Alex Rekas

IdeaCrew / Design Lead

7/2020 – PRESENT, DC & REMOTE

 

User-Centered Product Design

Creation, maintenance, and implementation of IdeaCrew’s design system in Figma
Prototyping concept Healthcare technology products
Designing tools/resources for internal use
Creating, presenting, and negotiating new design patterns to stakeholders

 

User Experience Design

Updating existing parts of the application to be compliant with 508c (WCAG 2+) accessibility standards
Defining user stories to build out user-centered features within the application
Distilization of complex healthcare rules into simplistic design patterns
Evaluating and revamping existing design patterns to improve user experience

 

Other

Building out document & presentation templates for external and internal use
Improving marketing/sales efforts through design
Integrating human-centered design into a development-focused company

 

Contract & Freelance / Designer

4/2016 – PRESENT, DC & REMOTE

 

Newmark Knight Frank

Conducted user interviews of current & prospective users for research gathering
Communicating objectives to stakeholders through wireframes
Developing and modifying software features for implementation

 

Marriott International

Creative direction for brand photography, design systems, and print media
Logo identities for internal teams, groups, and events
Product & UX design for employee training systems

 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Wireframing using recently established design guidelines
Conducted a heuristic evaluation on the CDC website
Creating assets for use on the CDC website and social media channels

 

Various Clients

Building engaging websites that focus on usability, aesthetics, and business goals
Developing personas to better understand how to design for specific needs
Designing brand identities for concept, established, and start-up companies
Product & UX design for mobile and web-based applications

 

Distributed Solutions / Designer

4/2013 – 4/2016, RESTON VA

 

User Experience Design

Creating personas to use within new software features
Wireframe design based on proposed feature sets
Reformatting layout design from user feedback

 

User Interface Design

High-fidelity mockups of new features and updates to existing page layouts
Maintaining and updating visual guidelines throughout the software suite
Static and dynamic prototype design for new software features

 

Front-end Development

Building the framework for new software features based on design concepts

 

Town of Herndon (Parks & Recreation Dept.) / Graphic Designer

8/2006 – 4/2020, HERNDON VA / REMOTE

 

Digital & Print Design

Designing marketing brochures, forms, maps, posters, signage, swag, etc.
Preparation of digital media for print production on various mediums
Developing identity logos for various events throughout the year
Photography to be used in marketing materials