Skills
Project Production
I understand the production cycle. I can help you form a consensus, keep our project on track, and deliver.
User Experience Design
I think technology should be accessible, friendly, and efficient. I have a disciplined and common-sense approach to Ux Design.
Data Visualization
I can help you tell a story with your data. I know how images, text, audio, and animation work together to make a message clear and meaningful.
Prototyping
I love making ideas tangible, and I love the iteration cycle that lets us refine ideas while playing with progressively cooler toys. I prototype in code when it's appropriate, so design work can dovetail into production work.
Training
I've taught programming and data base design to graduate students. I'm good at breaking down and communicating complex concepts.
Programming
6 years HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL
5 years Java, Python, C#
4 years Flash and Flex
2 years Cold Fusion
Experience
Developer/Analyst
National Science Foundation for Compuware Corporation
March 2009 to present
I help the NSF publish its data online, providing information architecture and usability support as well as content and information visualization design.
Full Service Production for Web Startup
EarnedPenny.com
July 2008 to February 2009
Led meetings to establish requirements and architecture for a coupon aggregation website, and designed and developed the end product.
Sound Designer
HiRez Studios
May 2007 to November 2007
Created original sound effects and designed sound-related middleware for the MMORPG Global Agenda. Contributed to general game design and prototyping.
Digital Design SME
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
September 2007
Moderated design groups and provided subject matter consultation for Public Square Atlanta, a community platform for local city issues.
Education
M.S. Digital Media
Georgia Institute of Technology
May 2008
Coursework included: Project Production | Principles of Interactive Design | Computation as an Expressive Medium | Design Technology and Representation
B.A. Philosophy
West Virginia University
August 2003
Minor in Music (Composition). 1-year study abroad at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata, Japan.