Gene Moy

User experience/information architect, interaction designer, usability wonk, Asian Americanist

Greater Chicago Area

Current
  • Senior User Experience Architect at Sears
Past
  • Senior Consultant, User Experience at Brulant
  • Technology Director at GrahamSpencer
  • Principal at Gene Moy Interaction + Design (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Designer at DeusEx Technologies
  • Coordinator at IGC/ACON
  • Creative Developer at Viant
  • Designer at closerlook.com
  • Designer at Amoco Graphic Resources
  • Designer at APAnet
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Melbourne
Connections
332 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Gene Moy’s Summary

With 12 years of experience in predominantly consumer-facing e-commerce and online retailing websites, I transform insights derived from observations of consumer behaviors within their unique contexts into user experiences of remarkable value for my clients.

I seek leadership opportunities in user experience, interaction design, information architecture, information design, and usability work where my cross-disciplinary knowledge can provide the most impact where users and businesses intersect.

Gene Moy’s Specialties:

User interface design, interaction design, information architecture, branding, corporate identity design, persona design, wireframing, prototyping, server scripting, creative-strategy-technology integration, client-side programming, relational databases, usability testing, qualitative and quantitative analysis.


Gene Moy’s Experience

  • Senior User Experience Architect

    Sears

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SHLD; Retail industry)

    January 2008Present (7 months)

    On contract to Sears Holdings.

  • Senior Consultant, User Experience

    Brulant

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

    September 2006January 2008 (1 year 5 months)

    Understand user needs and translate them into actionable plans for various projects involving millions of users.

    Work with IT resources and user centered design principles to produce design documentation in the form of wireframes, content inventories, alignment diagrams, concept models, and presentations in various formats.

    Conduct usability testing, study and produce qualitative research with representative users.

  • Technology Director

    GrahamSpencer

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    June 2005June 2006 (1 year 1 month)

    Strategic design, technology, and branding for clients of all sizes.

  • Principal

    Gene Moy Interaction + Design (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    19962006 (10 years)

    Front-end design and development and branding services for organizations of all sizes; integration of solutions into synergistic entities driven by business strategy; cross-functional teamwork coordination.

  • Designer

    DeusEx Technologies

    (Internet industry)

    20012002 (1 year)

  • Coordinator

    IGC/ACON

    (Internet industry)

    February 1997November 2001 (4 years 10 months)

    Part-time, then later, volunteer coordinator of a nationwide Asian American and Pacific Islander nonprofit and community based organization information sharing network.

  • Creative Developer

    Viant

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

    November 1999May 2001 (1 year 7 months)

    Client-side developer, integrator for multiple creative and technical workstreams.

  • Designer

    closerlook.com

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    November 1998October 1999 (1 year)

    Graphic design and technology solutions for clients of all sizes.

  • Designer

    Amoco Graphic Resources

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    July 1998October 1998 (4 months)

    Design and technology implementation for internal and customer-facing websites.

  • Designer

    APAnet

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    March 1996February 1997 (1 year)

    Integrated design & technology solutions for a Southern California consortium of 12 Asian American and Pacific Islander nonprofit and community based organizations.


Gene Moy’s Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    MA, Asian American Studies, 19941996

    Activities and Societies:
    CAPSA, SAGE/UAW, AASGSA, APC, etc.
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    BA, Rhetoric, 19891993

    Activities and Societies:
    Principal Horn, Concert Band IIB, Theta Delta Chi, Twin Dragon Kempo/Brooks School of BAM
  • University of Melbourne

    Study Abroad, English, Politics, Anthropology, July 1991July 1992

    Activities and Societies:
    International House

Additional Information

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Gene Moy’s Interests:

User centered design, information architecture, interface design, information design and presentation, client and server scripting, DOM manipulation, Asian American Studies, Chinese American history, Hung Gar, graphic design.

Gene Moy’s Groups:

Chicago Chinese American Historical Society, Chinese Historical Society of America, UCLA Alumni Association - Chicago Chapter, Chicago Chinese Cultural Center, Kong's Siu Lum P'ai Kung Fu Association, OCA-Chicago

  •    UCLA Alumni member
  •    UsabilityPro member
  •    Interaction Design Association member
  •    UX Professionals member
  •    UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni member
  •    User Experience member
  •    WebSphere Commerce Developers member
  •    Chicago Front-End Web Developers member

Gene Moy’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
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