Chaim Diesto
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Brian Nguyen
When constructing a team you have to find the right people to fit the right roles. Chaim is a designer that can fit multiple holes with his diverse skill set. I hired Chaim to join our growing design team and he was a true glue guy that helped people in every department, often without being asked. Anything we needed to complete whether it was a magazine ad, poster design, banner ad, marketing, biz dev, feature updates to our application, or branding the company, Chaim jumped in and completed. Serving as my Art Director, he would often work with other designers under my direction, help guiding the process and mentoring the more junior members of the team. He’s a great communicator and effectively enforced our design principles to the team. He ensured our design systems we put in place for our interfaces were consistent, pixel perfect, and up to our standards. He’s passionately curious, and as a result this lead him to want more out of his role to branch out and learn more about business development, strategy, and product development. While this sadly meant he would move on from being my second in command, I knew it was the right move for him professionally and personally. He’s committed to improving himself, but he also cares about the people around him and enjoys helping them on their path to success as well. Chaim will do whatever it takes to help a company succeed, and he motivates the people around him with his influencing and optimistic outlook. Chaim is definitely someone I would want to work directly with again.
Miki Reynolds
A few years ago, I read a blog post by VC John Lilly titled
Brian Nguyen
When constructing a team you have to find the right people to fit the right roles. Chaim is a designer that can fit multiple holes with his diverse skill set. I hired Chaim to join our growing design team and he was a true glue guy that helped people in every department, often without being asked. Anything we needed to complete whether it was a magazine ad, poster design, banner ad, marketing, biz dev, feature updates to our application, or branding the company, Chaim jumped in and completed. Serving as my Art Director, he would often work with other designers under my direction, help guiding the process and mentoring the more junior members of the team. He’s a great communicator and effectively enforced our design principles to the team. He ensured our design systems we put in place for our interfaces were consistent, pixel perfect, and up to our standards. He’s passionately curious, and as a result this lead him to want more out of his role to branch out and learn more about business development, strategy, and product development. While this sadly meant he would move on from being my second in command, I knew it was the right move for him professionally and personally. He’s committed to improving himself, but he also cares about the people around him and enjoys helping them on their path to success as well. Chaim will do whatever it takes to help a company succeed, and he motivates the people around him with his influencing and optimistic outlook. Chaim is definitely someone I would want to work directly with again.
Miki Reynolds
A few years ago, I read a blog post by VC John Lilly titled
Brian Nguyen
When constructing a team you have to find the right people to fit the right roles. Chaim is a designer that can fit multiple holes with his diverse skill set. I hired Chaim to join our growing design team and he was a true glue guy that helped people in every department, often without being asked. Anything we needed to complete whether it was a magazine ad, poster design, banner ad, marketing, biz dev, feature updates to our application, or branding the company, Chaim jumped in and completed. Serving as my Art Director, he would often work with other designers under my direction, help guiding the process and mentoring the more junior members of the team. He’s a great communicator and effectively enforced our design principles to the team. He ensured our design systems we put in place for our interfaces were consistent, pixel perfect, and up to our standards. He’s passionately curious, and as a result this lead him to want more out of his role to branch out and learn more about business development, strategy, and product development. While this sadly meant he would move on from being my second in command, I knew it was the right move for him professionally and personally. He’s committed to improving himself, but he also cares about the people around him and enjoys helping them on their path to success as well. Chaim will do whatever it takes to help a company succeed, and he motivates the people around him with his influencing and optimistic outlook. Chaim is definitely someone I would want to work directly with again.
Miki Reynolds
A few years ago, I read a blog post by VC John Lilly titled
Brian Nguyen
When constructing a team you have to find the right people to fit the right roles. Chaim is a designer that can fit multiple holes with his diverse skill set. I hired Chaim to join our growing design team and he was a true glue guy that helped people in every department, often without being asked. Anything we needed to complete whether it was a magazine ad, poster design, banner ad, marketing, biz dev, feature updates to our application, or branding the company, Chaim jumped in and completed. Serving as my Art Director, he would often work with other designers under my direction, help guiding the process and mentoring the more junior members of the team. He’s a great communicator and effectively enforced our design principles to the team. He ensured our design systems we put in place for our interfaces were consistent, pixel perfect, and up to our standards. He’s passionately curious, and as a result this lead him to want more out of his role to branch out and learn more about business development, strategy, and product development. While this sadly meant he would move on from being my second in command, I knew it was the right move for him professionally and personally. He’s committed to improving himself, but he also cares about the people around him and enjoys helping them on their path to success as well. Chaim will do whatever it takes to help a company succeed, and he motivates the people around him with his influencing and optimistic outlook. Chaim is definitely someone I would want to work directly with again.
