Matthew Ventre

Current

User Experience Designer/Information Architect at Cornell University

Past

User Interface Developer at Raymour & Flanigan
ResNet Assistant Campus Supervisor at Rutgers University

Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

Connections

31 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

My Website

Matthew Ventre’s Summary

Matt is a user experience designer and information architect with experience in designing user interfaces and interactions for web sites and web-based applications.

He has experience in designing, prototyping, coding, and testing web sites and applications following current standards and using semantic XHTML and CSS. He is passionate about creating solutions that solve real problems in the most elegant and usable way possible.

Matthew Ventre’s Specialties:

User experience design, interaction design, information architecture, usability testing, low to high fidelity prototyping, mental models, wireframing, standard-compliant front-end coding (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript), working in an Agile environment

Matthew Ventre’s Experience

User Experience Designer/Information Architect

Cornell University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

Aligning web-based products and applications with user goals; defining and documenting use cases and executing user tests; prototyping, wireframing and interface design; refining the experience of web-based interactions through testing and iterative development.
User Interface Developer

Raymour & Flanigan

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

September 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Gathering user requirements, prototyping (lo-fi and hi-fi), designing and developing user interfaces, maintaining style sheets and leading project teams in development and delivery of intranet applications.
ResNet Assistant Campus Supervisor

Rutgers University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 9 months)

ResNet duties include: service and maintenance of campus-wide student computer networks, in-person customer service, assistance with and supervision of office procedures, and training and supervising a team of consultants.

Matthew Ventre’s Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick

B.A. , Information Technology & Informatics , 2003 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

Assistant Campus Supervisor - Residential Networking, Phi Sigma Kappa, Private Tutoring in Web Design

Additional Information

Matthew Ventre’s Websites:

My Website

Matthew Ventre’s Interests:

Standards-based web design, accessibility, internet technology, beautiful typography, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, competitive eating, judo