Luis Garfias

About Me

Designer at heart Junior at UC Berkeley. Studying Cognitive Science

Location

Berkeley, CA
Oakland, CA
Education
    University of California-Berkeley
    August 2016 - May 2020
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Cognitive Science
    coursework
    ● Coursework in Design focusing on Human Centered Design and User Experience Design ● Coursework in Computer Science using Python and Object-oriented Programming ● Expert in Calculus and Discrete Mathematics ● Part of UC Berkeley’s Esport Organization ● Member of UC Berkeley’s CS:GO and PUBG competitive Esport team ● Participated in UC Berkeley’s Jacob School of Design Annual Design Fair presenting an Interactive Design Project ● Well-versed in Psychology ● Well-versed in the Biological Sciences
    Coliseum College Prep Academy
    August 2012 - June 2016
Work Experience
    Berkeley Undergraduate Journal
    Associate Editor (Design)
    Berkeley, CA, United States of America
    July 2018 - May 2019
    company
    Berkeley Undergraduate Journal
    title
    Associate Editor (Design)
    overview
    • Built productive relationships with writers, editors, advertisers, designers and other professionals in order to successfully produce online journal pieces • Provided concise and constructive editorial feedback to writers • Used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to edit and prepare photos for use with pieces • Used Microsoft Word and InDesign to write and edit professional papers • Used reference sources to verify dates, facts, and statistics • Worked closely with writers to maintain voice while removing spelling grammatical and accuracy problems
    Self-Employed Business
    UX Designer / Freelance
    Berkeley, CA, United States of America
    November 2017 - May 2019
    Oakland Unified School District
    Research Intern
    Oakland, CA, United States of America
    December 2015 - May 2016
    Oakland Public Library
    Library Assistant
    OAKLAND, CA, US
    October 2015 - December 2015
Fun Fact

I have a lot of community service experience. I love videogames and am passionate about health and nutrition. I train calisthenics and am very family oriented

Skills
60+ WPM Typing SpeedAbility to effectively planAdobe Creative SuiteBalsamiqCreative Design LayoutExcellent communication skillsFigmaFluent in Design Thinking ProcessGeneral JavaScript HTML5Microsoft Office SuiteObject-Oriented ProgrammingPhoto EditingPrint AdvertisementProcreateProject DesignProject PresentationPythonQualtricsResearch skillsSelf Motivated Work EthicSkateboardingSocial Media ExpertSQLSurvey MonkeyTeamwork SkillsUser ResearchUX WireframingVideo gamesWeb DesignWireframing, Prototyping, and User Flows
Volunteer
    Deer Hill Expeditions
    June 2014 - July 2014
Hobbies
Hiking
Calisthenics
Video Games
Design
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