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Title
Resume | Contact
Mobile Devices
AT&T / Samsung
E-Commerce
The Home Depot
Storage Tek
Application/Portal Design
KONE/Sharepoint
Media Hub Queue
Retail S3
IBM LinkSupport/Websphere
IBM Software TV
Web-Experience Design
Medical Innovations
VolTS
The Learning Federation
Academic
  Online community
  User centered design
  Interactive e-learning
Georgia Tech websites
 

 
Summary
    
     
  Skills Deliverables Tools Experience
User Experience Design (Information Architect, Business Analyst)

User Research
UX and Brand Strategy
UI design
Prototyping
Usability Evaluations

UX and Brand Strategy Roadmap
Personas/User Profiles
Sitemap
Wireframes
Flowcharts/Process Flow
Use cases
Prototypes
Usability Testing

 Omnigraffle
Visio
Dreamweaver
Flash
MS project		 5 yrs
Content Strategy Storyboard
Content Analysis
Content Mapping

Storyboard Matrix
Content Matrix
Content Audit

 MS Office 5 yrs
Web Development User Interface Design
Backend Programming
W3C and ADA compliant design		 Sitemap
Wireframes
Fully Functional Websites

Visio
Dreamweaver
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, ASP, Photoshop

 7 yrs
     
Experience
    
September '07 - Current
Information Architect 		Macquarium Intelligent Communications, Atlanta
  • Responsible for gathering, understanding and analyzing UX requirements.
  • Translating complex business problems into design solutions including appropriate documentation.
  • Creating user models, including personas and scenarios.
  • Expressing design and behavioral elements through wireframes, flowcharts, storyboards, interaction design specs and/or functional specs.
  • Supporting sales by ideating and crafting the user experience approach for proposals.
   
July '06 - August '07
Information Architect 		IBM Center for Innovation, Atlanta
  • Providing information architecture and page layout documents (such as sitemaps and wireframes).
  • Developing specifications and work products at all levels of detail for the user interface to an application / system, producing core documentation that influences all subsequent development of the application / system.
  • Creating strategies for clients to that ensure their content appropriately meets the needs of the brand, their business objectives, the project goals, and the needs of the end-user who will be accessing the content.
  • Creating recommendations and road maps for clients to help them improve their current content from an esthetic and usability standpoint, and to optimize the processes required for creating new content solutions.
  • MS Visio, MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite
   
August '04 - December '05
Multimedia Analyst

The Learning Federation, Melbourne
  • Usability, technical and accessibility review of content projects.
  • Working collaboratively with team members, Project Managers and external developers to develop quality online educational material.
  • Managing external content project throughout the entire project timeline including conception, design, development and implementaion.
  • Working with content experts to create user-friendly applications.
  • MS Visio, MS Project, Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver, Photoshop
   

April '04
Interactive Designer



Philips Design, Atlanta, USA
  • Providing information architecture and page layout documents (such as sitemaps and wireframes) to production staff and subject matter experts.
  • Working with content experts to create user-friendly websites for the general public and defined target audience segments
  • Designing, monitoring, and coordinating usability tests on websites.
  • Creating instruments such as usability task scripts and test plans, arranging testing sessions, and administering tests.
  • Participating in lab-based and remote usability testing.
  • MS Visio, MS Project, Dreamweaver.
Aug '03
Information Architect

Macquarium Intelligent Communications, Atlanta, USA
  • Developing the information design documentation of an extensible web site architecture.
  • Facilitating user interface design sessions with the customer and the strategy teams
  • Creating a design that meets business requirements and provides an effective, user-friendly interface.
  • Coordinating with the strategy team for organization of information on websites, navigational rules, site maps, and planning.
  • MS Visio, MS Project, Dreamweaver, Photoshop.
   
May '03 - Aug '03
Summer Intern
CNN Center, Atlanta
  • Part of team in On-Air Promotions responsible for production of promotional videos for shows such as Wolf Blitzer Reports, American Morning, Larry King Live.
  • Storyboarding, prototyping, and video editing to create sample videos.
  • Study of competitive broadcasting channels and market research.
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects
   
Aug '02 - May '04
Usability Analyst
 
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
  • Collaborating with product managers on User Interface requirements for web interfaces.
  • Interacting with end users and management assuring that concerns and needs of each group are met.
  • Designing and developing websites based on the initial requirements.
  • Designing, monitoring, and coordinating usability tests on websites.
  • Client: Office of Information Technology
  • URL: http://www.southernlightrail.com, http://www.oit.gatech.edu
  • HTML, CSS, PHP, mySQL, javascript, ColdFusion
  • Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash MX
     
Web Developer   Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
  • Creating an e-learning course for providing information regarding ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliance and W3C standards.
  • Backend programming to develop the e-learning website.
  • Client: Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  • URL: http://www.accesselearning.net
  • PHP, mySQL, javascript, HTML, CSS, W3C Standards
     
Web/Graphic Designer   Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
  • Information architecture and visual design of websites of clients.
  • Website development including backend programming.
  • Logo design and content management.
  • Design and creation of published marketing material.
  • Client: College of Architecture, School of Public Policy
  • URL: http://www.bcprogram.com, http://www.spp.gatech.edu
  • PHP, mySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Flash MX
     
Jan '01 - Nov '01
Analyst Programmer 		 
Ramco Systems Limited , India
  • User Interface Designer for various intranet websites.
  • Development of intranet websites with extensive programming.
  • ASP, ADO, SQL Server, VBScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, Photoshop
     
Sept '99 - Jan '01
Software Engineer 		 
DishnetDSL Limited , India
  • Information Architecture, database design and project management.
  • Graphic/Visual Design and backend programming of intranet websites.
  • Development of desktop applications in Visual Basic.
  • Responsible for IIS, MSSQL Server, LDAP administration.
  • ASP, ADO, SQL Server, VBScript, JavaScript, Visual Basic 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, Photoshop
     
Feb '99 - Aug '99
Systems Executive 		 
Inndsoft Systekh Limited , India
  • Development of CD-rom educational applications.
  • Database Design and Content Creation for instructional material.
  • Simple animations and backend programming of CD-rom applications.
  • Flash, Director, ActionScript, Lingo
     
Education
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Master of Science
Aug '02 - May '04
   Information Design and Technology,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering
   Computer Engineering, Kuvempu University
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Skills
    
  Expert Proficient
Design Tools Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Pagemaker Quark Xpress, Illustrator, InDesign
Interactive Design Flash MX2004 Director MX
Programming PHP, ASP, Actionscript, HTML, CSS Lingo, ColdFusion, VB 6.0
Database MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Oracle
Video Editing Final Cut Pro Adobe Premier, AfterEffects
Other MS Visio, MS Project W3C Compliant web design