Information Architect
Greater Seattle Area
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- Information Architect at POP
- Past
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- Information Architect at POP
- Usability and Interface Specialist at Digital Library Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Knowledge Sharing Manager at NPower
- Education
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- Indiana University Bloomington
- Lawrence University
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Nikki Roberg’s Summary
I believe that, executed correctly, technology can play a part in transforming people’s lives. In order to succeed in creating and implementing these types of technologies one has to be able to listen to and understand the user and what he or she values. For me, this is an exciting challenge—one that makes design about more than simply making things look good but about adding value to the user experience.
Nikki Roberg’s Specialties:
Interface design, information architecture, usability research and testing, graphic design
Nikki Roberg’s Experience
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Information Architect
POP
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
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Information Architect
POP
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years)
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Usability and Interface Specialist
Digital Library Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — August 2007 (8 months)
* Led user-centered design projects founded on research and user data
* Created paper prototypes and wireframes of web-based interfaces to test with users and to communicate design objectives to developers
* Built web interfaces and created graphics based on prototypes using XHTML, CSS, and PhotoShop
* Executed user testing following appropriate methods, including: walkthroughs, card sorts, and task analysis
* Drafted evaluation plans and final usability reports to communicate usability testing goals and outcomes to stakeholders and project team
* Analyzed user data to make recommendations on improvements to design and functionality -
Knowledge Sharing Manager
NPower
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 2002 — July 2005 (2 years 10 months)
* Developed business and functional requirements for web-based systems translating client needs into narratives that facilitated coherent project execution
* Assisted in the execution of a corporate knowledge sharing program among national headquarters and twelve affiliate offices
* Created and enforced brand guidelines across twelve offices nationally
* Designed marketing materials including logos, brochures, and advertisements for headquarters and affiliates -
National Outreach Coordinator
NPower
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 4 months)
* Interviewed program directors and created documentation to guide new affiliates in the replication of corporate services
* Modeled work processes to articulate work flows
* Designed communication materials for national office and affiliate offices, including web/print graphics, HTML mailings, and print communications -
Web Content Coordinator
NPower
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 5 months)
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Office Manager
NPower
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 1998 — December 1998 (11 months)
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Nikki Roberg’s Interests:
Contextual design (understanding and designing for how people work and live), internal and external mechanisms people use in order to make use of/cope with information online, designing for multiple and divergent audiences, transformations in entertainment as TV-watching shifts to the computer, self-expression online and its facilitiation by web 2.0 technologies,
Nikki Roberg’s Groups:
Information Architecture Institute, IAI
American Society of Information Science and Technology, ASIS&T,
Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, SIGCHI,
Special Interest Group on Information Architecture, SIGIA,
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Puget Sound SIGCHI
Nikki Roberg’s Honors:
Digital Library Fellowship, Digital Library Federation (2007)
Merit scholarship and Graduate Assistantship, (2005-2006, 2006-2007)
School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Elizabeth Richardson Award for Excellence in Art History, (1994)
Lawrence University, Appleton WI
Nikki Roberg’s Contact Settings
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