Capabilities: What I do

I am a user-centered designer. Since I first began in Software at Easel Corporation in 1990, I've been a proponent of a user-centered design approach. My undergraduate education is in Psychology, where I learned research, and my graduate degree is in Visual Communication/ Interactive Design (MFA), where I learned design. My MFA Thesis on Movement and how it can be used effectively to communicate meaning was condensed and presented at CHI 97'.

My professional career has included Claris (division of Apple), NetObjects, Intuit, and small start-ups, including my own, ibizu. To get the whole scoop, take a look at my Resume.

User Experience

As a User Experience Designer, I have been responsible for all aspects of the product design cycle. Refer to my resume for a "who, what, where and when" of the different methods.

Quick Summary of responsibilities + deliverables:

• Planned and conducted site visits and user interviews.
• Created user profile documents, user experience diagrams and product work flows.
• Documented user requirements, task analysis and product features.
• Created schematics, site maps and wire frames.
• Built paper, html and flash prototypes.
• Planned, conducted and evaluated usability tests.
• Designed visual interface look + feel, layout, diagrams and icons.
• Delivered final specifications, visual interface guidelines and graphical elements.
  

Technical Know how

Adobe CS5: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Flash (animation). I've been using Photoshop and Illustrator for over 16 years.

Standard MS Office tools: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

And a host of others. Since working in technology, I've used many products that have come and gone (I miss SuperCard). If there is particular product that you would like to me use, just ask.