
User Experience Designer
Greater Salt Lake City Area

User Experience Designer
Greater Salt Lake City Area
Web designer and developer with a focus on usability since 1994. Diverse skill set. Lots of experience. Top-notch eye for design. Quick and adaptable learner--new languages and frameworks are no barrier. Pragmatic idealist. Strong leadership and communication skills.
Because I love making things that work well and look great, user experience design is my passion. I thrive on finding that sweet spot in the intersection of form and function.
As for the future, it's very important to me that I further develop the super-power of flying.
graphic design, usability, information architecture, simplicity, user-centered design, activity-centered design, agile software development, extreme programming, GTD, accessibility, OOP, MVC, DRY, frameworks, design patterns, event models, efficient database design, cross-browser compatibility, standards compliance, semantic correctness, reusability, Ajax, best practices
(Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
On contract with the LDS Church.
(Internet industry)
September 1993 — May 2009 (15 years 9 months)
usability engineering, information design, information architecture, graphic design, RIA development, software development, brand development, digital image manipulation, computer animation, multimedia CD-ROM production, video production
(Internet industry)
April 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Web user-interface design and development, brand development, front-end engineering, software development
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)
April 2007 — October 2007 (7 months)
Managed volunteers and staff. Superintended a fine art galley, an artisan boutique, gallery stroll events, yoga classes, community art classes and community outreach programs.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 9 months)
User-interface design, software development, graphic design, RIA development
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
Started the web department, led the design and development of corporate and e-commerce websites for our clients
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years )
Set up the first web-server for the School of Education, developed web-tools for faculty and staff, offered computer related support to the Dean of Education.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
April 1997 — August 1997 (5 months)
Burbank, CA. Digital restoration of classic animated films including Disney's Cinderella and Disney's The Little Mermaid
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 6 months)
Web design, marketing and corporate evangelism
2002 — 2003
family, church, volunteering, usability, art, photography, poetry, camping
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints