User-Centered Product Designer, Information Architect, Developer, Writer, Musician
Eugene, Oregon Area
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- Sr. User Experience Designer (through Concentric Sky) at Cengage Learning
- Sr. User Experience Designer / Sr. Developer at Concentric Sky
- Owner at Cerulean Blu, LLC
- Designer at Center for Medical Education
- Past
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- Application Developer / Marketing Coordinator at Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)
- Multimedia & Application Developer at EMSource, LLC
- Project Manager at nuMedica.com, Inc.
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- Education
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- Academy of Art University
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
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- Industry
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Jason Cowsill’s Summary
I create. I'm happiest when designing, building and seeing things created that didn't previously exist. Over the years I've worked in many aspects of print, web, marketing, and interaction design, and provide a wide variety of services centered around collaborative problem solving, simple solutions, and cost-effective results. I'm equally happy working independently on multiple fronts, or collaborating as part of a specialized team to tackle large projects.
Though primary a designer, I also have a strong background in development. All too often companies encounter a disconnect between design and development teams, neither quite understanding what the other does. Utilizing my knowledge of both fields I bridge that gap. I have often been placed on development teams specifically to act as liaison, interpreting what the design team is looking for in terms developers understand, while offering the design team new possibilities based on emerging technologies that may not have been considered.
I have a working knowledge of most major programming languages but specialize in front-end coding (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX). I believe beautiful, functional, and accessible design can and should coexist with efficient, standards-compliant code and have the skills to provide both.
Jason Cowsill’s Specialties:
Web
- User-centered interface design
- Cost-saving conversion to Web standards
- Information design
- Solving cross-browser compatibility issues
Print
- Books and catalogs
- Posters and Brochures
- Annual reports
- Advertisements
- Trade-Show Displays
Cross-media (print, online, broadcast)
- Brand identity creation or re-construction
- Corporate identity systems
- Advertising campaigns and sponsorships
- Promotion collateral
- Corporate communication and presentations
Jason Cowsill’s Experience
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Sr. User Experience Designer (through Concentric Sky)
Cengage Learning
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Through Concentric Sky, I work in the capacity of Senior User Experience Designer with Cengage Learning (Formerly Thomson Learning) to assist in creating information architecture, product design, and user experience for media products for the college market. Utilizing Agile development, rapid prototyping, and customer-centered design methodologies.
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Sr. User Experience Designer / Sr. Developer
Concentric Sky
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; CNCX; Internet industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
Concentric Sky offers web development and consulting services with a focus on emerging technologies such as Social Media and the iPhone. As part of the team, I provide user-centered design + usability; graphic, interface and information design; wireframes, rapid prototypes and information architecture.
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Owner
Cerulean Blu, LLC
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
December 2001 — Present (7 years 8 months)
Through Cerulean Blu, I continue to offer straight-forward visual design and a flexible creative process to large and small corporations, businesses, and organizations.
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Designer
Center for Medical Education
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 1996 — Present (13 years 3 months)
Based in Creamery, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, the organization has been providing its subscribers and course participants with a variety of state-of-the-art continuing medical education resources. Next to the American College of Emergency Physicians, it is believed that The Center for Medical Education is the largest provider of emergency medicine CME in the country. In addition to sponsoring its own courses, they also furnish support services for a variety of other CME course providers.
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Jason Cowsill’s Interests:
Music, Art, Writing, Martial Arts
