Jim O'Brien

Current

• Senior Interaction Designer at AutoTrader.com

Past

• Product Designer at Hanna Strategies, LLC
• Senior Information Architect at Vertical Thought
• Senior Creative Coordinator at Georgia Technology Authority

• Web Designer - Contract at Cox Enterprises
• User Interface Designer at Witness Systems
• Manager of Web Integration at DrTango
• Web Designer / Owner at Web Affects
• Senior Web Developer at DrTango

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Education

• Human Factors International
• Southern College of Technology

Recommended

14 people have recommended Jim

Connections

142 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My RSS feed
• CUA Profile - Human Factors

Jim O'Brien’s Summary

With over 10 years of design experience, Jim O’Brien has worked on a wide range of projects spanning from brochure-ware web sites to high-end, commerical web applications and much more. Not only has Jim been responsible for the user interface design deliverables for these various projects, he has also encouraged teams, established design processes, created interface guidelines, and worked to build collaborative environments interacting with both internal and external clients. Jim has a successful history of design, training, and consulting in both the public and private sectors; and he is a Certified Usability Analyst.

Full resume and portfolios:
http://www.justthedesignguy.com

Jim O'Brien’s Specialties:

web site design, user interface and interaction design, information architecture, usabilty, design processes, accessibility, internationalization, SEO, HTML / XHTML, CSS

Jim O'Brien’s Experience

• Senior Interaction Designer

  AutoTrader.com

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Product Designer

  Hanna Strategies, LLC

  (Computer Software industry)

  November 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  Consultant to Autodesk, Inc.

• Senior Information Architect

  Vertical Thought

  (Computer Software industry)

  April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)

• Senior Creative Coordinator

  Georgia Technology Authority

  (Government Administration industry)

  May 2004 — April 2005 (1 year)

• Web Designer - Contract

  Cox Enterprises

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2004 — January 2004 (1 month)

• User Interface Designer

  Witness Systems

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  February 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 8 months)

• Manager of Web Integration

  DrTango

  (Translation and Localization industry)

  November 2000 — February 2001 (4 months)

• Web Designer / Owner

  Web Affects

  (Internet industry)

  February 1998 — January 2001 (3 years)

• Senior Web Developer

  DrTango

  (Translation and Localization industry)

  May 2000 — November 2000 (7 months)

Jim O'Brien’s Education

• Human Factors International

  Certified Usability Analyst 2005 — 2005

• Southern College of Technology

  BS, Industrial Engineering Technology, 1988 — 1994

Additional Information

Jim O'Brien’s Websites:

• My Website
• My RSS feed
• CUA Profile - Human Factors

Jim O'Brien’s Groups:

- Choi Kwang Do
- Human Factors International

•    Interaction Design Association
•    UX Professionals
•    User Experience
•    Information Architect, IA
•    Southern Polytechnic State University Alumni
•    User Experience Professionals Network
•    Tea Enthusiasts and Entrepreneurs
•    Human Factors International Certified Usability Analysts (CUAs)
•    Atlanta Web Design

Jim O'Brien’s Honors:

- Various award-winning designs - Witness Systems & Flourish Custom Fabrications
- Engineering Excellence Award Q1 2001 - Witness Systems
- CUA of the Month, August 2008 - Human Factors International

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