Stacy Surla

Current

Senior Information Architect at Ironworks Consulting
Member, Board of Directors at Information Architecture Institute

Past

Information Architect at MITRE Corp
Information Architect at IBM Centers for e-business Innovation
Information Architect / Web Producer at Lockheed Martin/Aspen Systems Corp

Public Information Program Coordinator at The White House, President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion/The Rendon Group
Senior Analyst/Vice-President at MetaMetrics Inc
Associate Project Director at Breakthrough Foundation

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Education

American University
American University
University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Stacy Surla’s Summary

Dedicated to the development of Information Architecture as a field of practice, Stacy Surla serves on the Board of Directors of the IA Institute. She is also a co-founder of the DCIA local group in Washington, DC, edits the IA Column in the ASIS&T Bulletin, and was Chair of the 2005 Information Architecture Summit.

Stacy Surla’s Specialties:

Information architecture, user experience, user centered design, section 508, accessibility, e-government

Stacy Surla’s Experience

Senior Information Architect

Ironworks Consulting

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Leads and coordinates IA activities, including prototype and design of website and web app structures, for association, government, and commercial clients.
Member, Board of Directors

Information Architecture Institute

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)

As elected member of the Board, implementing institution-building measures in the volunteer, membership, and education arenas. Serve as Treasurer and manage staff. Leading several initiatives, including Local Groups and Second Life.
Information Architect

MITRE Corp

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Provided enterprise-focused information architecture services and planning for corporate intranet. Integrates Microsoft SharePoint sites with static websites, content management system, and repositories. Delivered IA and user research services for Portal development and redesign services for knowledge sharing websites, Digital Libraries, and web applications.
Information Architect

IBM Centers for e-business Innovation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2004 — September 2004 (8 months)

Lead for 6-person team on Homeland Security's Map Modernization project (CMMI 3). Developed work products for Websphere Portal and database integration groups, in a rapid development environment. Developed user interfaces. Converted business processes into web-enabled workflow; provided dashboard access to program status; converted paper-based forms into online, wizard-based applications. Developed information architectures, gathered requirements, produced visual and technical deliverables, performed Section 508 planning, wrote proposals, led client presentations.
Information Architect / Web Producer

Lockheed Martin/Aspen Systems Corp

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2000 — February 2004 (4 years)

Managed White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and Anti-Drug Media Campaign websites. Delivered e-gov services, dynamic content, and video-on-demand. Led project teams for web, CD-ROM, video, and Flash products. Lead of Content Management System Working Group. Key member of Section 508 Working Group.
Public Information Program Coordinator

The White House, President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion/The Rendon Group

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Combined government relations, media, and community organizing skills to produce over 40 Y2K public awareness events in the U.S., Territories, and Mexico. Worked with stakeholders at highest levels of state and local government and private industry. Liaised with TV, print, and radio stations in each locale. Produced video programs and radio segments.
Senior Analyst/Vice-President

MetaMetrics Inc

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

1985 — 1997 (12 years)

Planned and managed evaluation and implementation projects in Democratization and Justice arenas. Associate Project Director for federal projects.
Associate Project Director

Breakthrough Foundation

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

1983 — 1984 (1 year)

Developed research methodology and co-directed all aspects of project design and execution for applied anthropology agricultural research project in Cameroon, West Africa.

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Stacy Surla’s Interests:

volunteerism, serious games, Second Life, digital libraries, literary theory, performance art, Arts and Crafts movement, medieval Indian narrative, children's literature, Cliff May architecture, Neville Shute novels

Stacy Surla’s Groups:

ASIST (American Society for Information Science and Technology)
DCIA (D.C. Information Architecture)
IAI (Information Architecture Institute)

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
Interaction Design Association
Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
UPA DC Metro Chapter
Ironworks
MITRE CONNECTIONS
DCIA