Oh, Hello.
I'm a San Francisco-based interaction designer with over 8 years of experience in web development and user experience design.

I have skills.
interaction design, visual design, usability testing, concept facilitation and hand sketching

I use tools.
OmniGraffle, Photoshop, Coda, HTML/CSS, JQuery, paper + pencil

I'm experienced.
10/2009 – Present
ShopWell, Palo Alto
Interaction Designer
+ User experience design for Ideo based startup http://www.shopwell.com

5/2009 – 10/2009
AOL, Mountain View
Interaction Designer
+ Interaction design for http://mail.aol.com

3/2009 – 5/2009
AOL, Mountain View
Interaction Design Contractor
+ Interaction design for AOL mail plug-ins

12/2008 – 12/2008
AKQA, San Francisco
Interaction Design Contractor
+ Interaction design for AKQA client

6/2008 – 9/2008
Bebo, San Francisco
UI Designer
+ User experience design for Bebo: http://www.bebo.com
+ Usability testing facilitation for Home page redesign

3/2008 – 6/2008
AOL, Mountan View
UI Designer
+ User Experience design for myAOL gallery redesign
+ Concept design and facilitation for Personalization project

6/2006 – 3/2008
AOL, Mountain View
Associate UI Designer
+ User Experience design for AOLP: http://pictures.aol.com
+ User Experience design for AOL Webmail:http://mail.aol.com
+ Developed and participated in IDEO style innovation process for re-architecture and redesign of both AOL Pictures and AOL Webmail projects

10/2005 – 6/2006
AOL, Mountain View
UI Design Intern
+ Development of usability lab for the Mountain View campus
+ Facilitated and organized informal and formal usability testing for AOL Webmail
+ Developed Webmail Panel UI explorations, part of live release and later patented
+ User Experience Research and competitive analysis for AOL Webmail

2/2005 –6/2005
Ekomi, Inc., Los Altos
UI Designer
+ Brand and UI development for ekomi website, ekomi music player, product registration process and marketing material for a product release: http://www.ekomi.com

2/2004 – 2/2005
Cisco Systems, San Jose
Lab Admin/Webmaster
+ Network management, development and support of internal web site, and e-learning tutorial design.

11/1999 – 11/2002
Cisco Systems, San Jose
Web/Multimedia Developer
+ Usability testing and development for internal and external web site, CD-based product, and e-learning multimedia presentations.

I'm educated.
Attended: San Jose State University, Industrial Design and Graphic Design, 2004-2005
De Anza College, undergrad, Journalism, Film and Design courses, 2000-2004

I'm affiliated.
IXDA, BayCHI, NE Design Fellowship, KSCU 103.3 FM Santa Clara University

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