HealthTrio LLC

Principal UX Designer

November 2009 - Present / Tucson, Arizona, USA

• Lead UX / Web Designer and UI Team Lead, creating and implementing new design architecture, workflows and standards
• Chief visual designer, focusing on a user centered approach to our applications
• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (marketing, engineering and business teams) to ensure that the best design solutions are accounted for, delivered on time and above expectation
• Mentor and peer review the UI Team, including concept and UX design to jQuery / XHTML coding standards
• Designed, prototyped and front-end developed of our new web based mobile application (including HTML, CSS and jQuery. It's always good to get your hands dirty), which I presented at our annual User Conference to great interest and reception
• Usability evangelist, almost to a fault, ensuring our business analysts and engineers not only think of the product, but the end user

Microsoft

Senior UX Designer

September 2008 - June 2009 / London, England

• Lead UX Designer of MSN Homepages for EMEA, Latin America and Canada
• Work closely with global key stakeholders such as program managers, external developers and local country managers to ensure the next wave of MSN homepages fulfill all requirements from a business, Information Architecture, development and cultural need, not to mention ensuring the end design is aesthetically pleasing
• Design and develop real and concept designs for such applications as Windows Live Messenger, Messenger TV and MSN Homepages
• Work closely with MSN Researchers to develop fully working prototypes of my designs in JQuery and XHTML / CSS so they can be used in UX testing
• Provide detailed design specifications and assets to off-shore developers to ensure designs are built to the best possible standard
• Design MSN Special micro sites for the likes of Fiat, Harry Potter, Star Trek and GI Joe

Catch Digital

Senior Developer

July 2008 - September 2008 / London, England

• Joined the Catch Team to redevelop the new JLA site
• Tasks included building and optimising the search engine using PHP and AJAX functionality
• "Google Suggest" style search functionality and customised video/photo "lightbox" integration
• Bespoke flash application allowing users to quickly update flash movies using XML

Decipher

Senior Developer & Designer

February 2008 - May 2008 / London, England

• Consult client on framework, usability / architecture and best practices for the re-build of the two main Decipher web sites
• Complete site redesign and build for decipher.co.uk using the Joomla 1.5 PHP framework to allow for complete CMS control for non-technical staff
• Full site design, CSS and XHTML coding using current best practices for all major browsers and devices
• Bespoke components, modules and plug-ins to use within the Joomla 1.5 framework, allowing for quick implementation and ease of code change
• Bespoke flash applications allowing users to quickly update flash movies using XML

Tango Zebra

Senior UX Designer

November 2006 - November 2007 / London, England

• Brought into the creative team to work closely on current and future projects, including online advertising and micro-sites
• Developed and coded engaging Flash and XML games for major brands such as Guinness, Cadbury's and Wallstreet Systems
• Designed and developed feature advertising (including video) for Disney, Channel Five, Guinness, NatWest and more in such high traffic locals as Yahoo and MSN homepages
• Developed Flash, PHP and MySQL micro-sites for the likes of the Financial Times, Luxardo Liquors and more

Banner Corporation

Technical Lead & Information Architect

May 2006 - July 2006 / London, England

• Implemented best practices for the redevelopment of Freescale.com. This included the selection of CSS, JavaScript and XHTML methods and standards
• Developed wire frames, mind maps and flow charts to architect current information into a more intuitive user experience
• Intensive weekly meetings with Freescale's business teams and development teams to ensure a smooth transition to the new framework
• Hand coded all standard compliant CSS and XHTML templates (10 in total) that work seamlessly across all major browsers (IE 5.5+ to Safari and everything in between) and degrade for use on mobile and portable devices
• Achieved all of this in the tightest of deadlines on time, not only meeting but exceeding client expectation of the project

StaffCV

Brand Manager

September 2004 - March 2006 / Auckland, New Zealand - London, England

• Design and develop www.staffcv.com, a global recruitment company based in New Zealand
• Work closely with software team to develop our bespoke on-line recruitment software, focusing on user interface design, pathfinding, information architecture and providing the developers with a better understanding usability and user expectation
• Create the Quiet Agent. Including developing the brands mark, voice and vision. This also included redesigning quietagent.com and the career seeker site; focusing heavily on usability and clarity for career seekers
• Develop the core templates for quietagent.com and the career seeker site using lean XHTML and CSS to achieve a better user experience
• Redevelop StaffCV's online help site using ASP and SQL. The site implements a fully up datable and report generating FAQ and support ticketing system which allows users the ability to search articles and categories, find similar articles and rate them
• Architect and redevelop StaffCV's Client Zone site using ASP and SQL. This site allows clients and administrators to track changes and update to their bespoke recruitment web sites hosted by StaffCV

Banner Corporation

Senior Designer & Developer

July 2002 - June 2004 / London, England

• Designed and developed Flash based Interactive-Tutorial CD-ROM for Hewlett Packard's new digital imaging software Image Zone Express. The CD had a Pan-European distribution of over 800,000 copies and was localized in 6 languages.
• Worked in a team of three web designers to develop the global on-line presence of Motorola's new spin-off company Freescale Semiconductor. Worked closely with Freescale's brand consultants (Sicola Martin) in the US to deliver an innovative, user friendly website to successfully launch this $5 billion company, in the strictest of time lines
• Designed and developed many interactive resource CDs, micro-sites and ads for Blue Chip European IT companies, including; HP, Adobe, Easynet, and NextiraOne

Previous Employment

Deutsche Bank

Web Designer & Graphic Designer

March 1999 - June 2002 / London, England

Morgan Stanley

Presentation Designer & Graphic Designer

Dec 1997 - Dec 1998 / London, England