01 welcome

Aaron McCray

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02 About

Hello There!

I have had a passion for design for as long as I can remember. Throughout my childhood and teenage years I became a writer, award winning artist, and musician. I pursued graphic design in college and then branched into web design and learning design professionally. Over the years, I have had professional success with art and creative direction, user experience design, illustration, video game creation (design/development/art/music), instructional design and development, and more.

  • Birthdate : 03/1979
  • Email : mail@aaronmccray.com
  • Website : www.aaronmccray.com
  • Address : Downtown, Detroit, MI
Digital and Multimedia Design
Art and Photography
E-Learning
User Experience
03 Resume

Education

  • 1996-2000

    Graphic Design

    College for Creative Studies

Experience (some experience is concurrent)

  • 2020 - Present

    Multimedia Designer and Instructional Designer

    GP Strategies - General Motors

    A split position where I create multimedia marketing experiences (videos, interactives, gamefied experiences) and am an Instructional Designer for multiple General Motors sales and promotional projects.

  • 2017 - 2020

    User Experience Lead

    General Motors

    As a Lead UX Designer, I was in charge of designing the overall experience of the MyBrand series of General Motors apps, as well as some in-vehicle console design. I also mentored junior designers.

  • 2013-2018

    VP Learning and Development

    JPMorgan

    At JPMorgan, I created and developed many internal learning experiences including the DevLearn award winner for best E-Learning of the year. I also managed junior designers, developers, and graphic designers.

  • 2011 - 2013

    Experiential Design UX Lead

    Bluewater Technologies

    Worked hand in hand with developers to create 30+ interactive experiential engagements for multiple clients (Samsung, Target, etc.) for in-store displays, marketing engagements, and events. The engagement design included, but was not limited to: video game design, interactive kiosks, multimedia design (including video/sound editing, 3D animation and modeling), and digital art.

Skills

100%
Adobe Creative Suite
90%
Figma
100%
Motion Graphics
100%
Storyline/Rise
80%
Writing
100%
Accessibility
100%
Presentation Skills
90%
Management

Soft Skills

  • Problem Solving 100%
  • Creativity 100%
  • Time Management 80%
  • Team Work 90%

Language

  • English 100%

Awards

  • 2021

    E-Learning Web-Based Course of the Year

    DevLearn

    I created an internal-facing web based training course called 'The Ultimate Risk Warrior' that was submitted to the DevLearn conference and won a Best In Show award.

  • 2008

    Runner Up

    Dream Build Play

    My independent game, AAG for short, was a runner-up in Microsoft's Dream Build Play competition for the XBox 360.

04 Portfolio