I'm a User Experience Designer with 15 years of site design, interface and information architecture, and site development. I have designed experiences and applications for Honda, Toyota, Lexus, AT&T, Qwest, Level 3 Communications, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Activision, and NBC Universal.

I'm well-versed in software and application development as well as in the details involved with integrating business processes, technology, and user needs into a useful and intuitive user experience.

Professional Experience

• Perceptive Informatics, Inc., Irvine, CA
• Principal Interface Architect - Team Lead
• Feb 2007 - present

• Managing team of UI designers and engineers to develop user interface standards and guidelines across a suite of products and applications
• Leading the front-end development of 10 + products and applications to ensure product groups adhere to user interface standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Developing and maintaining a user experience library of HTML/CSS templates, UI components, jQuery controls, and images to promote, communicate, and deliver across product groups
• Consult with product managers to solve usability issues, define and design new product features, and enhance product functionality

• 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

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