OBJECTIVE
Designing thoroughly useful and delightful interactions in a collaborative environment.
I love working with clients, other designers, engineers, anthropologists and business strategists.
EXPERIENCE
R/GA,San Francisco
Interaction Designer
(March – July 2011)
Designed web and mobile experiences for Hewlett Packard (HP.com). Specified and documented interface behaviors, patterns and page specifications.
Plausible Labs Cooperative Inc,
San Francisco, CA
Mobile User Interface Designer
(July 2010 – December 2010)
Designed iOS and Android user experiences and interfaces for this mobile software development studio
People and Practices Research, Intel,
Beaverton, OR
Design Research: Personal Digital Money
(May – August 2008)
Developed insights and experiences for business units as an embedded designer within this ethnographic group
Fastback Creative Books, Powis Inc,
Berkeley, CA
Creative Director (January 2005 – June 2006)
Designer (January 2004 – December 2004)
Led design of "pro-sumer" services and consumer photobook products
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Iterative Design & Prototyping
- visual and interface design for web, mobile, software, presentations & print
- storyboards, wireframes, diagrams, illustrations
- documentation, visualization, formalization of research insights
- design scenarios, profiles, personas,
user requirements reports - digital, physical & “wizard-of-oz” prototyping
Human-Centered Research Methods
- contextual interviewing (one-on-ones/dyads) & guiding participatory research
- digital & visual ethnography
- cognitive walkthroughs, heuristic evaluations, role playing & “informance”
Art Direction & Coordination
of Creative Teams
- managing photography, illustration, copy writing, programming, fabrication, printing & pre-press
- mentoring junior designers
- collaborating with support staff, project budgeting, press & convention marketing
Digital Tools/Software
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, After Effects
- simple programming (HTML, CSS, ActionScript)
- Microsoft Office & various presentation media (PPT, Keynote, Prezi)
EDUCATION
California College of the Arts,San Francisco
MA in Visual and Critical Studies, 2009
MFA in Design, 2008
Carnegie Mellon University,Pittsburgh
BFA in Communication Design, 2003
Central Saint Martins College of Art,London
Summer Program in Apparel Design, 2003
HONORS
All College Honors: Graduate Design
CCA (2007)
Graduate Design Merit Scholarship
CCA (2006 – 2009)
Patented Intellectual Property
US#20060083604 for a method of on-demand photobook-titling, with
Kevin Powis Parker and Wayne Kasom (2006)
Director’s Choice
West Virginia Flash Film Festival (2003)
Marilyn Meltzer Prize for Advanced Study
CMU (2002)
School of Design Merit Award
CMU (2000)