RUSTY GAECHTER
USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS  //  VISUAL DESIGN  //  PRODUCTION

TECHNICAL SKILLS
 
• User Interface system design and asset management
• UX/UI motion design and prototyping
• Layout and typography excellence
• Expert level user in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience using software such as Asana and Jira for project and bug tracking


EXPERIENCE

Meta / TekSystems                                                                      
UI/UX Product Designer
• Designed components, icons, asset libraries and documentation
• Built motion studies and interactive prototypes 
• Worked closely with engineering teams to build efficient and accurate components
• Provided guidance to product designers to maintain consistency throughout the design system
 
Fitbit / Workforce Logiq, Inc.                                                                      
UI/UX Visual Designer
• Develops visual design framework, assets and resources for Fitbit's wearable
OS and apps
• Creates and maintains asset libraries for device product developers and designers 
• Produces detailed visual design guidelines and specifications for development and engineering teams
• Leads team education on best practices with Figma software

Google / Adecco, Inc.                                                                                  
Senior UX/UI Production Designer
• Developed and produced mobile and desktop UI for Google Maps
• Created Illustrations, icons, and various UX/UI elements
• Managed asset library for iconography and interface components
• Oversaw training for new employees and maintained on-boarding documentation

Apple / Schawk, Inc.                                                                                    
Production Designer
• Produced high-resolution UX/UI files for marketing and communications.
• Responsible for mechanical layouts for Apple store signage in the US,
Europe, Asia and Australia.
• Design Lead on studio support documentation for Apple stores
• Created in-house illustrations and developed work-flow improvements

Acuvue / RR Donnelley                                                                                
On-Site Art Director / Print Production and Studio Manager
• Designed print and web collateral for Johnson & Johnson’s Acuvue Brand
• Managed a variety of tasks; design, illustration, art direction, design
implementation, print production and file archiving
• Produced product photography and renderings
• Completed projects meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
 
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose                                              
Studio Manager / Production Designer
• Designed company branding, collateral materials, marketing assets,
promotional brochures, direct mail and exhibit signage
• Managed a high-volume of graphics development, design and illustration as
well as oversaw print production and project planning for multiple departments
• Provided support for the museum’s Mac-based hardware and software

 
EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in Illustration - Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design - San Jose State University - San Jose, CA


DEVELOPMENT

• Hiked the Appalachian Trail's 2,192 miles from Georgia to Maine - 2019
• Member of the 2000 Milers Appalachian Trail Conservancy - 2019
• Gallery installation and for London Design Museum Exhibition, 2017
• Illustration published in LDM Exhibition Book, 2017
• “Over the Counter” Gallery Show, June 2011
• Society of Illustrators - Gallery Nucleus
• SI-LA Show in Los Angeles, April 2011 and 2012
• HOW Design Conference 2001 - 2004
• Adobe Creative Suite Training, Fall 2000 - Fall 2002