Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]

Current

• Director of User Experience at YELLOWPAGES.COM

Past

• Director of Interaction Design at Real Branding
• Director of Interaction Design at MetaDesign
• Senior Information Architect at AGENCY.COM

• Web Projects Manager at NASA Ames Research Center
• Information Architect at Independent Consultant
• Interactive Courseware Developer at Dyned Int'l.
• Lecturer in English & Computer-Aided Learning Coordinator at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Education

• San Francisco State University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• University of California, Berkeley

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]’s Summary

• Builder and leader of digital, interactive design teams
• Solution-finder using interactive technologies to solve problems in work and communication
• Strategic, creative and interactive leader in defining the business value of interactive design
• Leader and manager of creatives and delivery teams in interactive
• User experience design for web applications, software, web sites and other platforms
• Interactive marketing and branding
• Strategy for online businesses

• Trusted, high-quality, spam-free networking

Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]’s Specialties:

• Leader-manager of design teams
• Strategy development and requirements definition for design
• Interaction Design
• Information Architecture
• User and Customer Needs Research
• Usability Research and Testing
• Business Development
• Pitching and Proposing
• Strategies for Online Customer Relationships
• Online Marketing and Branding
• Client Relationship Management

Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]’s Experience

• Director of User Experience

  YELLOWPAGES.COM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  September 2007 — Present (11 months)

  I lead a multi-disciplinary user experience design team dedicated to creating digital, interactive systems that advance our business and brand by providing consumers with compelling information and services across Web, mobile and other platforms.

• Director of Interaction Design

  Real Branding

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2006 — September 2007 (10 months)

  Led the establishment and growth of the Interactive Systems Design practice at Real Branding. Focused on winning interactive design work from Fortune 1000 companies.

• Director of Interaction Design

  MetaDesign

  (Design industry)

  August 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 5 months)

• Senior Information Architect

  AGENCY.COM

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  September 1999 — August 2004 (5 years)

• Web Projects Manager

  NASA Ames Research Center

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  July 1998 — July 1999 (1 year 1 month)

• Information Architect

  Independent Consultant

  (Design industry)

  June 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 1 month)

• Interactive Courseware Developer

  Dyned Int'l.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  July 1996 — September 1997 (1 year 3 months)

• Lecturer in English & Computer-Aided Learning Coordinator

  King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 1992 — July 1996 (4 years)

Additional Information

Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]’s Groups:

LA User Experience Meetup

•    Agency.com Alumni member

Charles Brewer [chb3@charliebrewer.com]’s Contact Settings

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