
Senior Web Developer & UX Designer
Des Moines, Iowa Area

Senior Web Developer & UX Designer
Des Moines, Iowa Area
Seeking to expand areas of knowledge around user exerience, from software to product design.
Also looking to continue exploring avenues for public speaking and service.
portfolio: http://www.crawlspacemedia.com
User-experience design, usability training and certification, graphic design, visual interface design, wireframing, information architecture, PHP/MySQL development, icon design
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Developed complex and compelling web-based applications for exclusive and well-respected publisher. I worked on a team of talented professionals dedicated to delivering great products to their customers.
Highlights include:
* Custom PHP employee application forms and management
* Custom PHP premium sites for specific hobbyist communities
* Detailed prototypes for video, papergoods and virtual product stores and experiences
* Front-end development as well as custom PHP/MySQL, Quicktime and WordPress development
(Public Company; SI; Computer Software industry)
August 2000 — January 2007 (6 years 6 months)
Performed user-centered design on industry-leading product lifecycle management applications with global development teams. Also served as the sole visual design resource for dozens of products within the Teamcenter product family.
Created conceptual and visual designs for web-based collaborative applications.
Oversaw user-center design execution for first of its kind collaborative web application built on Microsoft .net and Sharepoint technologies. Designs included complex interactions for document and data sharing as well as team collaboration and interactive conferencing.
Maintain visual design and branding for 20+ product suite. Maintain visual guidelines, create and manage an icon library of 2500+ images and serve as product liaison to corporate product marketing and identity teams.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2005 — May 2005 (4 months)
FYI Corp. provided cutting-edge data visualization solutions for business intelligence, aerospace, defense, public administration and automotive industries. They also partnered with some of the biggest names in the data warehousing and intelligence market to provide fast and intuitive interfaces to highly complex and critical data.
While briefly employed with FYI I designed detailed technical mockups and prototypes for a unique, patented data visualization technology company. Worked closely with development, sales and executive management to create custom product offerings for a broad range of industries.
Designed creative assets and presentations, which included: icons, sales presentations, tradeshow product demos and deliverables for industry media. Also preformed user experience evaluations on a suite of products and developed detailed, phased solutions to correct issues.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1996 — 2000 (4 years)
interface design, industrial design, architecture, jazz
AIGA, Blogorlando