Experience

May 2010 – Present
Slalom Consulting - Seattle, WA
Interactive Design Consultant

Conduct user interviews, analyze results and translate findings into design recommendations.
Gather requirements from stakeholders.
Create wireframes and workflows based on user research and requirements.
Produce visual design mockups from wireframes, requirements and brand standards.
Work with developers to implement visual designs.

December 2008 – April 2010
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (Aetea IT) - Mercer Island, WA
User Interface Designer

Contract position with Aetea Information Technology working with Farmers New World Life, a Zurich Financial company.
Design and creation of mockups, prototypes and workflows for both internal (agent) and external (consumer) applications and sites.
Design of application wireframes and mockups for the iPhone and other mobile devices.
Presentation of designs to stakeholders and supporting teams.
Assist development and test teams in maintaining UI, UX and brand consistency.
Advocate strong usability standards.
Creation of visual specifications for the development team to follow.
Style guide audit and recommendations.

March 2008 – November 2008
Windows Live OneCare (Aquent Studios) - Seattle, WA
Product Designer

Contract position with Aquent Studios working on Windows Live OneCare, a PC security product.
Design of screens and workflows for the OneCare v3 product.
Translation of usability study results into design recommendations.
Creation of mockups and prototypes for design recommendations.
Presentation of designs to stakeholders and supporting teams.
Working closely with development and test teams to ensure UI, UX and brand consistency throughout the product.
Creation of redlines and visual specifications for the development team to follow.
Creation of font and layout style guides to ensure consistency throughout the product.
Gathering requirements and providing concepts and direction for outsourcing of graphic creation.
Working with external vendors to ensure deadlines are met for outsourced deliverables.

June 2006 – February 2008
Windows Live Spaces (Allyis, Inc.) - Bellevue, WA
User Interface Designer

Permanent position with Allyis working primarily on the Windows Live Spaces project.
In this position I also worked on Windows Live Messenger, Events, and Hotmail.
Front-end design of the Windows Live Spaces site, the entry point to the world’s largest blogging and social networking service.
Creation, management and execution of weekly creative and content updates for the Spaces site.
Creation of many high visibility advertisements, some with more than 8 billion impressions per month.
Design and creation of nine feature specific Flash demos for the launch of the new Spaces interface.
Design of sponsored Spaces for partners including: Allstate Insurance, Carnival Cruise Lines, Discover Card, Ford, JC Penny, Jeep, Lebron James, Live Earth, Miller Genuine Draft, Morningstar Farms, Orchard Bank, PetSmart, Pfizer (Chantix), Reebok, Royal Caribbean, Skyy Vodka, Spiderman 3, Stouffers, TD Ameritrade, and Totino’s.
Management of partner relations including: the United Nations (Millennium Campaign), the Barenaked Ladies (music), the Biggest Loser (TV), Rock Star: Supernova (music/TV), and Kylie Minogue (music).

September 2002 – June 2006
MSN Sales (Redmond Technology Partners) - Bellevue, WA
User Interface Designer

Permanent position with Redmond Technology Partners working primarily on MSN Sales and MSN Worldwide Advertising projects.
Responsible for front-end development of the new MSN Sales UI using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Assisting in the brand development of the MSN Worldwide Advertising UI.
Creating UI mockups for use in the MSN Sales and Worldwide Advertising scope documents.
Working closely with the MSN Sales and Worldwide Advertising design departments to maintain consistent branding throughout the project.
Design of SharePoint interfaces.
Other clients include Lexis Nexis, Microsoft Competition, Microsoft Executive Sponsor, Microsoft Enterprise Sales, MSN UniCom Messaging, City of Seattle, Johnson Controls and Mutual of Enumclaw.

May 2002 – September 2002
Segueonline, Inc. - Kirkland, WA
Program Manager, Tester, Technical Support Representative

Temporary position.
Handling all technical support on client Web sites and Web site administration applications.
Responsible for managing the development department’s workflow and priorities for completion of projects.
Implementing processes and procedures for time, customer, and resource management.
Coordinating content for client sites.
Testing all products before delivery as well as insuring that the final deliverable met UI, design and functional specifications.

February 2001 – December 2001
Virtual Clinic, Inc. DBA Doctor Goodwell - Redmond, WA
Lead Web Site, UI and Graphic Designer

Complete design, prototyping and development of Doctor Goodwell’s Version 2 front-end.
Design and development of Doctor Goodwell’s corporate Web site and company intranet.
Design and front-end development of an internal IT helpdesk application and a project management application for use by senior management and executives.
Working closely with an external marketing team to design, coordinate and build multimedia demonstration of Doctor Goodwell’s software for delivery to current and potential investors.

October 2000 – January 2001
Internet Commerce & Communications, Inc. - Seattle, WA

January 1999 – October 2000
Tango Web Studio - Bellevue, WA

September 1998 – September 1999
Streamline Network Resources - Kirkland, WA

October 1997 – September 1998
Solutions.Com Communications - Bellevue, WA

January 1997 – September 1997
Claremont Technology Group - Bellevue, WA

March 1996 – November 1996
Zone Network DBA The Mountain Zone - Seattle, WA