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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	I'll take the computer programs and web sites you're planning, and design them to be attractive and eminently usable. The guaranteed results are: Lower training costs. Lower support costs. Increased throughput. Increased adoption/uptake. Decreased employee/user frustration, yielding increased productivity.
EXPERTISE	Visual Interface Design User Centered Design and Usability Graphic Design & Illustration Web Design & Programming
EDUCATION	Ohio University, MFA in Theatre Carroll College, BS in Speech Communication & Theatre
TECHNICAL SKILLS	Particular Talent: Rapid prototyping of graphically attractive and eminently usable applications Programming & Scripting Languages: XML/XSL, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, VRML, VBScript Tools: Dreamweaver, Flash, Microsoft .net Framework, Visual Basic, Delphi, FrontPage, Visio, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Pagemaker, Homesite, Authorware
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY	Iknow LLC, 9/05 – Present User Experience and Usability Consultant Section 508 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Evaluation Alignment of Development Methodology with User Centered Design Methodology GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA – 10/04 to 5/05 Contract Web & GUI Designer Responsibilities: Design of User Interfaces for internal R&D IT projects, specifically: Designed the Search Wizard (built with JSP utilizing CSS and DHTML) – extending the search capabilities of the Intranet Portal Designed the Dictionary Exchange – archiving and retrieving valid value lists for R&D IT programmers Designed the Advice Stack – Wikipedia-based system for accessing lessons learned Usability and User Centered Design (UCD) advocate and evangelist PowerPoint presentation for managers on the value of UCD Comparison study of UCD methodologies Study on integrating UCD with the Agile development methodology Design and prototyping interfaces for new information tools Conceived, designed and prototyped the Hypothesis Manager – web based tool using XHTML/CSS/XML/XSLT to organize information related to research concepts Designed and prototyped SOAR (Service Oriented Architecture Repository) – web based tool using DHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL to archive and retrieve information about internal Web Services, Data Stores, Message Queues and Applications Cognetics Corporation, Princeton Junction, NJ - 10/87 to 10/04 Senior Designer/Creative Director Responsibilities: · Designing Web projects for major clients using HTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript and XML Long term contract with Siemens Medical Solutions Designed the initial Look & Feel for Soarian Financials Designed screen layouts and graphics. Established and communicated style guides. Created and managed Visio templates and stencils. Taught designers and developers how to use DreamWeaver MX in their development process. Built a stand-alone marketing demo using DHTML, CSS and Javascript with an XML back end. See: http://www.digitalspaceart.com/projects/siemens/index.html [link opens in a new window] Long term contract with ConEdison Designed the Look & Feel for a common Intranet/Internet UI. Designed screen layouts and graphics. Designed and prototyped multiple sites using DHTML, CSS and Javascript. Kamoon Connect, a collaboration product connecting people with experts Designed the Look & Feel. Designed screen layouts and graphics. Built prototype using DHTML, CSS and Javascript. See http://www.digitalspaceart.com/projects/kamoon/index.html [link opens in a new window] · Designing and prototyping stand-alone and non-Web client applications ACT Online College Aptitude Test Designed the interface for the test. Programmed a tutorial in Authorware. See http://www.digitalspaceart.com/projects/ACT/tutorial/ACT_tutor.htm [link opens in a new window] Developed generalized tutorial guidelines mCheck – regulatory inspection assistant Designed the Look & Feel Designed screen layouts and graphics Built prototype in Visual Studio.net. See http://www.digitalspaceart.com/projects/mCheck/mCheck.htm [link opens in a new window] Discover Financial Services Call Center CSR Program Designed the Look & Feel Designed screen layouts and graphics Built prototype in IBM’s VisualAge for Java. See:http://www.digitalspaceart.com/projects/discover/discover_csr.htm [link opens in a new window] DataCast – broadband info/entertainment channel Designed the Look & Feel Designed screen layouts and graphics Built prototype in Delphi · Supervision of a staff of up to 3 Graphic Artists, with senior responsibility for the graphical look and feel of all company projects.
HONORS & AWARDS	Cognetics Corporation Web Site (version 3) 2003 Award of Excellence, Society for Technical Communication, Washington DC Chapter Congressional Information Service Congressional Compass Web Site 1997 Award of Merit, STC Philadelphia Metro chapter Cognetics Corporation Web Site (version 2) 1997 Distinguished Technical Communication, STC Lone Star Chapter 1997 Award of Merit, STC International Competition Hyperties 4 Online Users Guide 1996 Award of Excellence, STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter Cognetics Corporation Web Site (version 1) 1996 Award of Excellence, STC Lone Star Chapter Primary Source Media’s American Journey CD-ROM Series 1995 Distinguished Technical Communication, STC Toronto Chapter 1995 Award of Merit, STC International Online Competition Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4 Travel Guide 1992 Distinguished Technical Communication, STC Puget Sound Chapter
TEACHING EXPERIENCE	The College of New Jersey Assistant Professor, Designer/Technical Director, Department of Speech & Theatre Designed all main stage productions, supervised scenic construction shop, taught Scenic Design, Scenic Construction, Stage Lighting, Costuming, Makeup. Denison University Associate/Assistant Professor, Designer/Technical Director, Theatre Department Designed all main stage productions, supervised scenic construction shop, taught Theatre Appreciation, Studio Art Appreciation, Scenic Design & Construction, Stage Lighting, Advanced Topics in Technical Theatre. Directed one production per year.