STEVEN KOVAR PROFILE VISUAL DESIGNER I’ve been working as a visual designer for over 15 years. I specialize in UI, screen, and motion design for web applications, interactive products, digital www.skovar.com signage, websites, and events. www.linkedin.com/in/skovar [email protected] WORK EXPERIENCE

Encore Event Technologies (2005-Present) Work as visual designer for Encore Event Technologies in internal and FOCUS external marketing and communication. Apply and expand brand standards to digital interfaces, videos, proposals and marketing pieces which facilitate USER INTERFACE DESIGN communication between Encore employees and their customers. Executed Wireframing and prototyping responsive designs for Encore partners within partner brand standards, including; designs while being conscious of brand Hyatt Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Marriott Hotels, and Omni Hotels & Resorts. goals, standards and user experience Steven Kovar Interactive (2005-Present) FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT Interface design, video, animation, event design, web design. Worked for Implementing designs using HTML5, Encore Event Technologies and partners. Worked for Freeman and Freeman CSS, and Javascript using SASS Canada. Worked extensively on Harley-Davidson’s American and International and other contemporary production tools, patterns and standards Training Programs as a contractor with Message Makers from 2001-2016. Facilitated live events through event branding and content development CMS IMPLEMENTATION and content push on dozens of events in the US, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Creating user-friendly content Worked on-site developing content with Harley-Davidson leads in Sydney, management configurations using Tokyo, Shanghai, and Bali while on 5-week tour producing material and ProcessWire, Craft and Wordpress. experiences at Harley-Davidson training events.

Kaplan Financial (2005-2007) Print and marketing design. Animation and Interactive for online learning. Developed identity collateral and for Kaplan CPA, Kaplan Financial, Dearborn Real Estate and Kaplan Real Estate, including catalogs, brochures, posters, and flyers.

Message Makers (1999-2009) Graphic design for Harley-Davidson Motor Company Training Events: Primary Officer Training, Harley-Davidson University, Harley Rally Coordinator Training. On design team for Harley-Davidson European Training Programs between 2006-2009.

Lansing City Pulse (2000-2002) Principle designer of a weekly newspaper. Responsibilities included layout, content management, illustration, infographics, and ad design for a 20-page weekly newspaper. STEVEN KOVAR EDUCATION

VISUAL DESIGNER Lansing Community College – Lansing Michigan Associates of Applied Arts, Graphic Design, 1999 www.skovar.com www.linkedin.com/in/skovar [email protected] SPECIAL PROJECTS

Encore Cumulus Mobile Event App, 2013-2017 Design & programmed and maintained the front-end of Encore’s mobile event app, Encore Cumulus 1.0.

517ArtSearch, 2015-Present With Message Makers, Designed, programmed and published a public art- SKILLS finding app for finding public art in the Mid-Michigan area. The app is available in the iOS and Android app stores. WEB/INTERFACE HTML 5 Berlinlist.com, 2010-2013 CSS/SASS Designed, programmed and managed content for an event listing website InVision covering the gallery and music scene in Berlin. Managed updated daily Adobe XD listings of exhibitions and events for over 50 museums, 200 art galleries Foundation CSS Framework and 30 night clubs. Bootstrap CSS Framework UIKit CSS Framework Harley-Davidson North American Training Programs, 2001-2011 Javacript + Jquery Library Pre-event Design work and on-site content developement and graphics push Ionic for Harley-Davidson’s H.O.G. Programs in the United States and Canada. PHP Multilingual content and design management. Processwire CMS Craft CMS Harley-Davidson European Training Programs, 2006-2010 WordPress CMS Pre-event Design and on-site graphics push for Harley-Davidson’s H.O.G. European Programs in Spain, Germany, France, Italy, & UK. Multilingual ExpressionEngine JQMobile content and design management.

DESIGN / ANIMATION Harley-Davidson Asia-Pacific Training Program, 2014-2015 Adobe Photoshop Pre-event Design work and on-site graphics push and facilitation for Harley- Adobe Illustrator Davidson’s H.O.G. Asia Programs in Australia, Bali, China and Japan. Adobe Indesign Multilingual content and design management. Adobe After Effects

MEDIA ART / SOUND COMMUNITY PROJECTS Pure Data Kunst am Spreeknie and Transformart, 2013 - 2018 Arduino Ableton Live Joined festival planning committee and volunteered as designer and marketing Modul8 support for a large art festival in Berlin, Germany.