Senior Information Architect and Usability Specialist
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Senior Information Architect and Usability Specialist
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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).
User experience (UX), usability testing, information architecture, content, project management, account management, proposal writing
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (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
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — December 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.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 1998 — April 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.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Designed Web interfaces for nonprofit and e-commerce sites and ran online marketing campaigns.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Developed and taught ten-week writing courses to adult students.
M.A. , English Literature , 1995 — 1997
B.A. , The Writing Seminars , 1985 — 1989
Louis Azrael Fellowship in Communications
1988 — 1988
writing, reading, travel
Information Architecture Institute, DC Information Architects, Usability Professionals Association, DC Web Women, The Creative Network