Experience Architect at Kyte
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Experience Architect at Kyte
- Principal at user agency
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- Experience Architect at Scout Labs
- Associate Creative Director - User Experience at Organic
- Experience Lead / Director UX at Avenue A | Razorfish
- User Experience Design Manager at Vodafone
- Sr. Information Architect at Fluid
- Information Architect at Digital Wave Technologies
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Shawn Smith’s Summary
My professional mission is to craft digital experiences that delight customers, improve people's lives and deliver measurable results.
I've helped do this for some of the biggest companies in the world and a bunch of small, adventurous ones too.
I've worked on a lot of websites, web applications and integrated marketing campaigns over the years, and I've done some pioneering work with mobile devices and interactive television. More recently, I've been doing a lot of work around social media, helping companies participate in a digital universe that is becoming more and more democratized.
To echo the title of Clay Shirky's excellent book: Here comes everyone.
These days I'm particularly interested in where mobile is going, and how mobile connectedness will take social media to the next level.
Shawn Smith’s Specialties:
User Interface design and strategy
Social media
Usability planning and testing
Mobile devices
Integrated marketing
Shawn Smith’s Experience
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Experience Architect
Kyte
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Principal
user agency
(Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Currently acting as head of User Experience for Kyte - an online video publishing and social media platform
Led product strategy and User Experience design for an online video website of a major sports apparel company - to be launched early 2009
Led User Experience strategy for a major software and technology company exploring posibilities for multi-touch mobile phone applications for enterprises
Led User Experience strategy and design for a large silicon valley technology company developing a sales extranet and customer support site -
Experience Architect
Scout Labs
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 7 months)
I was part of the small founding team, so I had a large hand in shaping the vision of the product - a social media analytics tool - as well as the planning and execution.
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Associate Creative Director - User Experience
Organic
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; OMC; Internet industry)
May 2006 — October 2006 (6 months)
Led the creative team of Information Architects and Visual Designers on work across several accounts. Led the user experience design on several large web development projects. Collaborated on several strategy projects and new business pitches.
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Experience Lead / Director UX
Avenue A | Razorfish
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AQNT; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 11 months)
Led the team of Information Architects in San Francisco and directed their work across numerous accounts. Led the user experience design on many large web development projects. Collaborated on numerous strategy projects and new business pitches.
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User Experience Design Manager
Vodafone
(Public Company; VOD; Wireless industry)
May 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 2 months)
Worked with the Vodafone Global Platform and Internet Services group in Walnut Creek, CA (USA) and the Vodafone Global Products & Services group in Duesseldorf, Germany. Was part of the team that created the first prototype of "Vodafone live!" as well as the team that produced Vodafone's first set of mobile interaction design guidelines for developers.
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Sr. Information Architect
Fluid
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2000 — May 2001 (9 months)
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Information Architect
Digital Wave Technologies
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 2 months)
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