
User Experience Designer, Digital Anthropologist & Innovator
San Francisco Bay Area

User Experience Designer, Digital Anthropologist & Innovator
San Francisco Bay Area
User Interface Design, User Experience Testing, Ethnography, Interaction design, Usability, Information Architecture, User Centered Design
(Public Company; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Social Media Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, Information Architect, Interaction Designer, Usability Analyst, I do it all in our User Experience team
(Sole Proprietorship; Retail industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years)
User Experience consultant working with a number of agencies to help them improve them determine optimal user experiences. I helped develop full blown websites, website applications, microsites in a variety of industries.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
October 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Worked with clients in Financial, eCommerce, and Healthcare industries to create landing pages, micro-sites, websites and mobile user interfaces. Analyzed business and functional requirements documents to inform Information Architecture while also applying SEO (search engine optimization) best practices. Developed documentation in iterative process and presented these deliverables to clients on a regular basis. Experience working in a cross-disciplinary team that included strategists, search optimization experts, art directors, designers, developers and copywriters.
B.S. , Cognitive Science with a specialization in Human Computer Interaction , 2001 — 2005
web 2.0, social media, interaction design, environmental design, sustainability, business, new ventures, information architecture, music, user experiences, direct manipulation, djing, burning man, arts & culture