Anthony Viviano

Information architect and usability analyst with extensive experience on both corporate intranets and external websites. Focus on launching sites that are user centered and task focused. Interested in collaborative software that supports communities of practice.

Anthony Viviano’s Specialties:

information architecture, requirements gathering, competitive analysis, heuristic evaluation, usability testing, task analysis, and contextual inquiry

Anthony Viviano’s Experience

Senior Experience Architect

Organic

(Public Company; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Information architecture, user experience consulting, and usability analysis
Freelance Information Architect

Viviano Consulting

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2008 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Detroit Ambassador

UXnet

(Internet industry)

January 2008 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Experience Planner

Campbell-Ewald

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2008 — February 2008 (2 months)
Information Architect

Comerica

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — January 2008 (4 months)

Develop user interface designs, content organization, and navigation schemes for web sites and web applications
Usability Specialist/Project Manager

Johnson Controls

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JCI; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2007 — October 2007 (7 months)

Information architecture, usability analysis, and project management. Overall – design, develop, and manage a portal presence for 2300 enterprise-global accounting and finance professionals.
Business Analyst - Communications Specialist

EDS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2000 — April 2007 (6 years 9 months)

Communications specialist and technical writer for a number of IT projects in the Automotive Industry and State Government. Specialized in user and process documentation.
Technical Writer

Thomson Tax & Accounting

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; TOC; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1999 — August 2000 (1 year )

Developed user documentation and training manuals. Created both hard copy and online help.

Anthony Viviano’s Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Graduate Certificate , Human-Computer Interaction , 2006 — 2008

Studies include: Foundations of HCI usability, communication design for the world wide web, studio design, research methods for HCI and technical communication
Lawrence Technological University

BS , Technical Communication , 1997 — 1999

Emphasis in business and computer science. Studies include advanced technical and professional communication, presentations media, collaborative communication, and interpersonal communication
Clonlara High School

1988 — 1989

Additional Information

Anthony Viviano’s Websites:

UXnet Detroit Blog

Anthony Viviano’s Interests:

usability, technical communication, web 2.0, knowledge management, Italian, Japanese, independent contracting. information architecture, user experience, collaborative applications, communities of practice, human computer interaction

Anthony Viviano’s Groups:

MOCHI, Society for Technical Communication, Refresh Detroit, Usability Professionals Association, The Information Architecture Institute, RPI, UXnet, Internet User Experience 2008, Linkedin Questions