
Professor of Interaction Design at SCAD
Savannah, Georgia Area

Professor of Interaction Design at SCAD
Savannah, Georgia Area
I have been working primarily in Internet front-end design for the past 15 years. For the last 6 years of that time I have specialized in interaction and user interface design for complex enterprise level applications for Unisys, Sony, Documentum, and now at Intralinks.
I have been focused on the Internet in my business life, but my future is in more direct interaction design where the products and systems are hybrids of screen software and hardware that encapsulates that screen.
My previous position for Motorola Enterprise Mobility (FKA Symbol Technologies) combines my vast experience in enterprise applications with my desire to work on designing hybrids where screen and device are both designed together.
Now, I am starting a new adventure of designing designers, by becoming the Professor of Interactions Design at the Savannah College of Art & Design.
My long term goal is to develop a system for re-designing the human behaviors between technologies in the home.
I am also a speaker and writer. My work has been published at BoxesAndArrows.com, Core77.com, UXMatters.com, UIGarden.net and JohnnyHolland.com as well as in print for Interactions Magazine (the publication for SIGCHI of the ACM). I have spoken at IDSA, Interaction, IA Summit, UI Conf, and have taught workshops for private corporations and local User Experience organizations around the world. (I'm available for doing workshops as my schedule permits.)
I am the Founder of the Interaction Design Association as I believe the discipline for IxD is the most important and poweful of the UX disciplines and should be more of a focus within more organizations than it currently is.
intearction design, information architecture, user interface design, user experience design, internet programming, rich internet applications, system design, futurist, experience design, AJAX
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
I am the Professor of Interaction Design in the Industrial Design Department at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD).
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2003 — Present (5 years 11 months)
The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is an organization that is working to build a community of practice for the advancement and advocacy of the discipline of interaction design (IxD). Go to http://www.ixda.org/ for more information.
(Design industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)
November 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 2 months)
As part of the Enterprise Mobility division (formerly Symbol Technologies)
Design user experiences for enterprise mobility devices and software used on those devices and on desktops for managing those devices.
(Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 2 months)
I teach classes for SmartExperience.org on a semi-regular basis in the New York City area. My course topics include interaction design, RIA design and sketching.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2003 — November 2006 (3 years 3 months)
I'm the lead strategist for the product design of this application service provider. My primary responsibility is to work with the product management team to devise strategies for taking our business requirements and make them happen within our technological framework.
In my role, my primary success was leading the re-design of the IntraLinks core application. I also succeeded in redesigning new adjacent applications and spearheading new research and development.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2001 — January 2004 (2 years 6 months)
In this volunteer role I manage the overall strategy and iimplementation of IT needs within this group dedicated to finding a peaceful solution to the Israel Palestinian conflict by mobilizing that silent voice among American Jews to break through the censorship that has occurred within the Jewish community. Go to http://btvshalom.org/ to find out more info.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DCTM; Computer Software industry)
September 2001 — August 2003 (2 years)
I was the senior designer on the revamped UI for our web applications platform. I also led the design strategy for our collaboration integration into that platform.
BA , Anthropology , August 1987 — May 1991
89-90 UC Experience Abroad Program to Israel's One Year Program:
Ulpan: Haifa University
School: Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Dorm: Resnik
Activities: Hillel Hiking Club, Late Night Risk Crew
Kibbutz: Ketura
industrial design, new technology, rich internet applications, spatial digital design, design management and evangelism
Interaction Design Association (IxDA), Information Architecture Institute (IAI), ACM/SIGCHI, UXNet, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom,