Johanna van Egmond

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Johanna van Egmond’s Summary

My passion is Design -- as in 'Smart Design'

In design & high-tech fields for 10+ years at:
---o Stanford University, Intel Corporation, McAfee, Inc., Yahoo!
---o Santa Clara University, SGI design consultant
---o Pacific Bell Internet, Earthlink
---o Apprenticed with Internet & Distance Learning pioneers
---o Internship: Borland
---o ...And last but not least, official Astronomy Club visual designer at alma mater :))

Successfully completed Master of Arts degree recently; returned to my UI/UX design work with fine-tuned focus, depth, & mindful intent to make a change.

/Objective/
Conceptualize, collaborate, & create smart user experiences utilizing strengths & passion for user experience, interaction design (....and have lots and lots of fun doing so!)

/Accolades/
My portfolio featured in the Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Blog; 5/08 (Additionally, portfolio was the top visited link according to the YUI blog 'Top Five Links' listing.)
( http://yuiblog.com/blog/2008/05/30/wild-20080530 )

/Alumna/
California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, CA
Notre Dame University de Namur, Belmont, CA
C.I.I.S., San Francisco, CA

/Skills, Experience/
TECH: web design, user experience, UX design, CSS, XHTML, HTML, standards, w3c, web communication, interaction design, UI design, information architecture; Tools include: Adobe CS3 & CS4, Dreamweaver, Mozilla Firebug, Google Analytics, YUI Libraries; Platforms: Mac, PC, Unix

ART: creative direction, visual communication, graphic design, design process docs (e.g. content maps, wireframes/ schemas, mockups, prototypes: Tools include: sketchbooks, pencils, scanner, wacom, and Adobe CS3 & CS4; various brainstorming, painting, & collage techniques

STRATEGY: best-practices research, strategic planning, web process development, as core exec team-member assess & recommend emerging web technologies and communication tools, webinars, e-seminars

Johanna van Egmond’s Specialties:

Web UED / UX User Experience Design, Web Creative Direction, Visual Communication, Visual Design, Interaction Design IxD, Information Architecture, Web 2.0, W3C, Web Standards, Web Compliance, Best Practices, Smart Design, Web Strategic Planning, Emerging Internet Technologies, Technology Research, Visionary, Mentor, Philosopher & Futurist

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Johanna van Egmond’s Groups:

BayCHI, SigCHI, CHI-WEB, National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), Women 2.0, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, Alliance of Technology & Women (ATW), Women in Technology International (WITI), Boxes and Arrows, UPA, She'sGeeky (Un-conference), AIGA Experience Group, Interaction Design Association (IxDA), Adaptive Path Alum, Adobe MAX Alum, Yahoo! Employees & Alum, Apple Professionals member, CA College of the Arts (CCA) alum, CIIS alum, Notre Dame University de Namur alum, Santa Clara University Lifelong Network, Women on the Web