Miki Reynolds
A few years ago, I read a blog post by VC John Lilly titled
Experience
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SteadyMD
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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UX Designer
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Sep 2021 - Present
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Iteration Group
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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UX/UI Designer (Contract)
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2021
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Maranatha High School
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Teacher
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2019
- Teaching of Graphic Design and Advanced Graphic Design high school students ranging from Freshmen to Seniors- Instruction of foundational concepts, theory, execution, and use of programs in visual design and UX/UI- Creating and maintaining of syllabi, curriculum guides, schedules, gradebooks, and lesson plans- Conduct critiques and discussions regarding work in progress and completed work- Mentoring of students through a mentor program, via weekly sessions and service projects - Planning, concepting, and helping launch the Technology Lab including course curriculum, and building out of instructor team- Manage and guide Technology course instructors and assistants Show less
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Photography Teacher
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2019
- Teaching of Photography and Advanced Photography high school students ranging from Freshmen to Seniors- Instruction of foundational concepts, theory, execution, and image development in both darkroom and digital photography environments- Creating and maintaining of syllabi, curriculum guides, schedules, gradebooks, and lesson plans- Conduct critiques and discussions regarding work in progress and completed work- Mentoring of students through a mentor program, via weekly sessions and service projects - Manage and mentor class assistants Show less
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SocialChorus
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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UX/UI Designer (Contract)
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2016
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JLR Interactive
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United States
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Software Development
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UX/UI Designer (Contract)
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
UX/UI, Wireframing, User Research, Usability Testing, Competitive Analysis, UX Strategy, Site Maps, Visual Design. UX/UI, Wireframing, User Research, Usability Testing, Competitive Analysis, UX Strategy, Site Maps, Visual Design.
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MashON
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South Africa
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Product and Merchandise Manager
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May 2012 - Dec 2013
Oversee the day to day operations of both the product team and the merchandise production team, including hiring and staffing of both teams. Managing of over 500 products/SKU's for the platform, including art direction, creation, and maintenance of products in both the creator and catalog. Collaborated with Creative Director on design of the Dabble Admin, Dabble Dashboard, and Dabble Creator. Execution and managing of complete Direct to Garment and Dye Sublimation printing processes for in-house fulfillment and merchandising, as well as production of merchandise from off-site fulfillment partners. Managed the creation of the Fox Shop product offering (Family Guy, American Dad, Glee, New Girl, Arrested Development, Prometheus, and Homeland), as well as the Rovio Angry Birds e-commerce product assortment. Also managed MashON product assortment for other clients such as Dreamworks (Madagascar, Rise of the Guardians, Dragons, Kung Fu Panda, and Shrek), AEG, CBS, Live Nation, Bravado, Musictoday, Fanfire, HBO, Henson, Delivery Agent, FX, NBC Universal, Universal Music Group, Skullgirls, Squinkies, High School Bites, Xia-Xia Pets, Tough Mudder, Ironman, and SpaceX. Creation and production of hundreds of live samples for various clients, ranging a number of sectors from music, sports, television, film, games, live events, education, charities, and technology. Show less
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Senior Strategist
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Oct 2011 - May 2012
Collaborated with Director of Marketing in promotion and marketing of the Dabble platform for DEMO 2011 Conference (includes collaborating with Creative Director on branding, campaigns, advertising, and site creation). Collaborated with Director of Business Development in the sales process (research of potential clients, qualifying clients, coordinating calls and meetings, providing demos of the platform, and followup), as well as representing the Creative Team in client presentations such as Fox and Dreamworks. Collaborated with CEO and Director of Business Development to research prospective fulfillment partners and e-commerce merchants. Implementation of business case documentation process, weekly creative team brainstorms, e-commerce analysis and shop retrospectives documentation, user buying habits and shop engagement analysis documentation, presentation decks for client pitches, and MashON product and technology overview documentation. Show less
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Art Director
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Oct 2008 - Oct 2011
Art Direction of various MashON projects such as MashON Product Creative Suite prototype, MashON Creative Suite re-design, and MashON ipad Assignment Creator. Art Direction of MashON identity and branding (including all stationery and collateral), UI elements for the MashON Creator (various design tools, various actions like cut/copy assets, paste assets, and multiple cell interaction), and UX for the MashON Creator (multiple select, view modes, save features, masking, and dialogue boxes). Art direction for various MashON collateral for presentations and conferences, such as ads, posters, comic books, and brochures.Under direction of Creative Director, re-designed the MashON Product Creator and designed the Dabble Product Creator. Art Directed various websites such as the Dabble site, Skullgirls, The Bestwarmer, and The Cooler. Design of MashON brand pages and various UI styleguides, as well as design and vector conversion of MashON creator and tools. Design of original MashON store comps, including skinning of client stores such as Pink Panther, Rocky, and Stargate MGM shops. Designed products for various client shops such as MGM and Henson shops. Show less
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Amigos De Los Rios
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Associate
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Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
Art direction, concepting, and design of all print collateral for non-profit agency, as well as concepting of new website. Design of various graphic materials such as maps, interpretive signage, informational signage, brochures, programs, media kits, and all related info graphics. Job tasks also included photography of all various outreach events and community programs, as well as photographing all current and past projects such as parks and trails for archiving and promotional purposes. Art direction, concepting, and design of all print collateral for non-profit agency, as well as concepting of new website. Design of various graphic materials such as maps, interpretive signage, informational signage, brochures, programs, media kits, and all related info graphics. Job tasks also included photography of all various outreach events and community programs, as well as photographing all current and past projects such as parks and trails for archiving and promotional purposes.
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RIME Magazine
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Writing and Editing
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Art Director
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Jan 2007 - Apr 2008
Oversee design direction of monthly Hiphop lifestyle magazine. Collaborated with Editor-in-Chief on overall content selection and strategy for the brand. Includes design of editorial spreads, photo re-touching, creation of original content, and curation of photography, writing, and ads.
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Freelance Designer
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Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
Photo retouching, type layout, and image layout for various articles in monthly Hiphop lifestyle magazine.
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Education
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2003 - 2006
Art Center College of Design
BFA, Graphic Design -
2014 - 2014
Cooper UX Bootcamp
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2014 - 2014
UCLA Extension: User Experience I Course
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2014 - 2014
UCLA Extension: User Experience II Course
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