Corey Hensley

Corey Hensley

Digital Engagement Specialist

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  • About me

    Senior UX Designer @ UPS | Master of Professional Studies in UX Design

  • Education

    • Maryland Institute College of Art

      2020 - 2021
      Master of Professional Studies UX Design 3.7

      Focusing on the intersection between art and technology, and studying fundamental principles of interface design, project management, prototyping, and usability as applied to industries from gaming to healthcare and education to defense.

    • Schoolcraft College

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      Associate of Arts (AA) Liberal Arts

      An associate in arts degree with an emphasis in liberal arts can lay the groundwork for many different career paths. It demonstrates that you are an educated and well-rounded person with an aptitude for learning, and it sets the stage for success in a bachelor’s degree program.

    • Defense Information School

      2009 - 2010
      Technical Certification Public Affairs & Digital Media GPA 3.7

      Training in public affairs; written, photo and broadcast journalism; graphics; electronic imaging; broadcast systems maintenance; video production and visual information management.

    • Drexel University

      2016 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree Interactive Digital Media Average GPA: 3.7

      Drexel's curriculum integrates design and code skills side-by-side, with students expected to design beautiful and engaging interactive products. Students are taught a complex array of software and technologies that include HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP/MySQL, Swift, SASS, Git, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Maya, After Effects, and SoundBooth. The Interactive Digital Media degree is essentially software agnostic. The primary goal is to teach students the foundations of digital technology… Show more Drexel's curriculum integrates design and code skills side-by-side, with students expected to design beautiful and engaging interactive products. Students are taught a complex array of software and technologies that include HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP/MySQL, Swift, SASS, Git, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Maya, After Effects, and SoundBooth. The Interactive Digital Media degree is essentially software agnostic. The primary goal is to teach students the foundations of digital technology and the core concepts of current technological innovations, so they can hit the ground running at any job, quickly mastering any software, hardware, or design challenge they encounter. Show less

  • Experience

    • US Navy

      Sept 2009 - Aug 2016
      Digital Engagement Specialist

      As a Digital Engagement Specialist, responsible for telling the Navy story through photography, videography, graphics, press releases and social media.Documented events, operations and military exercises by photographing and interviewing those involved to help bring further understanding of the 'Who, What, When, Where, Why and How' for our audience (allies and regional partners).Created logos and graphics for the purposes of social media distribution; and also assisted in the creation of magazine-style newsletters, using modern layout & design methodologies.Using Wordpress and Drupal, respectively, as preferred web-hosting platforms, assisted in the redesign of the of command website; and created content for these platforms.Strategically used social media as an informative tool to educate and bring in to focus purpose of the Navy's mission in European & African area of operations; resulting in audience growth on social media from 13,000 followers to over 300,000 during three-year period. Show less

    • Oracle

      Apr 2018 - May 2019
      User Experience Designer

      Used agile/sprint methodologies, both independently and in team environments, worked within established design framework to conduct research, create user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes for new and evolving features and platforms.Responsible for UX team’s Sketch component library. Organized and made assets more responsive, resulting in streamlined and expeditious workflows of design specs and prototype creations by members of the UX team.Primary designer on a new feature for the Prime platform, called Timesheets. This feature allows users with various forms of admin rights to record, edit, view and approve, respectively, hours for specific jobs and job codes. After feature's release, was periodically tasked with updates to the main interface design of the feature as well as other settings and UI features with in Prime and other Oracle platforms. Show less

    • AtkCo

      Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
      Graphic Designs & Social Media Marketing

      Worked with AtkCo, Inc. team in a contract level role. Primary duties included:Assisted in effort to redesign AtkCo and InnovateHER websites. Created marketing assets such as landing pages for AtkCo courses and events; created email copy and templates; logos, graphics; posters for upcoming events and customer/user personas. Built awareness of AtkCo brand by promoting service offerings online using social media advertising, webinar libraries, and graphic materials.

    • UPS

      May 2020 - now

      Contributes to the integration of high-fidelity UI/UX into current and future development efforts. Works with cross-functional teams to develop engaging, positive user experiences and intuitive interfaces for digital solutions for internal UPS customers. Contributes to and supports the visual and interactive user experience for products that play a central role in future development efforts. Advocates UI/UX design standards, guidelines and strategies that will serve as the foundation for creating cohesive experiences. Contributes to and supports the UI/UX department strategy, the integration of the user experience team and these concepts within UPS, and multiple project deliverables across the enterprise.Provides documentation for project related activities and tasks, research and analysis outcomes, and test results. Mentors and guides junior team members with project related activities and tasks. Show less

      • Senior UX Designer

        Mar 2022 - now
      • User Experience Designer

        Aug 2020 - Mar 2022
      • Hazardous Material Processor

        May 2020 - Aug 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications