User Experience Lead at Roundarch, Inc.
Greater Chicago Area
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- User Experience Lead at Roundarch, Inc.
- Web Design and Information Architecture Consultant at Yesko Design
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- 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
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- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Joliet Catholic High School
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John Yesko’s Summary
I am a User Experience Lead 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 speak at professional conferences on these topics whenever I have the chance. Some examples include:
+ Society for Technical Communications Tech Comm Summit, 2009 (Led User Experience Institute within conference)
+ WebBuilder 2.0, 2008 (User Experience Documentation 2.0)
+ Web 2.0 Expo, 2008 (Rich UX Documentation)
+ Usability Professionals' Association Annual Meeting, 2008 (The Battle of Brand vs. Usability)
+ Internet User Experience Conference - Ann Arbor, 2007, 2009 (Effective Translation of Brand Image on the Web, Retail Holiday Web Experience Design)
+ World Usability Day, 2005 (Panel Discussion on Practiced Usability)
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
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User Experience Lead
Roundarch, Inc.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Information architecture / user experience design for corporate, portal, and content management websites.
Key clients include Sears, Motorola, American Medical Association, and Northern Trust. -
Web Design and Information Architecture Consultant
Yesko Design
(Internet industry)
1995 — Present (14 years )
Freelance information architecture, website design and user experience consulting.
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User Experience Group Manager
Fry, Inc.
(Internet industry)
March 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 9 months)
User experience design and information architecture for promintent eCommerce websites. Managed user experience staff in Chicago office.
Key clients included Eddie Bauer, Dow Corning, and Cost Plus World Market.
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Manager of Design & Information Architecture
closerlook, inc.
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1999 — 2005 (6 years )
Web design and information architecture, and leadership of Design group.
Key clients included Kodak, Accenture, Eli Lilly, and Sierra Club.
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Art Director
InterMedic, Inc.
(Internet industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
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Director of Multimedia Services
Face Communications, Inc. / MedPro Software, Inc.
(Design industry)
1993 — 1997 (4 years )
John Yesko’s Education
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University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A.M.S. , Biomedical Visualization , 1991 — 1993
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.F.A. , Design & Illustration , 1986 — 1990
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Joliet Catholic High School
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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
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Joliet Catholic Alumni
John Yesko’s Honors:
Speaker at a number of design and user experience conferences.
John Yesko’s Contact Settings
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