Kate McMillan

Current

Sole Proprietor at Outbox Online

Past

User Experience Designer at Sony Electronics
User Experience Designer at Sony, Silicon Valley Software
User Experience Design Manager at Oracle

Principal UI Designer at Oracle
Technical Support Specialist at Rayonier

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Education

University of Maryland College Park

Recommended

5 people have recommended Kate

Connections

176 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

Kate McMillan’s Summary

I specialize in unique, clean, goal-oriented user-experiences, website designs and visual identities.

• As a user experience designer, I create strategies and innovative solutions that delight users.

• As a web designer I build custom sites that both look and work great. They are optimized for search engines, and designed specifically to make each web presence meet its goals.

• As a visual designer, I create assets that clearly communicate visual identity & brand, and help launch new ideas.

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I've been in the business of design for 10 years. These days it's harder than ever to find good, personal service. I strive to maintain a level of care, timeliness and communication that is unsurpassed. My goal is to be the kind of designer that you would gladly refer to your friends.

Find Kate Online:

1. http://outboxonline.com
2. http://outboxonline.com/blog
3. http://www.twitter.com/outbox

Kate McMillan’s Specialties:

Expertise in designing clean, innovative and usable designs as part of a cohesive user experience.

Kate McMillan’s Experience

Sole Proprietor

Outbox Online

(Design industry)

June 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)

- Web Design, including: Visual Design, Information Architecture, HTML/CSS/Javascript implementation, multimedia site elements in Flash, stand-alone graphics, logo design & company branding,
- User Experience & Interaction Design Consulting
User Experience Designer

Sony Electronics

(Public Company; SNE; Consumer Electronics industry)

June 2008 — March 2009 (10 months)

I was a user experience designer working on a media content entertainment project for the PS3 & Sony eReader.
User Experience Designer

Sony, Silicon Valley Software

(Computer Software industry)

October 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 9 months)

I support all aspects of user experience, interface and visual design for a software team working to create middleware targeted at the digital home market via devices like the PS3.
User Experience Design Manager

Oracle

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; orcl; Computer Software industry)

January 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 9 months)

Responsible for innovative user experience design for browser-based, desktop, and mobile end-user and administrative enterprise-level collaboration software. As part of a product development team, this position entails application of the user-centered design process, including: user research, information architecture, usability testing & analysis, conceptualization and modeling of interface design, visual prototyping and brand integration, working closely with other teams to satisfy product, business, and usability objectives, and optimizing for the efficiency of design implementations.

Other responsibilities: Multi-disciplinary team project management. Acting as an individual contributor and design lead. Coaching direct-reports as necessary to improve performance and continuously increasing design capabilities and results.
Principal UI Designer

Oracle

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)

March 2000 — January 2005 (4 years 11 months)

Principle UI Designer for Oracle Content Services (previously Internet File System, and Oracle Files). Responsible for all UI design, user research and usability testing, and creation and maintenance of icon libraries and grapical elements.
Technical Support Specialist

Rayonier

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RYN; Paper & Forest Products industry)

February 1999 — February 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Responsible for corporate presentation layout and design, contributor to design of printed collateral (ie: annual report and other printed material), and support for 60+ HQ employees in primary productivity applications.

Kate McMillan’s Education

University of Maryland College Park

BA , Behavioral & Social Sciences , 1994 — 1998

London, UK Study Abroad Participant in 1995

Activities and Societies:

• Deans Scholar & Teaching Assistant
• Participant, College Park Scholars International Studies Program