Lead Designer
The Cobalt Group
Seattle, Washington
August 2006–present |
Lead Designer and Information Architect for The Cobalt Group. Sole UI designer for The Cobalt Group's Search Engine Marketing application. Create low-fidelity wireframes with Microsoft Visio on a PC and high-fidelity wireframes with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on the Mac. Conduct usability tests. |
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Information Architect
Studio UX
Bellevue, Washington
June 2006–August 2006 |
Hired on a contract basis for the redesign of www.coldwatercreek.com. Completed the following IA activities: heuristic evaluation, competitive analysis, personas and scenarios, interaction maps, and initial wireframes. |
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Senior Information Architect
Saltmine
Seattle, Washington
December 2005–June 2006
May 2005–July 2005 |
Hired as a salaried employee, after working on a contract basis in 2005. Senior Information Architect for Saltmine, worked on consumer-facing websites for Intel and Microsoft. Lead architect on projects to customize Microsoft SharePoint portals for clients. Created wireframes in Visio and wrote requirements and functional specifications. |
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Web UX Consultant
Premera Blue Cross
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
August 2005–December 2005 |
Lead Web UX consultant for the member portal for www.premera.com. Worked with key staff on implementing Consumer Directed Health Plan (CDHP) on the site. Created wireframes and wrote detailed functional specifications. |
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Information Architect, Web Developer, and UI Designer
The Creative Group
Seattle, Washington
April 2004–May 2005 |
Worked through The Creative Group on the following contracts.
› www.datasitenw.com: Created a new Home page for client and improved data architecture and entire site usability.
› www.nordstrom.com: Analyzed Nordstrom website against three competitors. Tested the site for W3C's 2.0 Accessibility Guidelines.
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Information Architect, Web Developer, UI Designer
InLight, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
San Francisco, California
May 2001–April 2004 |
Created websites for several Bay Area companies. Also acted as project manager during the development of each website.
› www.liifund.org: I designed and developed a new website for the Low Income Investment Fund.
› www.ideo.com: Developed two web applications for a client of Ideo.com.
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Web Architect
Interactive Business Systems
San Francisco, California
September 2000–May 2001 |
As a web architect, worked with clients to develop and design the site's layout, navigation, and information architecture. Created mockups, storyboards, and functional prototypes, wrote functional specifications, and conducted usability tests.
› Major client was www.sohoware.com: I worked closely with staff at Sohoware to design and develop two websites.
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Business Systems Analyst
Getty Images
Seattle, Washington
April 2000–September 2000 |
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Offered permanent position at Getty Images and transferred to the E-commerce Applications Group at Getty Images. Acted as the lead analyst for the group for www.gettyone.com (now Getty Images Creative). Researched and wrote business requirements documents.
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Information Architect
Getty Images
September 1999–April 2000 |
Hired on a contract-to-permanent basis. Developed storyboards, mockups, and prototypes for Getty Images. Designed the site's navigation, Search section mockups, and data flow. Addressed matters of consistency, usability, and user interaction. Worked with product and brand managers throughout the architecture phase. Developed and conducted usability tests. Two major projects appear below.
› www.gettyone.com: One of three information architects for Getty Images Creative.
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Web Developer
InLight, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
July 1995–September 1999 |
Worked on Web development projects for several Northwest companies, including these organizations.
› RealNetworks: Helped to develop website for client to stream over 1,500 radio stations from the site.
› Microsoft: Worked on several Intranet websites for Microsoft, primarily for the Visual Studio Product Marketing group.
› Active Voice: Participated in the final development of a new website for Active Voice.
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Director of Client Services
Sakson & Taylor
Seattle, Washington
June 1994–January 1996 |
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Oversaw the Consulting Division at Sakson & Taylor. Managed a department of 10 project managers, which involved performance reviews, salary increases, weekly staff meetings, and day-to-day operations of the division. |
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Project Manager
Sakson & Taylor
February 1994–June 1994 |
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Acted as project manager for Sakson & Taylor for several key projects for Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and SAP. Project management tasks included:
› Creating a detailed proposal for project
› Developing a project schedule using Microsoft Project or Excel
› Managing entire project and facilitating regular team meetings
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Technical Writer
Asymetrix
Bellevue, Washington
September 1993–January 1994 |
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Hired on a conract basis. Researched and wrote technical documentation for Asymetrix InfoModeler, a database application. Also contributed to project as copy editor and desktop publisher. |
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Technical Writer
Saber Software
Dallas, Texas
June. 1993–September 1993 |
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Hired on a contract basis to write online help for Saber software applications. Created print documentation, using WordPerfect and Framemaker. |
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Publications Manager
Omega Performance Corp.
San Francisco, California
Sept. 1992–April 1993 |
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Directed the editing, desktop publishing, and print production of all training materials at Omega. Managed a department of 13. Managed contract editors and desktop publishers. Estimated costs for all department projects, tracked projects during production, and developed quarterly and annual budgets for the department. |
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Director of Publications
Micrografx
Dallas, Texas
August 1990–August 1992 |
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› Budget: Controlled one million dollar budget for department. Approved expenditures for Publications, and developed quarterly and annual budgets.
› Documentation: Directed the writing, editing, and desktop publishing for all documentation at Micrografx. Documentation consisted of software manuals, online help, computer-based training, and printed training materials. Oversaw documentation for six Windows and three O/S 2 applications.
› Personnel: Managed a department of 17, with two managers reporting to me. Reported to the Vice President of Development.
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Production Manager
Micrografx
January 1989–July 1990 |
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Oversaw the desktop publishing of all documentation. Managed a team of four desktop publishers. Designed page layout for manuals. Developed standards for one-color manuals at 300 dpi and one, two, and four-color manuals at 2540 dpi. Setup Linotronic 300 at Micrografx. |
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