Experience

08.09 - Present | Microsoft | Bellevue, WA

User Experience Designer (contract)

Providing user experience design for the Bing User Experience group. Responsible for interaction design, information architecture and visual design of various features of the Bing search experience. Currently working with the UX prototyping team building html prototypes of new features as proofs of concept as well as for usability testing.

05.07 - 05.09 | Infospace | Bellevue, WA

Product Designer

Lead user experience design for various websites including a popular meta-search engine and a user configurable portal product. Responsible for interaction design, information architecture, visual design, prototyping and asset production.

01.06 - 04.07

Contract User Experience Designer

Worked with companies large and small on a wide variety of UX projects. The bulk of my contract work was for Microsoft with the OfficeLive, Educational Strategies, and Natural User Interface groups.

11.99 - 11.05 | The Cobalt Group | Seattle, WA

Senior Designer

Led the design of various interactive projects including consumer facing websites, web-based applications, and interactive marketing efforts. Clients included Daimler Chrysler, General Motors, Lexus, Volkswagen, Kia, and AutoNation.

05.96 - 11.99 | The Retail Group | Seattle, WA

Graphic Designer

Designed comprehensive graphic design systems for retail spaces. Managed all aspects of designs from initial concept through final design and production.

Projects included logo and identity design, 2-d and 3-d environmental graphics and signage, POP displays, packaging and print.

11.95 - 05.96 : The Hacker Group | Bellevue, WA

Graphic Designer

Designed high impact direct mail advertising. Managed projects from concept to print production. Clients ranged from non-profit organizations to sports teams and financial institutions.

05.95 - 11.95 : Sound Publishing | Bainbridge Island, WA

Scanner Operator

Scanned and adjusted for print production all art and photography for multiple community newspapers.

05.86 - 05.95

Worked in both traditional and electronic pre-press for various commercial printers in Northern California and Washington.

Tools

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady, Dreamweaver, Flash, Office, Mac OS, Windows OS, HTML, javascript, css, pencils, pens, right brain, left brain.

Portfolio and refrences available on request.

Education

Cooper U. | San Francisco, CA

Interaction Design Practicum – November, 2007

School of Visual Concepts | Seattle, WA

Various coursework in graphic design, advertising, and Flash.

The Art Institute of Seattle | Seattle, WA

Associate of Applied Arts, Visual Communication – September 1995