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CV & PORTFOLIO TIPS Transitioning to UX Design Atanas Dimitrov

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1/5 CV Before ATANAS DIMITROV Part 2 Architectural Assistant Glasgow, UK 07712345678 [email protected] portfolio.com SKILLS AutoCAD 2D 2019 Allplan 3D/BIM 2019 Revit 2019 Vectorworks 2017 Rhino 5 / Vray rendering SketchUp 2015 3ds Max 2020 Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects Premiere Pro Laser cutting 3D printing LANGUAGES English / Fluent Bulgarian / Fluent German / Intermediate REFERENCE Referee 1 [email protected] Referee 2 [email protected] EDUCATION 2017 MArch Advanced Architectural Design, RIBA Part 2 University of Strathclyde 2013 BA /Hons/ Architecture with Interior Design, RIBA Part 1 University of Westminster WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 - present / Glasgow, UK Firm 3 - Architectural Assistant / Residential developments and home extensions / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / Planning and Building Warrant Applications 2018 - 2019 / Cologne, DE Firm 2 - Architectural Assistant / Residential projects and nursing homes / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / 3D visualisations, 2D plans and technical details 2015 - 2019 / UK & BG Freelance Designer / Logo and web design for Company Name / 3D visualisations for Company Name sportswear shop / 3D modelling and visualisations for Company Name / Assistant @ Company Name on ‘Project name’ - projectname.com 2014 - 2015 / Plovdiv, BG Firm 1 - Architecture Intern / Assisting on private houses and industrial projects / Site surveying, Design Development and Technical stages / 3D modelling and visualisations EXHIBITIONS Mar 2017 Paisley‘17 / Participated in the organisation of a student exhibition supporting the bid of Paisley for UK City of Culture 2021. June 2015 LAMPiON - Finalist / Competition and exhibition by B2N & Blueprinter / 3D-printed lampshade prototype / Exhibited at Inter Expo Center, Sofia. ARCH

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2/5 CV UX draft ATANAS DIMITROV UX Designer Glasgow, UK 07712345678 [email protected] portfolio.com SKILLS Interaction Design User Interface Design Usability testing Prototyping Wireframing User Flows Competitive Benchmarking Sketching TOOLS Adobe: / XD / Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign / Premiere Pro / After Effects InVision Studio Figma Sketch Marvel LANGUAGES English / Fluent Bulgarian / Fluent German / Intermediate EDUCATION 2020 Professional Diploma in UX Design UX Design Institute, Glasgow Caledonian University 2017 MArch Advanced Architectural Design University of Strathclyde 2013 BA /Hons/ Architecture with Interior Design University of Westminster WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 - present / Glasgow, UK Firm 3 - Architectural Assistant / Residential developments and home extensions / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / Planning and Building Warrant Applications 2018 - 2019 / Cologne, DE Firm 2 - Architectural Assistant / Residential projects and nursing homes / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / 3D visualisations, 2D plans and technical details 2015 - 2019 / UK & BG Freelance Designer / Logo and web design for Company Name / 3D visualisations for Company Name sportswear shop / 3D modelling and visualisations for Company Name / Assistant @ Company Name on ‘Project name’ - projectname.com 2014 - 2015 / Plovdiv, BG Firm 1 - Architecture Intern / Assisting on private houses and industrial projects / Site surveying, Design Development and Technical stages / 3D modelling and visualisations ARCH UX UX UX

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3/5 CV UX after tips ATANAS DIMITROV Aspiring UX DESIGNER with background in architecture. Passionate about research techniques and finding solutions to user problems. Glasgow, UK 07712345678 [email protected] portfolio.com SKILLS Interaction Design User Interface Design Usability testing Prototyping Wireframing User Flows Competitive Benchmarking Sketching 3D modelling 3D visualisation 2D CAD drawings TOOLS Adobe: / XD / Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign / Premiere Pro / After Effects InVision Studio Figma Sketch Marvel LANGUAGES English / Fluent Bulgarian / Fluent German / Intermediate EDUCATION 2020 Professional Diploma in UX Design UX Design Institute, Glasgow Caledonian University 2017 MArch Advanced Architectural Design University of Strathclyde 2013 BA /Hons/ Architecture with Interior Design University of Westminster PROJECTS Project 2 At UXDI I designed the flight booking process for an airline app covering all stages of the UX design. From research phase and usability tests, through analysis via affinity diagram and customer journey mapping, to prototyping and wireframes. Project 1 Freelance project focusing on improving usability and increasing conversion rate on the Company Name’s online store. WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 - present / Glasgow, UK Firm 3 - Architectural Assistant / Residential developments and home extensions / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / Planning and Building Warrant Applications 2018 - 2019 / Cologne, DE Firm 2 - Architectural Assistant / Residential projects and nursing homes / Concept, Design Development and Technical stages / 3D visualisations, 2D plans and technical details 2015 - 2019 / UK & BG Freelance Designer / Logo and web design for Company Name / 3D visualisations for Company Name’s sportswear shop / 3D modelling and visualisations for Company Name / Assistant @ Company Name on ‘Project name’ - projectname.com 2014 - 2015 / Plovdiv, BG Firm 1 - Architecture Intern / Assisting on private houses and industrial projects UX UX UX ARCH UX Describe responsibilities instead of job specific terms Describe responsibilities instead of job specific terms UX

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4/5 PORTFOLIO Easy to read Visually clear Tell the story Show the process What worked? What didn’t work? What would you do next? Show personality Having one project is fine Two formats: / online / PDF https://www.glorialo.design/ PDF / Contents https://issuu.com/catherineliu1104/docs/portfolio / Layout and readability https://issuu.com/giuliabot/docs/portfolio_2020

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5/5 LINKS Portfolio tips https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-build-a-ux-portfolio-b1f69eb2e52 Interview tips https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-designer-interview-questions/ Cover letter tips https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-designer-cover-letter/ Sketching https://uxknowledgebase.com/