Resume

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Relevant Work Experience:

Interaction Designer, NIC Consulting Services - www.IN.gov

December 2006 - present
Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Developed enterprise standards for design, consistency, taxonomy, and information architecture.
  • Optimized usability of web sites and software applications through various evaluative methods (e.g. usability interviews, focus groups).
  • Worked with rapid prototyping techniques to aid in the development of software.
  • Trained users and created training documentation for enterprise content management system.

Marketing Associate, Indiana Interactive

December 2004 - December 2006
Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Managed print and online marketing campaigns for web-based government services.
  • Created special web portals for target audiences of government services.
  • Directed special projects for state agency marketing efforts over the Web (e.g. user surveys, focus groups)

Creative Services Team Leader, Indiana Interactive

April 2001 - December 2004
Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Designed and developed web sites for various state agencies.
  • Managed a 3-4 person team of web content developers.
  • Worked with key leadership in state government to develop a set of standards for user interface design.
  • Project managed a 3-year effort to implement a common user interface for over 100 different state government web sites.

Tools of the trade:

  • UI Development: XHTML/CSS, Javascript, XML(AJAX), DOM
  • UI Design: Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Windows and UNIX environments

Education

  • Master of Science, Human Computer Interaction
    Indiana University, School of Informatics, Indianapolis, Indiana
    Expected graduation: December 2008
  • Bachelor of Science, Marketing
    Ball State University, Miller College of Business, Muncie, Indiana
    1996-2000

References

References are available by request.

Samples of my work

Samples can be seen in the portfolio section of this site.