I am an interaction/UI designer focused on application design (web and desktop). I am highly collaborative in nature and in practice, with the ability to work in both Agile and non-Agile (waterfall) development environments.
I am a natural leader who understands the importance of collaboration from all parts of the team; from users to business leaders to developers to QA folk. I am a critical thinker who understands that UI/Interaction needs to focus on user needs while hitting business requirements.
I offer my teams the following skillsets and experience:
- Collaboratively focused design and conceptualization
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working with different development methodologies
- Agile
- Waterfall
- What is appropriate for the group
- Appropriate level prototyping
- Workflow visualization
- Usability testing planning and execution
- 10+ years of interface design experience
- 13+ years of coprorate development experience
- Plays well with others
Expeditors International
Present - 2005
Senior User Experience Specialist - Using a wide range of tools, collaborating with business stakeholders, business analysts and development
teams to create data-rich, complex applications intended for a large, internal audience. Deliverables include wire-frames, prototypes
(paper and medium fidelity), usability testing and analysis, UI specifications.
The Cobalt Group
2004
Flash Developer/Animator - Contract position. Created and animated Flash-based presentations for VP of Operations for the NADA 2005 conference. Worked with the training team in creating Cobalt specific online course content and training materials for Cobalt's proprietary software.
Smith Campbell
2004
Freelance Flash Developer - Developed a touch screen kiosks for the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia, WA.
Apex Learning
1998 - 2004
Various Positions - My experience with Apex was wide-reaching- from being the first Flash Animator to developing the UI and visual design for the original ApexLearning.com. As a founding member of Apex Learning, I developed and created media-rich high school and middle school course content served via the internet. Led the effort to create interactive objects that are efficient to build and compelling for users. I finished there with the title of Art Director/UI Designer. Accomplishments include:
- UI Design for all interactive assets and templates 2004/2005 school year
- UI Designer for ApexLearning.com (2001-2003)
- Created interactive presentations for the Marketing team Interpret writer/producer needs into appropriate interactions to help students realize the learning objectives, accommodating multiple learning styles
- Create templates for use by in-house and out-of-house staff
- Manage multiple people and projects through deadlines and publish schedules
- Develop processes for creation, QA, and publishing of online content
- Developed process for shooting of digital video, then integrating it with Flash
- Created guidelines for "best practices" for building interactive content Animated Apex' first online course content (1998)
Ivey Seright Intl.
2000
Instructor - "Introduction to Macromedia Flash". Developed and taught beginning level Flash users the concepts and basics of the Flash application.
ArtSource Inc.
1998
Digital Image Technician, Animator - Contract position at Microsoft, worked in the Digital Imaging Studio (DIS). Animated promos for internal clients including MSN, Expedia and Encarta-Online.
Pop!Multimedia
1997 - 1998
Animator, Web Developer - As an Animator I worked on projects for KCTS and Real.com/SciFi Network. I animated one of the first long-playing RealFlash animations for the SciFi network, Edgar Allen Poe's "Tell Tale Heart". As Web Developer I created the first California Science Center website.
Ivey Seright Intl.
1995 - 1997
Film Processing Technician, Digital Retoucher/Scanner - Began as a film processing technician running professional photographer's film through black and white, c4 and E-6 processors. Transferred to the digital imaging department and worked as a scanner (Isomet Drum Scanner) and retoucher/compositor. Clients included The GAP, Nike and Nordstrom.
Superscenics
1993 - 1995
Carpenter - Built sets and custom interiors. Clients included the Seattle Children's Museum, Portland Ballet Company
The Evergreen State College
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal arts degree with focuses on technical theater and photography.