Jason Fields

Current

• VP of User Experience at iconmobile, LLC

Past

• Product Evangelist, Emerging Technology (and Interaction Design Lead) at SNAP.com
• User Experience Lead at Idealab!
• Information Architect at SMARTpages.com

• Content Editor and Developer (Contract) at Sapient
• Digital Media Consultant at AIR-PORT, LLC (Sole Proprietorship)
• Sr. Web Technologist at MetaDesign

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Education

• Soko Gakuen (Japanese Language School)
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
• Culver City High School

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Recommended

9 people have recommended Jason

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Jason Fields’s Summary

I recently worked as Product Evangelist for Emerging Technology (and Interaction Design Lead) at SNAP.com. I was interim Online Marketing Mgr for a brief period. Previous to working at SNAP.com I was the User Experience Lead at Idealab!.

From 1999-2003 I consulted as AIR-PORT, a design aware techno-centric media shop (in L.A. & BayArea/S.F.). A recent past consulting contract was with SBC SMARTpages.com as their Lead Information Architect (in 2003).

I have worked with a variety of high-end technology, startup and Fortune 500/1000 clients, which incl. Levi Strauss, Adobe Systems, Netscape, Macys and Dwell Magazine. It’s been my mission to generate new business ideas which evolve the use of technology and deliver a compelling, dynamic digital experience across all media channels, not solely the internet.

From 1998-2000 I was Sr Web Technologist at MetaDesign in San Francisco, a 20+ person branding and information design firm. I worked within MetaDesign to provide technology strategy, systems architecture and development management on interactive projects for Sony EU, Network Computer, Ernst & Young, Bank of America and others.

Many projects have been featured in print and online publications, incl. Communication Arts 1998 Interactive Design Annual, ID Magazine 1999 Interactive Design Annual, and Society for Publication Design 2001 Print Annual.

Taking a non-conventional route on design and tech education, I attended California State Polytechnic University, Communication Arts program. During my stay I was exposed to the Internet in its infant stages. Used VAX/VMS systems, modem dialup BBS, Gopher and Telnet. Later in professional life I built my first ‘website’ for a client, in late 1994.

In 2000 I collaborated with Levi Strauss SilverTab® brand and the MIT ‘Things that Think’ Consortium regarding the future development of market ready garments integrating personal area networking technologies and low power consumption wearable electronics.

Jason Fields’s Specialties:

Design, Architecture, Management and Implementation of the cohesion of compelling user experiences and complex technical infrastructures... including CMS Systems, Streaming Media, WAP/3GPP, Directory Services... Best practices in Site Architecture and Wireframing, Search engine Optimization (SEO), Code Management and Versioning (CVS), Usability Studies, Proposal Development and Presentation, and Visual Design/Development.

Jason Fields’s Experience

• VP of User Experience

  iconmobile, LLC

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

  September 2007 — Present (11 months)

• Product Evangelist, Emerging Technology (and Interaction Design Lead)

  SNAP.com

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 1 month)

• User Experience Lead

  Idealab!

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

  August 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 2 months)

• Information Architect

  SMARTpages.com

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SBC; Internet industry)

  December 2003 — July 2004 (8 months)

• Content Editor and Developer (Contract)

  Sapient

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

  October 2003 — December 2003 (3 months)

• Digital Media Consultant

  AIR-PORT, LLC (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  October 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 1 month)

• Sr. Web Technologist

  MetaDesign

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  February 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Jason Fields’s Education

• Soko Gakuen (Japanese Language School)

  Japanese Language and Culture Program 2001 — 2001

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Communication Arts 1991 — 1993

• Culver City High School

  1985 — 1989

Additional Information

Jason Fields’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Jason Fields’s Groups:

BarCamp LA, LA-UX, Keitai-L, SFIAS, SoCalWUG, LinkedInnovators, AIGA and Dwell Prefab Now Conference, Archinect.com, WPP, MobileCampLA, WPP, URB Magazine, LAist

• Forbes.com Entrepreneurs member
•    Interaction Design Association member
•    Boxes and Arrows member
•    MobileMonday member
•    MobilOpen :: the International Mobile Internet Group member
•    XING.com member
•    Apple Professional member
•    OpenID Community Group member
•    Front End of Innovation member
•    Audi Owners and Enthusiasts member
•    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing member
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators member
•    South By Southwest member
•    Fans of Mashable member
•    iconmobile people member
•    Mobilists member
•    Mobile Content member
•    Southwest Airlines member
•    INTERACTIVE GROUP member
•    Design Research member

Jason Fields’s Honors:

• Time Magazine: 50 Coolest Websites of 2006, Web Search & Services, Snap.com (http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1222614,00.html)
• Yoshi Kawasaki/2ktshirts Interview, XLR8R Magazine, 2002, vol. 58
• Typographic Design: Form and Communication, Rob Carter, US 2002
• Dwell Magazine Website, Silver Medal for Online Design, spd.org, 2001
• Apple iPod Review, XLR8R Magazine, 2001, vol. 55
• Crankcall Typeface, Silver, 1999 Interactive Design Annual, I.D. Magazine, 1999
• Creators On The Web, +81 Magazine, 1998, vol. 2
• Cool Sites: Freeze-Framed and Down Cold, Duncan Baird, UK 1998
• Golive Cyberstudio 2.0 Review, Eye Magazine, 1997, vol. 26

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