Gabo Mendoza

Current

• User Experience Lead at Joost
• Freelance Flash Develper at gabocorp.com

Past

• User Experience Lead at Comcast Interactive Media (CIM)
• Sr. Interactive Engineer at Comcast, Inc.
• Internet Services Director at CrossGen Entertainment (CGE)

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Education

• Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico

Recommended

2 people have recommended Gabo

Connections

74 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog

Gabo Mendoza’s Summary

Interactive Developer. Extensive experience designing and developing rich media applications for ten-foot, remote, touchscreen, multi-touch, mobile, as well as traditional web and desktop environments. Both technically and esthetically versed.
Passionate about alternative interaction models, smart applications, and shared multi-user environments.

Gabo Mendoza’s Specialties:

User Experience, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Branding, ActionScript (Flash), Flex, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, end-to-end product development

Gabo Mendoza’s Experience

• User Experience Lead

  Joost

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

  February 2008 — Present (6 months)

• Freelance Flash Develper

  gabocorp.com

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Design industry)

  October 1997 — Present (10 years 10 months)

  Direct conceptual, strategic and tactical creation of robust integrated GUI websites and internet application solutions using Flash, HTML, ASP, and JavaScript. Managed multiple simultaneous projects meeting all budgets and time frames.

• User Experience Lead

  Comcast Interactive Media (CIM)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMSCK; Computer Software industry)

  December 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Bridging the Design, Information Architecture, and Development teams to bring a unified user-centric product vision across all of CIM's properties. Directly work on Comcast's cross platform and alternative platform initiatives. Design and develop prototype and production level applications. Oversee development efforts across teams.

• Sr. Interactive Engineer

  Comcast, Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMSCK; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  Worked in the Research & Development team creating new interaction models and product concepts for internal projects. Directly involved in design and development of products like The Fan, Comcast.net, Ziddio, Fancast, and TVPlanner, as well as developing proof-of-concept, prototype, and production applications, for multiple platforms.

• Internet Services Director

  CrossGen Entertainment (CGE)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  February 2002 — May 2004 (2 years 4 months)

  Managed all phases of interactive design projects for a wide range of applications requiring animation, illustration, and transactional e-commerce implementations. Assessed project needs and developed specifications; planed and implemented projects from initial conceptual design through coding, final delivery, and approval. Trained and directed a team of web and flash developers. Created and revised existing production procedures for secure online publishing.

Gabo Mendoza’s Education

• Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico

  1995 — 1999

Additional Information

Gabo Mendoza’s Websites:

• My Blog

Gabo Mendoza’s Interests:

gadgets, video games, movies, animation, music

Gabo Mendoza’s Honors:

People's Choice Award - Flash Forward - 2006

Gabo Mendoza’s Contact Settings

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