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            Information Architect & Project Manager UCSC 
            Admissions Web Site - March 2003 | 
        
         
           
              - Contract Information Architect. 
              
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                Designed user flow and site architecture for new Admissions site. 
              
 - Produced 
                wire frames. 
              
 - Managed 
                client relationship, timeline & QA process. 
              
 - Worked 
                closely with team at Web development firm, GroupofPeople. 
            
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            Information Architect James Burke's 
            Knowledge Web  Online Learning Tool - Fall 2001 - July 2003 | 
        
         
           
              - Volunteer Information Architect. 
              
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                Designing user flow and UI for the Knowledge Web, UI Team leader. 
              
 - Producing 
                site flow and wire frames with co-designer, Cathy Gellis. 
                 
              
 - Working 
                closely with an interdisciplinary team, spread around the world 
                (and of course James 
                Burke himself). 
              
 - Please 
                read the Wired 
                article for a little more info. 
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            Information Architect American 
            Wireless Transaction Application - May to August 2002 | 
        
         
           
              - Contract 
                Information Architect. 
              
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                Designed user flow and UI for AW's internal commission processing 
                system, conducted user interviews. 
              
 - Produced 
                site flow and key wire frames pages throughout a 100+ page application. 
              
 - Worked 
                closely with client decision-maker, engineers, and design & HTML 
                producer to complete the project. 
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            Information Architect American 
            Wireless Dealer Portal - November 2001 | 
        
         
           
              - Contract Information Architect. 
              
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                Designed user flow and UI for AW's Dealer portal. 
              
 - Produced 
                site flow and wire frames. 
              
 - Worked 
                closely with client decision-maker and design & HTML producer 
                to complete the project. 
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            Information Architect HP Preferred 
            Business Store site - July 2001 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
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                Refined and revised the "HP Preferred" Business Store 
                Web experience. 
              
 - Worked 
                closely with design staff and client to produce a successful revision 
                to the dilapidated HP Preferred site. 
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            Usability Analyst  ZoneLabs' 
            Integrity Corporate Security Tool - April 2001 | 
        
         
           
              - Information 
                Architect for Imagesmith. 
              
 - An 
                Imagesmith visual designer developed the UI for this tool, and 
                ZL internal staff developed the user flow for this Web-based corporate 
                security tool. 
              
 - Conducted 
                a heuristic evaluation of the user flow. 
              
 - Focusing 
                on major flow issues, I produced a report within one week. 
              
 - Presented 
                report to ZL executives and development team members. 
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            Information Architect ZoneLabs' 
            ZoneAlarm & ZoneAlarm Pro - Jan to May 2001 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
 -  Member of team of IAs and a visual designer. Lead IA was 
                Deb Voisin. 
              
 - Developed new UI structure, user experience and collaborated on design 
                elements for ZL's security/firewall software programs. 
              
 -  Worked extremely closely with product management team at 
                ZoneLabs. 
              
 - This product has an installed user base of over 9 million, 
                and is consistently one of the internet's top downloads, according 
                to ZDNet and CNET. 
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            Information Architect HP Business 
            Desktop & Laptop Configurator - February 2001 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
 -  Architecture and Usability consultant to design a UI based 
                on HP's revised design standards. 
              
 - Worked closely with HP team to resolve long-standing problems with the 
                configurator interface. 
              
 -  Partnered with large engineering firm, IntelliCorp. 
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            Usability Analyst  Quiver - December 2000 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
 - Usability consultant for Quiver's Consumer Portal Solution 
                software. 
              
 - Presented Usability Audit to key management staff, outlining 
                key usability issues as well as recommending community-based features 
                and refinements. 
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            Information Architect eHealthInsurance.com - November 2000 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
 -  Architecture and Usability consultant for Small Business 
                Group division. 
              
 - Worked closely with eHI team throughout, including product development 
                staff and internal engineering staff. 
              
 - Presented Usability Audit to key management staff to highlight major 
                usability and architectural issues. 
              
 - Conducted paper prototype user testing and presented results to client 
                for resolution and refinement of recommendations. 
            
  
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            Information Architect HP Business 
            Desktop Product Advisor - November 2000 | 
        
         
           
              - Information Architect for Imagesmith.  
              
 -  Architecture and Usability consultant to revise the UI design 
                for the BDD Advisor. 
              
 -  Partnered with large engineering firm, Selectica. 
              
 - Worked closely with both HP and Selectica teams throughout. 
            
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            Project Manager & IA  HP 
            Printing & Digital Imaging Product Advisor - August 2000 | 
        
         
           
              - Project Manager & Information Architect for Imagesmith. 
              
 -  Completely rebuilt the Product Advisor for Printing and 
                Digital Imaging. 
              
 -  Partnered with large engineering firm, Selectica. 
              
 -  Developed site architecture with contract IA, Tom Vincze. 
              
 - Worked closely with both HP and Selectica teams throughout eight-month 
                project. 
              
 - Included prototyping in HTML as well as user testing of our designs. 
            
  
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            Project Manager & IA Mamisi.com & DJSneak.com 
            - December 1999 | 
        
         
           
              - Project 
                Manager & Information Architect for Imagesmith. 
              
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                Entertainment & Film Industry Web Portal. 
              
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                Included Wesley Snipe's official web site. 
              
 - Included 
                development of world-famous House DJ, DJSneak. 
              
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                Highly aggressive timeline, working with broad spectrum of individuals, 
                including client Art Director, contracted design firm and partnered 
                back-end engineering firm Talaria, now part of Wirestone. 
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            Project Manager 
            Disney.com 
            Flash Demo - March 1999 | 
        
         
           
              - Project 
                Manager for Imagesmith. 
              
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                Managed quick turnaround Flash demonstration presented to high-level 
                Disney executives. 
              
 - Refined 
                script provided by client and provided visual documentation to 
                accompany demo for smooth running. 
              
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                Worked closely with Disney marketing and design team members. 
            
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            Project Coordinator 
            Go.com 
            - October 1998 to April 1999 | 
        
         
           
              - Project Coordinator for Imagesmith. 
              
 - Member of team managing multiple contract designers. 
              
 - Liaison with the Go.com design teams. 
              
 -  Managed multiple contract programmers providing services 
                to the Go.com technical development team. 
              
 - Provided design, development and technical solutions resources 
                during an extremely high-demand period at Infoseek and Go.com. 
            
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            Project Manager Infoseek Corporate Web site - December 1998 | 
        
         
           
              - Project Manager for Imagesmith. 
              
 -  Time-sensitive project due to the launch of Go.com in early 1999; produced in about four weeks. 
              
 -  Worked closely with Infoseek marketing and design teams. 
            
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            CD-ROM Developer 
            Teaching 
            Alive! - June 1996 to June 1998 | 
        
         
           
              -  Associate Producer and design team member for Educational 
                CD-ROM, through CREDE & CCTD.  
              
 -  Incorporated textual content and repurposing media for the 
                CD; working in Photoshop, mTropolis, MovieTrax (time coding software). 
                 
              
 -  Contractor Management, Budget Tracking. 
              
 -  Testing and QA of entire product over multiple platforms. 
              
 -  Marketing and promotion of the product post development. 
              
 - You can read the UC Santa Cruz press release 
                for more info.
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            Team Leader The HyperTech Online Exhibit - April 
            1996 to June 1996  | 
        
         
           
              -  Project Manager, Architect and Designer for  Earthquakes Online Exhibit on 
                the HyperTech, The Tech Museum of Innovation's online museum. 
              
 -  Managed content specialists while working within a 10-week 
                class schedule. 
              
 -  Member of the Advanced Web Design class, taught by Marti Atkinson.
 
                 
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