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AMP Corporate Training

UX/UI Project
Project 01

AMP Corporate Training

Collaborated with stakeholders and dev team on redesign and upgrade of academic management software for a web application initially to be used internally and then packaged for sale to outside organizations. The UI was designed from conceptualization utilizing stakeholder requirements, critical path analyses, keeping user experience at the heart of the process.

  • Client: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Project Type: User Experience & User Interface Design

Med FX

UX/UI Project
Project 02

Med FX

This web app was two-pronged. The first objective was to provide any BCM doctor with a platform to personalize a site of their own, or for their practice. The second was to provide an easy way for patients to search for and get all the necessary info for doctors. Two different interfaces were presented.

  • Client: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Project Type: User Experience & User Interface Design

Website Gallery

Web Design
Project 03

Website Gallery

This is a collection of website designs and redesigns. In each case a full web analysis was completed before meeting with the client to determine the best plan of action. After solutions were presented regarding the new flow and, in most cases, updated content, new designs were created and presented.

  • Client: Various
  • Project Type: Web Design & User Experience

Logo Collection

Branding/Identity
Project 04

Logo Collection

This is a collection of various logo designs and redesigns for clients ranging from local non-profits to start-ups to national companies. In the case of redesigns, the original logo is shown and noted.

  • Client: Various
  • Project Type: Logo Design

UTHealth Constellation Gala

Event Materials
Project 05

UTHealth Constellation Gala

Every year UTHealth throws an annual event to raise funds to support endowed professorships, chairs and scholarships. The constellation theme represented the six schools that form UTHealth's stellar organization. Custom invitations and programs were created for the event itself, as well as a pre-event for young professionals and a separate Underwriter's Party.

  • Client: The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston
  • Project Type: Print Design

Basin Supply

Print Brochures
Project 06

Basin Supply

These marketing brochures for Basin Supply were for the Mombasa and Middle East divisions. They were printed with spot varnishes to set off both the logo and cover images, and featured a custom pocket folder on the inside back cover to hold various one-sheet inserts.

  • Client: Basin Supply
  • Project Type: Print Design & Print Production
About
“Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating.” Don Norman, The Design of Everyday Things

Education

The Art Institute of New York City — Associate Degree — 2003
State University of New York at Albany — Bachelor Degree — 1999

Computer Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, WordPress, HTML5, CSS3,
Sketch and working knowledge of Bootstrap 3

Awards

  • 2013 GD USA American Web Design Awards — Children at Risk,
    Lone Survivor Foundation, ThumbWar
  • 2013 Addy Awards — First Call, ThumbWar
  • 2010 PRSA Silver Anvil Award — eBay Let’s Make a Daily Deal
  • 2009 Silver SABRE Award — eBay Let’s Make a Daily Deal

Hello, I'm Jonathan Netek

My Approach

I believe good design is simple and attractive, but above all, usable. Creating good design (whether print, digital, or visual) requires a delicate balance of aesthetics, business acumen and an understanding and empathy for the end user.

Other Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of user-centered practice and theory with the ability to deliver in ever-changing situations
  • Enthusiasm for an iterative design process driven by group critiques in an Agile environment
  • Organized, detail-oriented creative individual with strong problem solving skills and 10+ years of experience
  • Experience with photo/video shoot preparation, budgeting, production and art direction
  • Well-versed in brand guidelines and identity standards for institutions great and small
  • Extensive experience managing vendors, photographers, illustrators, junior design staff and client relationships
  • Proven project management skills, leadership abilities and client relations

Experience

UX / UI / WEB DESIGNER
Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, TX
December 2014 — March 2016

DESIGN DIRECTOR
RMH Marketing & Media — Houston, TX
June 2012 — August 2014

SENIOR DESIGNER / ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR
Edelman PR — New York, NY
October 2006 — May 2011

DESIGNER / SENIOR DESIGNER
Adventure House — New York, NY
April 2004 — October 2006

Selected Client List

A Partnership for Change
Children's Museum of the Arts
Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Junior League of Northern Westchester
Outreach United
Resolve Walk of Hope
RumorsList
Stage Stores Inc.
UTHealth Science Center of Houston
Westside Surgical Hospital