting for the Greater Boston Area.

Senior UX/UI Designer
August 2018 - February 2019 (Contract)

Performed on going usability testing to proactively identify user interface related roadblocks with a focus on improving the overall experience of the product(s). Gathered client requirements through customer interviews and lead Product team through ideation sessions in an Agile UX environment. Storyboarded and diagramed potential problems with the interface, conducted information architecture workshops and user focused design sessions. Developed interactive prototypes and user flows according to the end users’ requirements.

Contracted by: RSA (DELL/EMC)

Senior UX/UI Designer
October 2017 - February 2018 (Contract)

Ensured the design concepts were appropriate for the targeted audience and marketing goals set by the client while also meeting WCAG 2.0 compliance. Gathered design requirements from clients and presented concepts, wireframes, and mockups. Created UI mockups and documentation for the developers to take to production. Produced HTML, CSS templates and other code necessary for interface appearance and functionality.

Contracted by: Millipore Sigma

UX/UI Designer
March 2017 - May 2017 (Contract)

Created journey maps, user flows and UI mockups according to user personas. Optimized UX/UI designs through review and analysis of user needs. Provided technical assistance and guidance to designers, developers, and QA. Recommend new and emerging assistive technology solutions to increase accessibility in accordance with WCAG 2.0.

Contracted by: Boston College

UX/UI Designer
May 2016 - February 2017 (Contract)

Defined and prepared UI features within the product, both new and updates to the existing software. Designed and created annotated screen mockups, wire frames and interactive prototypes demonstrating the end user experience. Participated in engineering scrum meetings to promote best Agile UX practices and interacted with engineering team during the entire build process.

Contracted by: ERT

UX Designer & Front-End Developer
January 2016 - May 2016 (Contract)

Designed, architected, developed, tested, and deployed EE (Expression Engine) based solutions. Served as a design lead for the Product Development team.

Contracted by: UMASS Boston

UX Designer & Front-End Developer
July 2015 - November 2015

Maintained and updated corporate websites built with Drupal.

UX Designer & Front-End Developer
July 2014 - May 2015

Lead team through new Beta Application launch.

UX Designer & Applications Developer
October 2012 - April 2014

Designed User-Friendly Interfaces and Developed ColdFusion, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript Websites.

User Experience Designer
April 2012 - Aug 2012 (Intern)

Design Intern for a Social Media Start Up.

Bachelors of Science
December 2009 - Aug 2012

Studied Web Design and Interacitve Media at the New England Institute of Art.

Senior Field Service Engineer
November 2004 - February 2010

Field Service Engineer for Medtronic Cardiovascular assigned to the North East Region.

Avionics Technician AV8B Harrier
June 1999 - June 2004 (Honorably Discharged)

Trained pilots and technicians on aircraft systems, and operational procedures. Performed aircraft maintenance.

Certificate Electrical Engineering
1999-2000

Studied Avionics Technician AE Level Class at Naval Aviation School Pensacola.

Studied Fine Arts
1997-1998

Studied Fine Arts at the Montseratt College of Art.