To plan, design, and build outstanding user experiences for web, desktop, and mobile environments.
experience
Technologist II, frog design, Inc. , Austin, TX
Jan. 2008—present
Developed web interfaces using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (including jQuery and Prototype libraries), Web Services.
Developed desktop applications using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) framework (XAML/C#): created custom controls, implemented rich visual styles on standard controls, created animations.
Created a customized, branded interface for the Ubuntu Linux distribution for a major computer OEM, including GTK, GDM, and Metacity theming.
Researched UI quality and capability of custom Linux distros and applications for mobile devices and helped to develop client adoption recommendations.
On all projects, worked closely with creative directors, interaction designers, visual designers, and tech dept. colleagues to ensure the full team's understanding of the technical environment to allow for the highest quality design within the capabilites of the project's tech platform.
Sr. User Interaction Designer, Hoover's, Inc. (Dun & Bradstreet), Austin, TX
Nov. 2006—Dec. 2007
Collaborated with product management, ad ops, and marketing departments to resolve interface requirements and approach for new development and enhancements to existing site. Created user flow diagrams, designed wireframes, built graphical or HTML prototypes for usability testing, worked with visual designers to arrive at finalized designs. Produced finalized designs as production-ready HTML, CSS, & JavaScript for CMS input or hand-off to back-end developers. Maintained internal documentation on design patterns and front-end code standards & techniques.
Web Producer, Hoover's, Inc. (Dun & Bradstreet), Austin, TX
June 2004—Nov. 2006
Coded XHTML/CSS templates and custom JavaScript for marketing landing pages, ad sales featured content, and new site sections & tools. Maintained content for multiple Hoover's online properties via custom CMS.
Designed web sites/web graphics/print materials/electronic presentations, maintained and optimized website. Wrote, edited, proofread, researched target markets, and performed other general communications tasks on public outreach projects for a communications consulting firm serving environmental and other nonprofit/not-for-profit agencies.
Freelance Web Designer/Developer, Zzang, Inc., Austin, TX
Jan. 2003—present
Developed and maintained websites for small clients in fields including real estate, environmental consulting, construction products & services.
education
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY
1992—1997
B.S., Communications
Coursework in writing, visual communication, public speaking, video production, race & gender issues. Dean's List.
awards
AIR-Austin web accessibility competition, serving as team captain for "Hoover's Dot-Comrades":
Second Place, Stock Car category, AIR-Austin 2007
First Place, Stock Car category, AIR-Austin 2006
skills & specializations
Usability/user-centered design, accessible web development for users of assistive technologies, standards-compliant (X)HTML & CSS (including cross-browser CSS layouts), unobtrusive JavaScript interface enhancements (recent specialization with the jQuery library). Extensive experince with WordPress as blogging engine or static site CMS. Mac OS X, Windows X, Adobe Creative Suite Applications, OmniGraffle Pro.