Robbin Smart

Current

• Human Factors Specialist at Novell

Past

• Senior UI Designer at SiteScape
• Senior UI Designer- Contract at Ellacoya Networks, Inc.
• Marketing Specialist at Digimarc

• Senior UI Designer at Coriva, Inc
• Senior UI Designer at Specialized Software

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Education

• Fitchburg State College

Recommended

9 people have recommended Robbin

Connections

112 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Robbin Smart’s Summary

Create UI for software, product demonstrations, product development, portal and content for web sites and E-Commerce and software applications using best practice methodologies. HTML, Javascript, AJAX, CSS

Write technical documentation for software design specifications and design documents.

Use all creative and technical skills to produce product marketing and collateral. Manage and create marketing program, developing strategy, business development, collateral programs, advertising and direct mail. Produce spec sheets, brochures and advertising materials.

Highly creative and technical

Robbin Smart’s Specialties:

XML, HTML, JavaScript, usability, CSS, WYSIWYG layout tools

Advanced knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks. Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator and QuarkXpress.

Marketing and advertising for medical electronics, wholesale furniture, medical device, contract furniture, baby products, plastics - consumer and OEM's, hotels, ski resort

Award winning digital artist and photographer as well as master printer of archival glicee prints

Robbin Smart’s Experience

• Human Factors Specialist

  Novell

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NOVL; Computer Software industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Responsible for the design and user experience for team workspace, social networking and real-time Web conferencing software.

• Senior UI Designer

  SiteScape

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for the UI design, usability, navigation and implementation of UI graphics for Sitescape's team collaboration software ICEcore. Also assisted in development of marketing materials, branding and other web development.

• Senior UI Designer- Contract

  Ellacoya Networks, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

  December 2005 — July 2006 (8 months)

  Work with application development team at Ellacoya Networks to design the look and feel, navigation, and content architecture for a new web application for IP Control
  
  Responsible for the discovery process, software UI design, prototypes, and demos. Recommend best practice user-centered designs based on customer objectives. Integrate end-user feedback to ensure efficiency and ease of use.
  
  Meet with customer’s clients to observe current software in use and assist in the creation of product requirements.

• Marketing Specialist

  Digimarc

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 6 months)

• Senior UI Designer

  Coriva, Inc

  (Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

• Senior UI Designer

  Specialized Software

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Robbin Smart’s Education

• Fitchburg State College

  BS , Communications Media , 1978 — 1983

Additional Information

Robbin Smart’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Robbin Smart’s Interests:

Digital Artist and Photographer, Master Glicee Printer Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Uability, AJAX, CSS, Javascript

Robbin Smart’s Groups:

Usability Professionals' Association
Information Architect Institute

•    Interaction Design Association
•    A User-Centric Enterprise Architecture
•    Adobe Software Users
•    Web Solutions
•    Usability Practioners

Robbin Smart’s Honors:

2nd Place Winner of the Blue Man Group Vortex Award, Boston, MA

Robbin Smart’s Contact Settings

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• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch