SUMMARY:

• Senior User Experience Designer specializing in the design of complex enterprise - level web-based and desktop applications such as those for network monitoring, disaster recovery, email and file system archiving, ediscovery, as well as internal applications such as Confidential .
• Many years of hands-on expertise in all aspects of graphic design, including typography and page layout. Skilled in the art and science of information architecture and business intelligence; proficient in the creation of wireframes, writing specifications, creating and maintaining design standards and pattern libraries.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Dreamweaver
• HTML hand-coding
• Photoshop
• Javascript
• Fireworks
• Mac OS
• Word
• Typography
• Wireframing
• Axure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior UX Designer

Confidential, AR

Responsibilities:

• UX Consultant collaborating in the design of Alcatraz compliance and ediscovery software.

Artist & Designer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Design and construction of art lamps

Senior UX Designer

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Responsibilities:

• Business Intelligence design of dashboards and reporting modules for Confidential Home Office using Axure for mockups and handoff of HTML to front-end developers.
• Mobile mockups to simplify dashboards for in-store personnel to track store performance.

Senior UX Designer

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

Responsibilities:

• Designing the UX for Confidential SaaS products including security and ediscovery software.

Principle UX Designer

Confidential, Santa Clara and Mountain View, CA

Responsibilities:

• Designing the user interactions for NearPoint Server archiving software.
• NearPoint for SharePoint Archival 1.x
• Disaster Recovery 2.0
• NearPoint for Exchange 5.x (unreleased)

UI Program Manager

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• User Interface Program Management and Interaction Designer for Windows enterprise Server Management software, including System Center Essentials 2007, Operations Manager 2007, the next generation of Operations Manager, and Service Manager 200x.
• Wrote technical specs and iterated designs to produce graphics and click-throughs.
• Areas of responsibility include: Reporting, Online Help, Monitoring and Alerts, Setup, Computer Discovery, Software Distribution, Update Management, Global Settings, Deployment Security, UI Framework, Computer Groups, Web Services and others.

Freelance Contractor & Consultant

Confidential, San Rafael, CA

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed content for intranet site dedicated to company-wide UI standards guidelines.
• Proposed and developed an accessible form-factor, templates, design review process, and the display of product-specific information.

Graphic Designer

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• Layout and design for both print and online training materials for UML-based software development tools.
• Essentials of Visual Modeling with UML 2.0, Mastering Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using UML 2.0, Principles of Modeling Behavior with UML 2.0, Essentials of Model Driven Architecture
• Designed and produced “Visual Modeling with UML 2.0” quick reference for both print and online.

Product Designer System Center Data Protection Manager

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• Created wireframe specs for console, wizards, and dialog boxes, for Data Protection Manager.
• Produced Visual Guidelines specification with detailed explanations of screen content and controls.

Product Designer

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• Designed Win32-based MS internal application: Confidential, a tool used by developers to produce downloads for Windows Update.
• Produced visual specs and sitemap for development team.

Product Designer MSN Internet Applications

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• Designed UI for a Web-based modular tech support diagnostic tool, as well as a Web-based installer. Worked with program manager, development team to create a user-friendly interface, over all look and feel, and icons.

UI Designer

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• Designed UI for prototypical application using Confidential ’s Windows Longhorn.
• Created main applications screens, dialog boxes and information windows for interactive presentations used by Confidential Longhorn evangelists.

Product Designer

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• Designed UI for Web-based CRM application (porting from Win32).
• Worked with development and domain specialists to determine functionality within application domains, and revised navigation schemes accordingly.
• Developed prototypes for usability testing.

Web Designer/Developer

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Responsibilities:

• Maintained corporate intranet, but surpassed expectations and quickly advanced to a much higher service-level to meet unanticipated corporate needs. Took initiative to research own orientation, while using tact and sensitivity, quickly built partnerships with key departments.
• Redesigned large corporate intranet site, meeting deadline for rollout of new corporate identity. Improved usability and navigation; and developed standards; rewrote style guide to reflect new standards.

UI Designer/Web Analyst

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Responsibilities:

• Designed the user interface and information architecture; coordinated usability analysis for company’s first intranet site.
• Redesigned enterprise security software Internet site; implementing information architecture, design, and navigation.
• Wrote functional specs based on user needs; prepared and presented design comps for management approval; developed and maintained interdepartmental communication through regular project status updates; determining and allocating resources as needed; worked closely with Web app development team to ensure quality control.

Instructor and Program Developer

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Responsibilities:

• Developed course content and taught continuing education certificate program courses, including Information Design, Technical Writing and Web Development. (ongoing)
• Designed and produced 50 page manual for use as teaching aid, and student study guide.

Owner and Director

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• Managed all activities of gallery, including planning and installing monthly art exhibitions.
• Ran public relations campaigns, sought and selected artists, determined gallery’s mission and focus.