Academic Experience
Depaul University
- Masters of Art in Human Computer Interaction, November 2011
Columbia College Chicago
- Bachelors of Art and Design, 1996
Professional Activities
Web Sites (selected URLs)
- Study Abroad, studyincubatorsbrazil.com
- I am currently creating a blog site using Drupal that covers the DePaul University class trip to Brazil. There we attended lectures at companies and universities in Rio de Janeiro, Florianopolis, and Sao Paulo to learn how they are using Incubators and Clusters to become the new super power in IT.
- H.E.R.O. Fitness, hero-fitness.com
- Complete site redesign in Wordpress. Applied UX research from customer and trainer survey, to layout taxonomy and design.
- Author, Greg Norgaard
- Designed book cover for A Savage Darkness.
awards
- Tribal DDB Chicago, Grand Slam Slugger award for design work on FTD 'Be A Hero' banner campaign.
Professional Experience
UX and Web Designer, hero-fitness.com
April, 2011 to October, 2011
User Experience and Interaction Designer. Responsibilities include redesigning the website using the principles of Human Computer Interaction(HCI). This entails utilizing surveys; and coding the user comments to better understand how to layout integral content and exclude unnecessary information.
ux specialist, test.chicagocreativedistrict.com
October, 2011 to Present
I gathered stakeholder feedback, and created the wireframe using Axure for this team project in conjunction with DePaul University to build a Drupal CMS website that meets business & creative needs within Cermak and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Intern at Manifest Digital, manifestdigital.com
June, 2011 to September, 2011
User Experience and Interaction Designer. Responsibilities included requirements-gathering, user segmentation, heuristics, personas, some user research, and designing (thru detailed wireframes) and some visual concepts.
January, 2012
