Resume

11/05-11/08: Director of User Experience, uLocate Communications, Boston MA 

  • played a lead role in the team that conceptualized and created WHERE, a mobile Location Based Services (LBS) widget platform launched on AT&T, Alltel, Boost, Helio, Sprint, Virgin
  • led user experience and visual design for high visibility consumer facing initiatives including the WHERE iPhone app (~500k users) and XOHM (WiMax) map portal
  • created wireframes, design, iconography, illustration and presentation layer code (CSS, XHTML) for all uLocate products

6/04-11/05: Freelance Designer/Owner, Blogudio Custom Blogs, Boston MA 

  • designed, coded and launched over 60 new blogs and content management systems from concept to completion
  • worked with clients to establish or extend their brand on the web and with printed material
  • successfully managed client relationships growing business through referrals

7/03-6/04: Senior Designer, Focalex/Intermix/Fox Interactive, Watertown, MA

  • designed and coded company websites for new products; redesigned existing properties to be more useable 
  • created banner ads and branded lead generation forms for companies such as Adidas, Harris Interactive and University of Phoenix
  • worked with team to better integrate core product experience into partner sites

11/00-6/04: Freelance Designer, oneguyshead, Boston, MA

  • designed web and print projects for companies including Microsoft, Boston Beer Company and Bicon Dental.
  • developed and created e-commerce, business to business and business to consumer websites concentrating on intuitive navigation and quick loading pages
  • created original illustrations and Flash animations; one named “USA Today Site of the Day”

8/98-11/00: Custom Services Manager, Boston Beer Company, Boston, MA

  • managed and directed a budget of $1,000,000 and 6 full-time graphic designers
  • designed, created specifications and brought to market new custom POS products
  • led product development of industry first online custom POS ordering system to streamline internal and external orders and tracking

7/07-8/98: Assistant Account Executive, PBK Advertising, Portland, ME

  • provided day-to-day coordination of agency accounts serving as a liaison between account executives and creative team
  • wrote copy, press releases and bought media for agency accounts
  • assisted in all facets of advertising from preliminary creative to national roll-outs