
Web Usability Specialist
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Web Usability Specialist
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I help my clients to make their websites and intranets easier to use. I have a particular interest in on-demand video, investment and e-commerce websites.
(Internet industry)
October 2008 — April 2009 (7 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 8 months)
Managed and carried out usability projects for User Vision's clients. Including, BBC iPlayer Version 2, The Share Centre, Kwik-Fit Insurance Services, The Royal Navy, The Royal Marines, The Share Centre, TD Waterhouse, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Widows, National Australia Group, Glasses Direct, Maximuscle and more.
Project work included usability testing, paper prototyping, card sorting, categorisation testing, user needs analysis and expert usability reviews.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
September 2003 — March 2007 (3 years 7 months)
I provided our team's focus on usability.
This included providing wireframes for developers, heuristic evaluation, card sorting and facilitating user-evaluation sessions.
I also did a good deal of web publishing myself with strong HTML, CSS and Photoshop skills.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
September 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 1 month)
Mainly contracting on the RBS intranet. I also ran a golf information site during this time that became very popular.