SUMMARY:

• Extensive user interface design experience in web, email, software and game industries.
• Contributed to Apple s reputation in leading - edge system software and quality documentation through six years of experience in prototyping, interface design, computer based training and multimedia information design.
• For four years at Confidential my experiences included art direction and game interface design as well as significant contributions in technical support, documentation and localization of games and tools.
• Designed and produced both preliminary and final interface elements for the Confidential eCase tablet s operating system.
• For two years designed and prototyped hundreds of web pages for the Confidential on-line print procurement application.
• For the last eight years I've been principal UX designer for the complete Confidential ' product line.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Mateo, California

USER INTERACTION DESIGNER, INTERFACE DESIGNER

Responsibilities:

• Confidential .com provides multi - channel dynamic personalized web solutions for on-line retailers. Every email sent is unique.
• Contributed significantly to MyBuy's flagship product "Personalized Product Alerts" for on-line retail.
• "Each of the millions of shoppers accessed each week gets a custom email focused on their most recent interests".
• Web interface design and production support for Confidential ' entire product line.
• Conception, prototyping, design and testing of new alert products; personal email, ratings, abandonment, mobile and newsletter recommendations.
• As well as contributions to; retail web recommendations, on-line ads, and internal tools.
• Collaborated with back-end and front-end developers as well as QA team to carry new products from initial concepts to live working web solutions.
• Focused on ease-of-use of all internal templates for both the technical and design staff.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created dynamic, reusable HTML email templates, client mock - ups, and detailed HTML specifications.
• Produced sales demos featuring the shopper experience, utilizing all of Confidential products for many top 500 companies.
• Worked closely with executive team on company re-branding of new company name, logotype and logo.
• Transformed my one-man creative production process into a system that is now shared by six production designers.

Confidential, San Leandro, C alifornia

INTERFACE DESIGNER

Responsibilities:

• Web design and production support for World Savings, Golden West Financial, and Atlas Securities websites.
• Primarily worked to update loan and savings projection graphics and page layouts for three live banking sites

Confidential, Foster City, C alifornia

UI/UX DESIGNER, HTML DEVELOPER

Responsibilities:

• Developed preliminary HTML prototypes for review, specification, and test.
• Transformed rough HTML prototypes into final build code, working with programmers to connect to the back - end.
• Conceived; icon sketches, color selections, product maps, workflows, and user scenarios.
• Designed component features in concert with creative and technology directors for Confidential s Velocity Exchange; Supplier Full Ticket, Buyer Quick Ticket, Contacts Manager, Quick Specs, Library & Catalog Prototypes, as well as additional interfaces for; Installation, Shop & Accounts Management, Quoting, Proofing, and Email Integration.

Confidential, Palo Alto, C alifornia

SENIOR INTERFACE DESIGNER

Responsibilities:

• Messages, Contacts, Documents, Teams and Find modules.
• Constructed complex interfaces for; Files & Folders, Shipping & Receiving, and Change Order components.
• Designed the specification module for the entire Direct Mail interface.

Confidential, Santa Clara, C alifornia

INTERFACE DESIGNER

Responsibilities:

• Created initial prototype screens of software/hardware mock - ups for corporate approval.
• Engaged with senior interface team to implement a full system software and application environment.
• Created application interfaces; web access, document editing & creation, calendar, address book.
• Worked closely with software developers to implement final screen designs.

Confidential, Palo Alto, C alifornia

INTERFACE DESIGNER, WEB DESIGNER

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with various corporate and independent software/hardware/web developers (see client list) to design and create; corporate web pages, e - commerce site, aerospace web site, on-line music sequencer game, desktop icons for PC, Mac & SGI, database charts & graphs, buttons & icons, prototyped a 50-page event planning site.
• My tasks/skills have encompassed; preliminary sketches, storyboards, mock-ups and prototypes as well as final web page layout and construction, logos, logotypes, illustrations, buttons, cursors and icon designs.

Confidential, Redwood City, C alifornia

SENIOR GAME ARTIST, INTERFACE DESIGNER, ANIMATOR

Responsibilities:

• Joined forces with game designers to create interface screens, titles, icons, weapons, computer simulation screens and typography.
• Designed the Confidential, a user tool featuring videos of Confidential.
• Worked with production staff to minimize compromise of the film s style guide and/or scientific fact.
• Supervised graphic translation to Japanese, French, German and Spanish.

Confidential

Sega Developer Technical Support

Responsibilities:

• Successfully supported Sega s internal, first party and third party, programmers and artists with both 3D art production/tools information and technical/graphic details for Saturn game development.
• Organized and coordinated both Art and Animation Tracks for the Sega DevCon 96 conference.
• Localized eight Confidential graphic tools from Japanese to English.