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Proven ability to plan and manage technical web design projects. Skilled at analyzing problems to facilitate compromise. Expertise in organization, crisis response, and solution generation.

Refinery, Inc.
User Experience Architect

• User Experience Architect
• Participated in design sessions with fellow team members to gain a solid understanding of the needs for Information Architecture for each project utilizing teamwork and cooperation.
• Actively pursued strategies for growing Information Architecture competencies.
• Depicted functional and business requirements through iterative navigation discussions, navigation and workflow diagrams, iterative white-boarding, page wireframing and detailed user interface design documentation.
• Developed standards, page layouts and elements by working with other Information Architects, Designers and Usability Engineers.
• Coordinated design development for the designer, architect, business leads, and programmers.
• Worked on design solutions that result from Six Sigma process evaluations.
• Developed a strong intra-page navigation system that helped correlate sections together in a logical manner.
• Worked with usability to create test scenarios and test material for usability testing.

The Vanguard Group
Information Architect

• Information Architect
• Participated in design sessions with fellow team members to gain a solid understanding of the needs for Information Architecture for each project utilizing teamwork and cooperation.
• Actively pursued strategies for growing Information Architecture competencies.
• Depicted functional and business requirements through iterative navigation discussions, navigation and workflow diagrams, iterative white-boarding, page wireframing and detailed user interface design documentation.
• Developed standards, page layouts and elements by working with other Information Architects, Designers and Usability Engineers.
• Coordinated design development for the designer, architect, business leads, and programmers.
• Worked on design solutions that result from Six Sigma process evaluations.
• Developed a strong intra-page navigation system that helped correlate sections together in a logical manner.
• Worked with usability to create test scenarios and test material for usability testing.
• Business Analyst
• Provided a solution that would work for the participant while still meeting the business needs; emphasizing the participant needs over the business goals.
• Assisted in the developed of a new method to filter a list of funds by pushing the boundaries of what had been traditionally done through the introduction of DHTML.
• Consolidated a long and confusing process into a few clear, concise steps.
• Negotiated and worked with the development team to develop a solution that was best for the participant, but was also technically feasible given programming and back-end constraints.
• Project Management
• Project plan and time estimate for small release updates, modifications, and change requests.
• Planning effective project kick-off meetings.
• Identify resource estimates.
• Develop an accurate schedule for project activities.
• Coordinated complex requirement changes between the design team, the development team, the content team, and the business team.
• Manage two projects aimed towards creating a consistent design process.

MindTree Consulting
User Experience Lead

• User Experience Lead
• Balance the user’s visual and cognitive needs, the technical constraints of design and the client’s business requirements.
• Manage the transition of the user interface from creative design to production while focusing on site standards and quality control.
• Create wire frames, user flows, page specifications, and use cases for site requirements.
• Communicate site requirements to the technical team during site development.
• Continually employ creative and Information Architecture concepts, including branding and image, navigational models, user profiles and segmentation, site maps and flowcharts.
• Gather, manage, and analyze new requirements for www.avis.com, www.assettrade.com, and www.bpamoco.com
• Projects
• Avis – Redesigned existing Avis.com site to address a more global market characterized by users having increased mobility and a need for easily accessible information.
• AssetTRADE – Redesigned the existing site for improved IA and usability to facilitate site navigation.

Merck
Data Coordinator

• Coordinated data and information for Safety Assessment during phase 1 clinical trials.
• Edited, wrote and designed a 20-page quarterly department newsletter using Adobe PageMaker and PhotoShop.
• Assisted with the organization of the yearly worldwide meeting involving 80 individuals from three countries.

Nielsen-Kellerman Co.
Consultant

• 1998 developed an E-commerce Web site for a consumer electronics company.
• 2004 - 2005 redesigning the website to account for users requests

Lehigh University
BA in BioChemistry, Music Minor

West Chester University and University of Delaware
Continuing Education in Biology, BioChemistry, and Statistics

West Chester University
Nursing Prerequisites

Skilled with Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker and Advanced Power User of Microsoft Office. Experienced in HTML coding, HTML authoring and JavaScript using HomeSite, NotePad and Dreamweaver.

 

Tang Soo Do Black Belt (May 2005), mountain biking, rock climbing - sport climbing and bouldering, and horses - Dressage and Eventing.

Last Updated September 2005