Lisa Goldberg

Senior Information Architect and Usability Specialist

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Current
Past
  • Information Architect at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Patriot Technologies, LLC
  • User Experience Lead at Lucidea (formerly WestLake Consulting Group)
  • Lead Designer at IDEV
Education
  • University of Virginia
  • The Johns Hopkins University
  • Syracuse University, Florence, Italy
Connections
155 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Lisa Goldberg’s Summary

As a senior information architect, I write creative briefs and content requirements; design site maps, screen flows and wireframes; write surveys and conduct other forms of audience analysis; and help plan and implement usability tests.

Additional skills include writing (proposals, brochures, and online content) and management (projects, accounts, and creative teams).

Lisa Goldberg’s Specialties:

User experience (UX), usability testing, information architecture, content, project management, account management, proposal writing


Lisa Goldberg’s Experience

  • Information Architect

    National Cancer Institute - Lockheed Martin MSD, Inc.

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

    January 2007Present (2 years 7 months)

    Perform audience and task analysis
    Design navigation and interfaces for Web sites and applications
    Write creative briefs and content specifications
    Organize and help conduct usability tests

  • Information Architect

    Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Patriot Technologies, LLC

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

    May 2006December 2006 (8 months)

    Managed the information architecture and usability testing for My HealtheVet.gov, a portal providing customized health information and services to veterans. Hands-on tasks included planning and running usability tests and designing navigation, screens and flows for new applications.

  • User Experience Lead

    Lucidea (formerly WestLake Consulting Group)

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    July 1998April 2006 (7 years 10 months)

    Managed user-centered website design projects. Advised clients on creative strategy, documented design requirements, ensured quality control for UX deliverables, created and tracked project plans and budgets, and wrote proposals. In two years, won 500K+ of new business from previous clients.

    Hands-on tasks included copywriting; usability testing and recruiting; IA design; online marketing; and producing online tutorials.

  • Lead Designer

    IDEV

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    19971998 (1 year)

    Designed Web interfaces for nonprofit and e-commerce sites and ran online marketing campaigns.

  • Freelance Writing Instructor

    USDA Graduate School

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    19961997 (1 year)

    Developed and taught ten-week writing courses to adult students.


Lisa Goldberg’s Education

  • University of Virginia

    M.A. , English Literature , 19951997

  • The Johns Hopkins University

    B.A. , The Writing Seminars , 19851989

    Louis Azrael Fellowship in Communications

  • Syracuse University, Florence, Italy

    19881988


Additional Information

Lisa Goldberg’s Websites:

Lisa Goldberg’s Interests:

writing, reading, travel

Lisa Goldberg’s Groups:

Information Architecture Institute, DC Information Architects, Usability Professionals Association, DC Web Women, The Creative Network

  •    Catalyze Community
  •    Boxes and Arrows
  •    Brainstorming Web 2.0
  •    UX Professionals
  •    DC Web Women
  •    American Society for Information Science & Technology
  •    Johns Hopkins University Alumni
  •    Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
  •    Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
  •    UPA DC Metro Chapter
  •    Lockheed-Martin Employees
  •    Mobile Content
  •    User Experience
  •    University of Virginia Alumni (UVA)
  •    Design Research
  •    LOCKHEED MARTIN CONNECTIONS
  •    WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS
  •    DCIA
  •    Syracuse University: Study Abroad Alumni

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  • career opportunities
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  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
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