Anthony Viviano

Current

• Usability Specialist at Johnson Controls
• Information Architect at Viviano Consultancy (Self-employed)

Past

• Experience Planner at Campbell-Ewald
• Information Architect at Comerica
• Usability Specialist/Project Manager at Johnson Controls

• Business Analyst - Communications Specialist at EDS
• Technical Writer at Thomson Tax & Accounting

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Education

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Lawrence Technological University
• Clonlara High School

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• UXnet Detroit Blog

Anthony Viviano’s Summary

Information architect and usability analyst with extensive experience on corporate intranets. 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

• Usability Specialist

  Johnson Controls

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; JCI; Automotive industry)

  March 2008 — Present (3 months)

  Information architecture, usability analysis, and project management on Johnson Controls' Portal Team.

• Information Architect

  Viviano Consultancy (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2008 — Present (4 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

  MS, Human-Computer Interaction, 2006 — 2009 (expected)

  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

•    User Experience Network member
•    Information Architecture Institute (IAI) member
•    iRise Users Group member
•    EDS Employees, Past and Present member
•    Info Arch member

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