John Yesko

John Yesko

User Experience Lead at Roundarch, Inc.

Greater Chicago Area

Current
  • User Experience Lead at Roundarch, Inc.
  • Information Architect and Web Designer (Sole Proprietorship)
Past
  • User Experience Group Manager at Fry, Inc.
  • Manager of Design & Information Architecture at closerlook, inc.
  • Art Director at InterMedic, Inc.
  • Director of Multimedia Services at Face Communications, Inc. / MedPro Software, Inc.
Education
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Joliet Catholic High School
Connections
217 connections
Industry
Online Media
Websites

John Yesko’s Summary

I am a User Experience Lead / Information Architect at Roundarch, a consultancy that designs and implements large-scale websites for some of the world’s largest public and private organizations.

My role involves information architecture, interaction design, and user experience leadership.

I also maintain a freelance business, primarily designing websites for smaller companies and non-profits.

www.yesko.com

John Yesko’s Specialties:

information architecture, user experience, interface design, usability testing, website design, interaction design, creative direction


John Yesko’s Experience

  • User Experience Lead

    Roundarch, Inc.

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

    November 2006Present (2 years)

    Information architecture / user experience design for corporate, portal, and content management websites

  • Information Architect and Web Designer

    Sole Proprietorship

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    1995Present (13 years)

    Freelance information architecture, website design and user experience consulting

  • User Experience Group Manager

    Fry, Inc.

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

    March 2005November 2006 (1 year 9 months)

    Designing user experience for eCommerce websites

  • Manager of Design & Information Architecture

    closerlook, inc.

    (Design industry)

    19992005 (6 years)

    Web design and information architecture, and leadership of Design Group

  • Art Director

    InterMedic, Inc.

    (Internet industry)

    19971998 (1 year)

  • Director of Multimedia Services

    Face Communications, Inc. / MedPro Software, Inc.

    (Design industry)

    19931997 (4 years)


John Yesko’s Education

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    M.A.M.S., Biomedical Visualization, 20012003

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    B.F.A., Design & Illustration, 19862000

  • Joliet Catholic High School


Additional Information

John Yesko’s Websites:

John Yesko’s Interests:

information architecture, usability/user experience, interface design, industrial design, illustration, photography, architecture, soccer, basketball, cycling

John Yesko’s Groups:

Usability Professsionals' Association, Information Architecture Institute, AIGA

  •    Interaction Design Association
  •    Boxes and Arrows
  •    Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
  •    User Experience
  •    Joliet Catholic Alumni

John Yesko’s Honors:

Speaker at a number of design and user experience conferences.


John Yesko’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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