I'm a User Experience Designer/Information Architect with extensive experience in the design, development, and support of web-based applications.

My experience during the past 13 years has been focused on translating user and business requirements to develop site maps and user task flows, wireframes, page and graphic design, usability and interaction functionality, and functional HTML prototypes while working closely with the development team to ensure design and requirements are met.

Professional Experience

• Perceptive Informatics, A Parexel Company, Irvine, CA
• Principal Interface Architect - Enterprise Architecture
• Feb 2007 - present

• Leading the effort to define interface functionality and design standards across all clinical trial software products

• ClinPhone, Inc., Nottingham, UK
• Principal Interface Architect
• Feb 2007 - Aug 2008

• Leading the effort to define interface functionality and design standards across all clinical trial software products

• Vacation Never Ends, LLC., Denver, CO
• Founder
• May 2006 - present

• Launched Travel Group Planner™, a group travel planning online tool focused on helping friends and family plan, organize, collaborate, and share travel ideas and itineraries

• Westlake Marketing, Louisville, CO
• Senior Information Architect, Contractor
• July 2006 - Jan 2007

• Redesigning the online shopping and product configuration experience for Qwest Communications.

• Schematic, Culver City, CA
• Senior Information Architect, Contractor
• Feb 2006 - May 2006

• Delivered a flexible site layout for accesshollywood.com to allow frequent content updates while increasing revenue generating ad space
• Defined an integrated b2b extranet solution with PeopleSoft for Powell Furniture Company to increase sales through their distribution network
• Created a new web site for Studio411 featuring athletes, live video, and real-time scoring of surfing, skating, and motocross events

• Genex, Culver City, CA
• Senior Information Architect
• Oct 2004 - Feb 2006

• Define overall site navigation and flow based on customer and business needs
• Develop wire frames page templates with Microsoft Visio®
• Lead Information Architect on projects for Honda, Activision, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

• McDATA, Broomfield, CO
• Senior Interface Designer
• May 2003 - Aug 2004

• Worked as a liaison between technology and marketing to ensure business and user requirements are met during implementation of web sites and applications
• Worked closely with channel sales and marketing to design and build HTML / Java Server Pages (.jsp) templates to serve up content through a content management tool by Documentum
• Created and maintained ongoing design of company web sites, promos, and custom applications for internal and external customers
• Maintained internal and external site style guides to ensure design consistency of new features and functionality

• Datalabs, Inc., Irvine, CA
• Interaction Designer, Contractor
• June 2002 - January 2003

• Contracted to design and develop user interaction functionality for a web-based clinical data management application funded by Merck
• Designed overall site look and feel, logo, and HTML prototypes for user evaluation and approval
• Translated user and business requirements to determine overall site navigation and flow
• Delivered working HTML prototype ready for application development

• BoldTech Systems, Inc., Broomfield, CO
• User Experience Designer, Consultant
• June 2000 - May 2003

• Communicated web application design functionality for an ATT content management system through iterative development of HTML prototypes for quick customer feedback
• Helped bring in new business by designing and building rapid HTML prototypes to present to potential and existing customers highlighting our capabilities as a consultancy
• Saved development time for Level 3 Communications by creating Microsoft Visio® templates to define and demonstrate user interface functionality for customer sign off
• Designed and managed company's intranet/internet web sites
• Assisted in the design of our corporate marketing collateral to enhance brand awareness

• NRGSource, Inc., Irvine, CA
• Interface Designer, Principal Consultant
• August 97 - June 2000

• Maintained and managed over 20 client web sites
• Managed site design development including, navigational maps, information architecture, user interface, and HTML programming
• Designed the overall look and feel and navigation for an eCommerce solution for HoneyBaked Ham® which significantly increase online holiday sales

My Resumé

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Education

Sun Training

Java Programming, May 2004

UCLA Extension

Interface Design Principles, August 98 - October 98

University Of Advancing Computer Technology, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Applied Science in Multimedia/Virtual Reality, August 97

California State Polytechnic University at Pomona

B.S. in Landscape Architecture/Environmental Design, August 93

Related Experience

3d Modeler and Animator

ABM Productions, Summer 1997

User Interface Designer

Teachers.net, 1996-1997

3d Modeler and Animator, Contractor

Concept Product Design, 1996-1997