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Contact
jonathanback15@gmail.com
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Education
Texas A&M University '25
B.S. in Visualization
GPA - 4.0
2022 Dean's Excellence Award Winner
UAL London College of Communication
Fall 2023 Study Abroad- User Experience Design
Tools
Design
  • Figma
  • Miro
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Autodesk Maya
Programming
  • C++
  • Python
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Flutter
Skills
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • User Research
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Frontend Development
  • Graphic Design
  • 2D/3D Design
  • 3D Modeling
  • Traditional/Life Drawing
Experience
IBM
New York, NY
Returning Innovation Designer Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
  • Designed UI for AI-augmented application for New York medical school that consolidates candidate applications and displays key information to aid with admissions committee's review process​
  • Designed wireframes for MVP build to help multinational fashion company optimize bag material and hardware options based on ROI of historical sales
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Boston, MA
Client Engineering Designer Intern
May 2023 - August 2023
  • Led 12 design thinking workshops regarding Client Engineering intern utilization by applying Enterprise Design Thinking methodology to progress from problem discovery to MVP statement creation
  • Collaborated with interns to create seller enablement chatbot by training Watson Discovery model using entity extraction with 1723 labeled examples to provide concise information on IBM solutions and topics  
College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts - Texas A&M University
Student Ambassador
October 2022 - May 2023
  • Lead department tours for prospective students and explain in-depth information about coursework and career paths
College of Performance, Visualization, & Fine Arts - Texas A&M University
Peer Teacher
September 2022 - December 2022
  • Assist 26 freshmen in 2D design studio course to conceptualize ideas by providing feedback and holding office hours
Innovation [X] - Texas A&M University
3D Artist
August 2022 - May 2023
  • Design 3D models and environment in VR with a multidisciplinary student team of Visualization, CS, Special Education, and Aggie ACHIEVE to create conversational AI to train social skills of people with mental disabilities
  • Use Unity to facilitate a more visually welcoming experience between the user and AI to increase interaction by 30%
Soft Interaction Lab - Texas A&M University
Research Assistant
June 2022 - August 2022
  • Formatted text material and student work in 75-page Visualization graduate student handbook using InDesign to increase visual appeal and clarity of program information for prospective students
  • Guided Ewha Woman’s University art students to create virtual reality experiences regarding a social/environmental issue during 5-day virtual camp, increasing proficiency with XR platforms by 80%
Tangible Embodied Interaction Lab - Texas A&M University
Research Assistant
February 2022 - May 2022
  • Collaborated with a 5-member team to display motion-tracking figurines live in a themed Unity environment
  • Implemented C# script and GUI to capture microphone input with recursive playback feature to record children’s storytelling process and how it translates to their interaction with figurines
Consortium for Global Sustainability - Houston, TX
Freelance Logo Design
January 2022
  • Contracted to design logo using Adobe Illustrator to better capture attention for a global hospitality nonprofit
  • LinkedIn
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