# Ray Massie > Senior UX Designer at Seagate, Technology Location: Alameda, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/raymassie Hi – my name is Ray and I am a designer with extensive experience in both print and digital. I prefer a fast-paced, collaborative environment. I like clean, effective design and well-crafted user experiences. Grilled Cheese sandwiches are pretty awesome, too. Quick Points: • Created a UX/UI concept for a digital magazine which resulted in 400% increase in both page views and clickthrus • Designed and produced a game for iPhone • Created and implemented processes and best practices for start-up teams • Self-managed problem solver, handling multiple concurrent projects from start to finish • Experienced with Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, InVision, Figma, and Balsamiq Specialties: UX/UI, Lean UX, Agile UX, Visual Design, sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes, concepts, strategy, marketing design, style guides, typography Likes: cultural consciousness, animal welfare, Modular Lego Sets, Star Wars, Sci-Fi, kinetic toys, low-brow art, animation, music and movie nerd, making pickles and fermented foods ## Work Experience ### Senior UX Designer @ Seagate Technology Jan 2024 – Present ### Senior UX Designer @ Elevate Digital Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 ### Senior Designer @ Dictum Health, Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, CA • UX/UI for two FDA-approved medical tablets: a clinical-level and a commercial-level, and two cloud-based companion portals, desktop and mobile versions. • Worked with the CEO, VP of Product Management, and VP of Technology in a Lean UX process to create features and updates based on regulatory requirements, OEM partner updates, and user feedback. • Worked with developers to implement changes, updates, and new features. Provided production assets, style guides, and CSS suggestions as needed. • Created and managed regulatory compliance documents, instruction manuals, user guides, and training materials. • Created the identity and branding for all products, plus the parent company. As the sole designer I was responsible for all product, sales, and marketing materials from start to finish. • Produced and maintained a library of product photography, stock photos, and marketing communication graphics. • Managed technical document production for regulatory compliance, including writing, editing, working with a freelance technical writer and editor, and translation into French and Arabic. • Managed social media channels. Worked with the Sales team to produce engagement campaigns, including Mailchimp contacts, landing pages, and email. • Maintained marketing support relationships for resellers, including international partners. • Created a Jira project to track customer complaints, including the workflow, conditional triggers, and custom fields for regulatory requirements. ### UX/UI Designer @ Walt Disney Studios | Studio Technology Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, California, United States • The team provided basic direction and design guidelines that I incorporated into a custom concept. • Created concept layouts for the Android version of an iOS app. • Worked remotely with the Product Manager to deliver experience, interaction, and visual concept layouts that the Disney team presented to their client. ### Graphic Designer IV @ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Berkeley, California • Start-to-finish design and production of web and print projects for multiple scientific departments and research groups. • Helped to establish design policies and best practices, UX process, and introduced new tools like Balsamiq and InVision. • Created a flash-animated christmas card that was part of the lab’s year-end presentation. • Designed display graphics for building installations. ### Founder and Creative Director @ fridayarts, llc. Jan 2007 – Jan 2014 • Branding and product development clients included Independent Distribution Collective, Bona Fide Games, Lumberoo Toys, Distortion+, and Cypress Semiconductor. • UX/UI for Independent Distribution Collective’s commercial website and customer portals, including a dynamic audio player. • Designed and co-produced the iPhone game “Bona Fide Blackjack”. ### UX/UI Designer @ GetSatisfaction.com Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco, CA • Helped to transition their desktop-based consumer product to a mobile-first responsive layout. • Created wireframes and visual design comps for implementation by the development team. • Worked closely with the product manager, UX director, and lead developer in a very Agile environment, on-site and remote. ### Digital Projects Art Director @ SolutionSet Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Mill Valley, CA • Designed integrated promotional material for AT&T, Adidas, eBay, American Express, Dell, Radio Shack, and Nautilus, including email and newsletter templates, website banners, micro-sites, mobile sites, wireframes, prototypes, and style guides. • Worked with front-end developers to create custom interactions and effects using jQuery and Javascript. • Worked with Strategy and Account teams to achieve success metrics. • Helped print designers make the transition into digital workspace, including creating best practices and guidelines. ### Project Manager, Digital Designer @ SolutionSet Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | Mill Valley, CA • Part of a special internal team that created custom software solutions for clients including AT&T, Radio Shack, Adidas, eBay, American Express, and Dell. • Designed a desktop magazine experience used by AT&T to transition a print magazine to digital, resulting in a 400% increase in both page views and click-thrus over a “flipbook” experience. • Created spotlight ads for eBay according to rigid display and file-size requirements. • Developed and managed production schedules for projects. • Acted as liaison between the developers and the account team. • Worked with the account team to achieve the client’s marketing strategy and goal metrics. • Produced sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes. • Created visual design elements as needed. ### Integration & Training Administrator @ SolutionSet Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Mill Valley, CA • Produced training manuals and support material for custom internal software products. • Created training materials and conducted training sessions for client employees. • Created an employee training program that included online, classroom, and one-on-one instruction. • Held monthly skill-building seminars for employees. • Led a company-wide transition from Adobe CS3 to CS4 across five production teams. • Documented team processes and protocols. ### Production Manager / Assoc. Production Manager / Production Artist @ SolutionSet Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | Mill Valley, CA • Production design and support for Art Directors and Account Managers. • Created AppleScripts for print production teams which saved over $100,000 in production costs and regained 30–40 hours per month in production efficiency. • Layout and production of weekly and monthly free-standing-inserts for newspapers, a monthly Satellite-TV promotional magazine, and six to eight direct-mail catalogs for upwards of 26 different markets, including multi-lingual support, with print runs of two to five million pieces. • Built and maintained asset and template libraries. • Managed freelance staffing needs. • Created custom layout templates for print catalogs and direct-mail circulars. • Worked closely with art directors to assure adherence to strict corporate branding guidelines. • Prepared files for pre-press production. Acted as liaison between the pre-press vendor and the in-house team to ensure print mechanical readiness, perform quality checks, and approval routing. • Managed a team of production artists to meet daily goals, including scheduling, job trafficking, quality assurance, and production readiness. • Managed photo assets, including performing image searches, securing usage rights, trafficking change requests from designers to retouchers, and managing of hi-resolution assets in print production files. ## Education ### Associate of Science - AS in Graphic Communications City College of San Francisco ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jamesraymassie - Portfolio: https://raymassie.myportfolio.com - Portfolio: https://www.onomonopia.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/raymassie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/raymassie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13