Adobe CS (Everything from Photoshop to After Effects)
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80
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Omnigraffle
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90
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Skills
User Flows (I prefer Omnigraffle)
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90
%
Wireframing
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90
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User Testing
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80
%
References
Takeshi Horiuchi
Head of UX, ABCmouse.com
Age of Learning
Phone :
Available upon request
Email :
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Takeshi is the head of UX at my former employer - Age of Learning.
Dane Rosselli
Product Owner / Scrum Team Leader
Age of Learning
Phone :
Available upon request
Email :
Available upon request
Dane is a Scrum/Agile Product Owner at Age of Learning. I worked under him, and together we brought many implementations to ABCmouse, and hit sprint after sprint.
Soo Chyun
Creative Director
Spark Networks
Phone :
Available upon request
Email :
Available upon request
Soo was the Creative Director at Spark Networks (ChristianMingle and JDate).
Jeremy Roberts
Digital Marketing Manager
Adobe
Phone :
Available upon request
Email :
Available upon request
Jeremy is more of a friend, but we talk Digital Marketing quite a bit - and he would be more than happy to talk to you.
Morgane Lhote
QA co-worker / friend
Phone :
Available upon request
Email :
Available upon request
Morgane was a QA co-worker on my Scrum team, and I often assisted her when the team swarmed on QA.
Jonathan Maas is a UX Designer with 7 years experience working for everything from Startups to Dating Websites to Financial Institutions to Educational Websites.
He is experienced in User Testing and Rapid Prototyping. His preferred software is Axure, but he is always open to new software and techniques.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Work History
UX Designer
Age of Learning (ABCmouse.com)
2015 - 2019
Accomplishments
Oversaw User Testing on multiple projects – Developed test with stakeholders, wrote script, made testable prototype, analyzed results and delivered final report and recommendations
Acted as team communicator on this Agile team – made User Flows and Wireframes to communicate stakeholder deliverables to the developers, and vice versa
Helped launch an update of My Hamster – from initial ideation to implementation with developers, to launch on Mobile and Desktop
Made demos through Axure to help stakeholders visualize what they want, and to cut down on development time
Wrote competitive analysis reports on various other apps, and made recommendations on how we can improve our own
This is an Agile company, so hit sprint after sprint, and swarmed by helping QA when needed
UX Designer - Rapid Prototyper - User Tester
City National Bank
2015 - 2015
I worked as a short term contractor for City National Bank as an Axure Rapid Prototyper and a User Tester.
Accomplishments
Developed Rapid Prototypes with Axure to reconceptualize many of this banks' risk management systems
Facilitated internal user testing to assess these prototypes
Led stakeholder discussions ensure that the deliverables met the Business Requirements
UX / UI Designer
Spark Networks (ChristianMingle and JDate)
2012 - 2014
Accomplishments
Worked in Mobile department on both Apps and Mobile-Optimized (MOS) Sites
I later transferred to the Full Website (FWS) Department
In both cases, provided Wireframes, User Flows, Pixel Perfect Mockups and Styleguides for Dev
Worked with Dev team to launch two apps, JPix and ChristianMingle QuickView - Provided Mockups Wireframes and Styleguides - Generated assets for iOS and Android, @2x style for Apple and 9-patch style
Compiled Competitive Analysis reports and delivered Powerpoint Presentations to see where we can improve
Managed two WordPress Blogs, JDate.com/JMag and JDate.com/blog
General Associate
ParkMe (Startup)
2011 - 2012
I served a variety of roles for this Parking Startup!
Accomplishments
QA / user testing
Data organization (massive amounts of Parking Rate info) and analysis
Competitive Analysis
UX Lead
Gabe Kontrovitz Studios
2011 - 2011
I helped Gabe on a variety of his projects. They haven't quite been launched yet, but I can give you his contact info if you'd like to talk with him further.
Accomplishments
Developed AllRightSite, a (still unlaunched) Php-driven aggregator of websites - I helped generate Wireframes, User Flows and general UX methodology for this user-generated content sharing site
Developed his iOS game Quiet Elise - you can see my wireframes in my portfolio
Education
Biology and History - Dual Degree
Stanford University
1996 - 2000
Web Technology and UX
UCLA Extension
2007 - 2008
Other Interests
I try to read 2 books a week, and also enjoy writing
I am an enthusiast and advocate for Public Transportation
I am a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - I served in Namibia, Africa as a Biology Teacher
Though I'm no longer a musician, I still love to play guitar