Joshua Hall

Current

Ownerat Surreal Notions, LLC (Self-employed)

Past

UI Designer at Intuit
Business Analyst at Nelnet
Research Assistant at Creighton

Computer Programmer Systems Analyst (E4) at United States Air Force
Lead Computer Programmer and Systems Administrator at Tulane University Student Employment

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Education

Creighton University
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

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Industry

Computer Software

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Joshua Hall’s Summary

Business-minded interactive product designer with software engineering background. Diverse experiences have exposed me to projects large and small; high-level and nitty-gritty; commercial and internal. Seeking commercial design projects in collaborative environments.

Joshua Hall’s Specialties:

Interaction design, functional specification authoring, requirements gathering, business analysis, systems analysis, project management, process re-engineering, operations research, software design/architecture, trainer

Joshua Hall’s Experience

Owner
Surreal Notions, LLC (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

August 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Business-minded interactive product designer with software engineering background. Diverse experiences have exposed me to projects large and small; high-level and nitty-gritty; commercial and internal. Seeking commercial design projects in collaborative environments.
UI Designer

Intuit

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; INTU; Computer Software industry)

November 2006 — August 2007 (10 months)

* Redesigned TurboTax Estimated Taxes to improve interaction efficacy and decrease maintenance costs.
* Designed TurboTax Business improvements throughout the product to reduce customer confusion and improve value-adding activities.
* Designed TurboTax Business ancillary product platform, Canopy, to support small business communities.
* Designed 1099-MISC compliance tool to simplify and streamline contractor compliance requirements.
* Designed W-2 compliance tool to simplify and streamline compliance requirements for W-2 employees.
* Championed a series of processes and projects to innovate new product and service offerings – primarily focusing on the under-served small business market.
Business Analyst

Nelnet

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NNI; Financial Services industry)

May 2006 — November 2006 (7 months)

* Diagnosed and resolved installation errors by examining error logs, fixing setup problems, and ensuring the loan requests were resubmitted successfully to the correct entities on behalf of the borrower.
* Performed numerous school and lender installations by identifying business requirements, designing a feasible solution, and coordinating the implementation of that solution.
* Analyzed internal and external stakeholder needs and available resources to support those needs.
* Provided timely, consistent, and reliable solutions to Nelnet schools and borrowers that make the student loan process easier for guarantors, lenders, schools, students, and parents.
Research Assistant

Creighton

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

August 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 4 months)

* Assisted business professors with research and web development (ASP .NET VB, T-SQL) projects in business ethics, business-community relationships, and e-portfolios.
Computer Programmer Systems Analyst (E4)

United States Air Force

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

April 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 5 months)

* Lead a series of projects that will save an estimated $500 to $700 million over the next five to ten years.
* Lead project to redesign SACCS (Strategic Automated Command and Control System) communication system responsible for 30,000+ nuclear missiles internationally.
* Lead project to implement a digital documents management system to improve document usability and decrease storage and printing costs.
* Awarded Achievement Medal for creating a base-wide medical database to track real-time deploy-ability statistics. Directly contributed to highest possible score during most recent base inspection.
* Co-designed and developed My3215 Base Portal module to track and manage communication projects across Offutt AFB (currently has 15,000+ users).
* Dramatically increased training opportunities for 55th SCS programmers through external venues and guest lecture arrangements.
Lead Computer Programmer and Systems Administrator

Tulane University Student Employment

(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

January 2001 — January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

* Instituted a Windows NT Server 4.0 domain to service a dozen Windows 2000/XP workstations.
* Developed, maintained, and upgraded several MS Access databases to automate payroll activities.
* Developed a website to disseminate information to students and faculty about employment opportunities.
* Trained staff for software implementations and upgrades.

Joshua Hall’s Education

Creighton University

MBA & MS-ITM, Business and IT management, 2004 — 2006
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business

BSM, Finance, Computer Science, 1999 — 2002