Resume

Technical Skills

Scripting: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML
Macromedia: HomeSite, Fireworks, Dreamweaver
Adobe: Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, Acrobat
Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Project
Miscellaneous: Visio, QuarkXPress, TopStyle

Professional Experience

January 2007 - Present
Princeton Softech, an IBM Company
Usability Architect
  • Provide technical expertise in human factors, usability, accessibility and interaction design
  • Perform usability and accessibility reviews of products and web sites
  • Define user-centric interaction design process and apply to the engineering lifecycle
  • Conduct usability and accessibility studies at the appropriate times during product development
  • Interaction Design Development: user flows, wire frames, page stereotypes
  • Develop usability and accessibility guidelines and policies
  • Document and maintain branding and design standards for application interfaces
March 2004 - January 2007
SAP AG
Web Design and Usability Consultant
  • Analyze design problems and create wire frames, page stereotypes, and finished Web designs
  • Meet with SAP business owners to find opportunities for Web-based marketing solutions
  • Capture functional requirements and write use cases for new applications and Web sites
  • Create solutions to design problems while adhering to the SAP brand and existing design standards
  • Ensure usability and accessibility standards are maintained across SAP.com
  • Create Web design guidelines for SAP.com, country and subsidiary sites
December 2003 - March 2004
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Products
User Interface Design Consultant
  • Responsible for user interface of a WebLogic Portal application in development
  • Work closely with developers and to modify JSP, XML, and CSS in creating the portal user interface
January 2001 - December, 2003
Hewlett-Packard Company
Web Designer
  • Complete redesign of www.bluestone.com in accordance with HP Web standards upon acquisition of Bluestone Software
  • User interface development for a mobile portal application
  • Acted as engineering team liaison to accessibility and I18N/L10N standards teams
  • Responsible for content, Web design, and user support of the Software Engineering Network, our collaborative development environment
  • Composed technical documentation in the areas of portal branding, skinning, and deployment of Web Services and JSPs to the portal
  • Assisted with production of technical documentation in Word, PDF, and HTML formats
  • Provided graphic design services including user interface design, logo design, branding, collateral development, and architectural diagrams
  • Responsible for the daily maintenance, content management, and Web design of the HP Middleware Division Web site and the middleware portion of the HP employee portal
  • Content generation, Web design, and daily maintenance of an engineering team intranet site
  • Compiled related information from a variety of technical sources and provided site content including biographies of team members and project details
  • Wrote and edited content for both internal and externally facing Web sites and collateral
  • Provided training in Adobe Photoshop, HTML, and Dreamweaver to developers and marketing staff
May 1999 - January 2001
Bluestone Software, Inc.
Web Designer
  • Responsible for the Bluestone Software corporate Web site, the Sales Center intranet site, and the Bluestone employee site
  • Performed multiple site redesigns, designed user interface for a variety of Web-based forms and applications, and designed Web graphics and banner ads
  • Captured specifications for Web applications and presented design concepts to Java developers
  • Worked with developers to create, test, and deploy Web applications
  • Provided Web design services for a mobile portal product including design for multiple client devices including Web browser, WAP phone, and PDA
  • Designed and implemented a large number of HTML e-mail campaigns for communication to industry analysts and customers
  • Designed, produced, and distributed a quarterly HTML corporate newsletter
  • Assisted with design and illustration for printed mail campaigns, signage, brochures, product packaging, and advertisements

Education

Associates Degree in the field of Visual Communications
Major: Graphic and Advertising Design
Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1985

Professional Memberships

Usability Professionals Association
International Web Masters Association

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