Daniel Ponce
chiwis.com
Summary
I'm a creative designer with diverse experience in games and tech. I believe that design is to make user experiences straightforward, and enjoyable to interact with. I love creative collaboration and am a big proponent of iterative design.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
UI Technical Designer
Ubisoft
11.2020 - Current
- Worked on the live service game Rocksmith+. Available on Consoles, PCs, and Mobile devices.
- Feature lead on the First Time User Experience, instrument connection user flow, Tone Library, and Accessibility.
- First Time User Experience had a 90% completion rate on both console and mobile.
- Connection settings had a 99% completion rate.
- Implement static and animated user interfaces utilizing our node-based, visual scripting language, ensuring they are easy to understand, navigate, and convey information for an effective end-user experience.
- Provide in-game UI assets to support team-wide project communication, vision, and marketing needs. Building logical UI flows and producing final engine assets.
- Execute UI design in the engine with a keen eye for detail, considering the overall art treatment, screen-to-screen UI placement, and data structures while maintaining consistency throughout the project interface.
- Contribute to and iterate on creative and technical solutions.
- Currently working on the project XDefiant.
Design Technologist
Indeed
04.2018 - 11.2020
- Lead Front-End and a designer on Smart Apply. This was a complete re-design of the job application flow at Indeed.com.
- Application completion rates went up 5% after the launch of Smart Apply.
- High-quality applications went up by 10%.
- Worked across three teams and was responsible for interaction design, wireframing, and prototyping.
- Worked closely with the Indeed UX designers, researchers, and engineers on these teams to design and code new user interfaces for upcoming features.
- After a successful round of research, the prototype for Smart Apply went into production and I helped oversee front-end development until the launch.
Co-Founder, Designer, UI, UX, Project Manager
Crater House
05.2011 - 04.2018
- Co-founded Crater House, a small independent game studio specializing in Unity3d development.
- We shipped 10 games for clients including Shaquille O'Neal, Kraken Rum, USC Games, and The Israel Antiquities Authority.
- We are focused on taking projects from inception to completion for internal and client-commissioned projects.
- Was responsible for design, gameplay programming, and UI design for all Crater House projects.
Education
Master of Arts - Game And Interactive Media Design
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Visual Communications
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA01.2007
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite - 10 years
- Unity3d - 10 years
- C# - 9 years
- Javascript - 4 years
- Miro - 3 years
- Figma - 3 years
- Reactjs - 3 years
- SaSS - 3 years
- Maya - 2 years
- Snowdrop (Ubisoft proprietary game engine) - 3 years
- Fluent in Spanish
Websites
Timeline
UI Technical Designer
Ubisoft
11.2020 - Current
Design Technologist
Indeed
04.2018 - 11.2020
Co-Founder, Designer, UI, UX, Project Manager
Crater House
05.2011 - 04.2018
Master of Arts - Game And Interactive Media Design
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Visual Communications
San Francisco State University
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