Experience:

Confidential

• Developed highly usable user experience designs that elegantly and intuitively met user, business and functional requirements. Developed functional requirements and set-up IA/UI/UX staging for protosite testing. Determined overall goals, addressed content, audited existing content, site mapped and addressed existing client site hierarchy/schema. Set-up naming conventions, wire framed and prepared builds for section 503, 504 and 508 compliance. Defined key user paths, developed HTML demonstration sites, prepared creative concepts, presented designs and gathered stakeholder feedback. Confirmed flow and functionality, created final templates and generated design style guide/specification scope documents. Generated user flows, site maps, page flows, storyboards and user interface specifications. Established prototype guidelines, setup file structures, sliced/optimized and mastered final template HTML reference models. Implemented code scripting, created populated doppelganger pages and prioritized revisions/changes, and bug fixes as requested. Conducted final checks, finalized scope-to-date and prepared projects for final client handoff.
• Applications/technical skills utilized for client:
• Axure RP, Balsamiq Mockups, iRISE, Adobe Master Collection Mac/PC , HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, Macintosh OS 10.7, Windows 7
• Hardware: Macbook Pro, HP EliteBook
• Projects: Enrollment, Participant, and Plan Sponsor web site replications for client sales and marketing demonstrations

Confidential

Audio visual design, sound engineering and production

Recording and audio mastering of Chapman Stick, Foulk Lap Steel Guitar, Moog Steel Guitar, Korg/Roland Keyboards, and percussion instruments for online distribution. Mastering via ProTools editing suites at VA Studio, NJ. Creating visual design concepts for each audio experience to include still and motion graphics, 3D and 4K resolution video sequences assembled via Avid Media Composer HD suite.

Confidential

Contract: Senior User Experience Designer

• Developed dynamic prototype Flash and HTML 5/CSS 3/Jquery Parallax presentations for Vanguard's client Steris. Developed an Android Mobile App buy-in for Vanguard's client Google. Developed a Flash based knowledge guide for Vanguard's client Volkswagen. Developed an iPad focused HTML 5/CSS 3 Fluid/Responsive Photo Gallery and Parallax Website for Vanguard's Internal Participant Education requirements.
• Analyzed user needs and business goals to create experiences that will enable users to
• complete tasks easily, quickly and accurately.
• Presented at design reviews. Including presenting storyboards of user navigation,
• content, graphic design, and UI design elements. Recommended new solutions for web functionality, navigation, and UI design elements that will enable users and internal business clients to achieve their goals.
• Applications/technical skills utilized for client:
• Adobe Master Collection CS5 Mac PC , HTML, JavaScript, JQuary, Macintosh OS 10.6, Windows XP Professional
• Hardware: Mac Pro Workstation, Dell Workstation
• Projects: Co-branded concept buy-ins for Steris, Google, and Volkswagen

Confidential

• Worked extensively designing and prototyping wireframes and functional application design approaches for the Lockheed Martin/Social Security Administration's Disability Case Processing System DCPS . The project scope entailed developing user interface solutions for an integrated solution that will replace SSA's five disability determination case processing systems into a single Intranet system that is expected to integrate seamlessly with existing software applications in use by State DDS's and other agency historical data systems where and when necessary.
• Served as a user advocate for DCPS IA/UI/UX project tasks
• Leveraged rapid prototyping and frequent customer interactions to inform design decisions
• Developed a deep and detailed knowledge of SSA's products and their users
• Collaborated with strategists to conceptualize DCPS UI features and App enhancements based on business needs, product goals and user behavior
• Define user interface requirements, including use cases, user stories, page flows, task analysis, information architecture, wireframes and prototypes that achieve business and user goals
• Worked with visual designers and web designers to ensure graphic design and interaction is consistent with SSA standards and usability best practices
• Analyzed user-behavior metrics
• Helped plan, support and sometimes lead user research and analysis, including heuristic evaluations, usability testing, A/B testing, surveys and focus groups
• Participated in business and functional requirements gathering
• Exposed site usability problems and provided creative UI/UX solutions
• Applications/technical skills utilized for client:
• Illustrator, FreeHand, Quark XPress, InDesign, PhotoShop, 3DS Max, Maya Unlimited, LightWave, DreamWeaver, GoLive, Fusion, BB Edit, Expression Web, SharePoint Designer, SharePoint 2007, InfoPath 2010, FireWorks, Microsoft Office, MS Visio, Omnigraffle, Axure RP, CSS Edit, Coda, HTML, JavaScript, JQuary, AJAX, XHTML, PHP, ASP, XML, ColdFusion MX7, Macintosh OS 10.6, Windows XP Professional
• Hardware: PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro, Dell Workstations
• Projects: Receipt of Evidence, Internal Quality Assurance, and Federal Quality Review

Confidential

Web Designer/Developer

• Provided contracted consulting services to YellowPages Group, CA, Verizon, IVD/ECN, and Sony regarding building multiple Website properties supporting SEO/SEM SMO/SMM requirements for increased industry brand awareness and customer impact. Sites designed in Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, PHP/CSS3/XHTML/HTML5, and development for interactive Flash HMTL5 based Mobile micro-site projects Apple SDK, Android SDK, ActionScript
• to Arm, etc.
• Applications/technical skills utilized for client:
• Illustrator, FreeHand, Streamline, Dimensions, Quark XPress, InDesign, PhotoShop, Live Picture, Painter, PhotoVista, QuickTime VR, MPEG2, MPEG 4, Flash CS4 CS5, ActionScript, LiveMotion, Motion Artist, Infini-D, Strata Studio, 3DS Max, Maya Unlimited, LightWave, DreamWeaver, Expression Web, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath 2010, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, FireWorks, Final Cut Studio, Media Composer, Vegas Pro DVD, Cubase 5, Logic Pro, QuickTime Pro, Microsoft Office, Captivate, Keynote, MS Project, Schedule, MS Visio, Omnigraffle, Axure RP, iRISE, CSS Edit, Coda, HTML/5, JavaScript, JQuary, AJAX, SPRY, XHTML, PHP, ColdFusion MX 9, Macintosh OS 10.5.8, Windows XP Professional v7.

Hardware: PowerBook G4 laptops, HP Intel AMD laptops