1191 Warfield Street NW Atlanta, GA 30318 404.794.6873 contact me

I am interested in working abroad to expand my experiences and abilities. Currently I am employed full-time with Northrop Grumman on a contract to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.

As an information architect (or "IA") I serve as an intermediary between the client and the development team, as well as between the visual designers and those who perform the actual programming and implementation. I work collaboratively with clients to define their target audience or end users, and identify those users' needs and expectations. Based on the clients' goals, I help decide what content and functionality to provide to meet those needs, and how to organize and present that content in a way that is best understood by their audience. In addition, I create the documentation that guides both the visual design and the technical implementation. Often I generate HTML and Javascript prototypes and templates to aid in the development process.

My role is encompassing, as it addresses aspects of usability analysis, subject matter expertise, writing and editing, teamwork and supervision. Above all, it requires excellent creative problem-solving and brainstorming abilities. In addition to these general skills, I have had extensive experience in HTML, using "raw code" as well as WYSIWYG editors such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, HomeSite, and Microsoft FrontPage. I am also very adept with Adobe Photoshop, Quark XPress, and Microsoft Visio, Word and Excel. I have a familiarity with the capabilities of advanced Web technologies such as CSS, DHTML, Javascript, Macromedia Flash, and Perl/CGI. I have worked on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms.

In my ten years in the Web and multimedia software business, I have adapted my skills to meet the demands of an ever-evolving technology landscape. I have advanced from authoring single-diskette multimedia presentations, to designing navigation and content for multi-CD computer-based training packages, to becoming knowledgeable in Internet technologies. I have been involved in designing everything from simple "brochureware" web sites, to dynamically generated content management solutions, to highly functional online tools. Through these experiences, I have found the position of "information architect" to be my most fulfilling role - and one in which I excel. This role is sometimes labeled "user interface design" or "business analyst."

Northrop Grumman Information Architect and Web Programmer/Designer for the Centers for Disease Control August 2002 – Present Work with the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity to improve the usability of multiple web sites, beginning with http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/ Design and develop interface improvements and updates Fain & Company Senior Information Architect (temporary contract position) June 2002 – August 2002 Redesign content of http://www.testshop.com for improved usability and search engine results Edit press releases concerning Test Generator products White Wolf Assistant Editor (temporary contract position) March 2002 - August, 2002 Edit Hengeyokai, a 90,000 word book for the White Wolf gaming system Edit Manifesto, a 50,000 word book for the White Wolf gaming system Tradeshow Logistics Senior Information Architect (temporary contract position) November 2001 - January 2002 Analyze current application for usability Design new user interface and new features for consumer audience for first launch of public web site Create information design documentation, including detailed navigational flowcharts, site maps and virtual blueprints Faucett New Media Senior Information Architect June 2001 - October 2001 Conduct detailed requirements gathering sessions to understand clients' business objectives, target audience, and prioritization of features as relevant to overall web site design Lead the design and documentation of the organizational hierarchy of content and functionality for complex web applications Create User Personas to be used throughout all stages of design Design effective navigational schemes that achieve high web usability standards while ensuring prominence of key informational elements Create information design documentation, such as content inventories, detailed navigational flowcharts, site maps and virtual blueprints Enterpulse Senior Information Architect March 1999 - June 2001 Conduct detailed requirements gathering sessions to understand clients' business objectives, target audience, and prioritization of features as relevant to overall web site design  Lead the design and documentation of the organizational hierarchy of content and functionality for complex web applications  Design effective navigational schemes that achieve high web usability standards while ensuring prominence of key informational elements  Create information design documentation, such as content inventories, detailed navigational flowcharts, site maps and virtual blueprints  Supervise visual design and technical development of initial web site templates  Fain & Company Programming Consultant, Web and Software Design July 1994 - March 1999 Lead information architect, content creator and manager of both company web sites and client web sites  Design software and web interfaces, including multimedia programs for Servitex, Fain & Company's Test Generator, and the Centers for Disease Control  Supervise and aid programmers and graphic artists in software and web production  Program software and internet applications using a variety of authoring packages and programming languages

Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/pednss/ Performed requirements gathering Assumed control of project when third party vendor could not meet expecations Designed Information Architecture and navigation Performed HTML development Centers for Disease Control, Hemochromatosis: What Every Clinician and Health Care Professional Needs to Know http://www.cdc.gov/hemochromatosis/training/index.htm Performed requirements gathering Designed Information Architecture and navigation Advised graphics designer Performed HTML development This project won the 2004 CDC/ATSDR Communications Roundtable Award Raymond James, Equity Capitol Markets division http://www.raymondjamesecm.com Met with client and performed 2-day needs analysis and requirements gathering Designed Information Architecture and created documentation for site redesign (including content management solution), aided graphic and HTML development Equifax, consumer products division http://www.equifax.com Met with client and performed repeated requirements gathering sessions Designed Information Architecture and created documentation for development of site modifications for consumer products sections, as well as recommendations for site as a whole

Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Services, March 1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, August 1998