Matt Leacock

Current

• Principal User Experience Designer at Sococo

Past

• Principal Designer at Yahoo! Inc.
• Principal Interaction Designer at AOL/Netscape
• Visual Interaction Designer at Claris

• Designer at Liska and Associates

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Education

• Northern Illinois University

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Industry

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Websites

• My Company

Matt Leacock’s Summary

User experience designer with over ten years of experience in interaction, interface, and visual design.

Matt Leacock’s Specialties:

Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Visual Interface Design, Design Management

Matt Leacock’s Experience

• Principal User Experience Designer

  Sococo

  (Computer Software industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

• Principal Designer

  Yahoo! Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

  June 2004 — July 2008 (4 years 2 months)

  Interaction Design Architect for Yahoo!'s social platforms and products.

• Principal Interaction Designer

  AOL/Netscape

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  1998 — 2004 (6 years)

• Visual Interaction Designer

  Claris

  (Internet industry)

  September 1997 — January 1998 (5 months)

• Designer

  Liska and Associates

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years)

Matt Leacock’s Education

• Northern Illinois University

  BFA , Visual Communication , 1991 — 1995

Additional Information

Matt Leacock’s Websites:

• My Company

Matt Leacock’s Interests:

Game Design -- Published titles include Pandemic, Lunatix Loop, and Roll Through the Ages

Matt Leacock’s Contact Settings

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