A permanent position as an interactive media designer on a team that creates breakthrough media.

.: SUMMARY

Creative designer skilled in Web design, 2D/ 3D illustration, user interface design, and information architecture. Specialize in delivering aesthetically pleasing products that also address best design practices and usability, with a proven track record of successfully driving high-profile projects from start to finish
.: Experience

Shopping.com - an eBay company
Lead User Experience Designer - 2004-Present
Shopping.com, an eBay company, pioneered online comparison shopping and today is one of the top shopping destinations on the Internet. Shopping.com empowers consumers to make informed choices and, as a result, drives much higher conversion to sale and value for merchants.

• Lead designer, architected and designed Shopping.com's Merchant Account Center where thousands of top merchants such as Amazon, Apple, Dell, Circuit City and many others upload and manage millions of products that they sell on Shopping.com.
• Primary focus on developing easy to use intuitively laid out web interfaces. Interfaces designed using best web practices, then tested with target users. Feedback gathered during testing is used to refine designs further.
• Developed consistent brand identity, style guides, and marketing collateral to build and strengthen online presence.
• Lead Designer of Partner Account Center. Currently designing flow of site, wireframes, and early stages of GUI.
• Design and development of print based collateral and interactive marketing campaigns to showcase and promote Shopping.com's Merchant Account Center, and the Shopping.com Network.
• Support Marketing and PR design needs

LookSmart, Ltd.
Senior Graphic and GUI Designer - 1999-2004
LookSmart is (was) a leading provider of search targeted marketing and advertising. LookSmart provides users with highly relevant sales leads to online businesses. LookSmart results reach Internet users worldwide through top portals, ISPs, and search services including MSN, Lycos, InfoSpace, RoadRunner, CNET, Inktomi and LookSmart.com.

• Co-Lead of design team that conceptualizes, develops and implements LookSmart's global interactive experience, and all of it's disparate web properties: LookSmart, LookListings, FindArticles, Zeal, Grub, and WiseNut.
• Primary focus is on interactive usability and production of interactive marketing materials.
• Developed consistent brand identity, style guides and marketing collateral
• Lead Designer of LookListings Online Advertiser Center. Developed preliminary mock ups, GUI, and interactive
  product demos.
• Member of Site Standards Team responsible for developing web performance guidelines for best user experience and site efficiency.
• Create web sites for LookSmart syndication partner network of top portals, search engines and ISPs including: Microsoft's MSN, CNN, Sony, MTV, Warner Brothers, Shockwave, Netzero, About.com, Road Runner, InfoSpace, CNET and more seamlessly integrating LookSmart's internet search directory into partner's web properties.
• Design and development of granularly targeted interactive marketing collateral, to showcase LookSmart's advertiser's content in the related web directory categories on LookSmart's Broadband Search and the LookSmart Network.
• Support Business Development, Marketing and PR design needs
• Navigational Design work at LookSmart was showcased in Jakob Nielsen's book Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity

American Graphic Solutions
Senior Graphic Artist - 1998-1999

• Graphic design for strategic brand and identity development, digital and print media projects for Fortune 500 companies like Applied Materials, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Logitech and Toshiba America.
• Created award winning interactive CD ROMs for client's kiosk presentations. Designed storyboards, screen layouts and interface elements. Set timelines and created product specifications QA, usability testing.
• Made presentations to clientele.

Print Wear of Oregon
Graphic Artist - 1992 to 1993

• Collaborated with other designers and clients to create original, graphic art for garment imprinting.
• Produced sketches, final inked artwork for output, and custom separations.

Heavynova.com / WSH Designs
Contract Designer/ Consultant - 1990 to Present

• Contract web, multimedia, and graphic design. Specialize in concept development, illustration, animation, and design production for various sites such as Full Grown Men the Movie, Ion Design, SeaLab and companies such as LoanSoft Inc., Chronicle Books, Tollbridge Technologies, Berkeley YMCA, Café Tiramisu.
• Web site design, CD ROMs, web animations, logos, letterheads, and promotional materials, annual reports, booklets, magazine ads and T-shirt designs.

WSH Designs
Eyewear Designer/ Consultant - 1993-1997

• Designed and fabricated a line of eyewear in sterling silver.
• Showed designs at SILMO the International Optics and Eyewear Exhibition
• Showed designs at MIDO the International Optics and Eyewear Exhibition in Milan
• Attended Vision Expo East/West
• Featured Artist at Gallery I/O Artist Eyewear show in New Orleans, LA

.: Volunteer Experience

Project Vote.org
Flash Designer - San Francisco, CA 2004
In 2004, Project Vote registered 1.15 million low- and moderate-income & minority voters and mobilized 2.3 million. I designed an animated flash interface to track the number of voters they registered, and promote the site.

Flashforward conference and Flash™ Film Festival
Volunteer Organizer - San Francisco, CA 2004
The oldest and largest Flash user conference and Film Festival in the world, shares the latest in design, development, education and inspiration.

San Francisco Macromedia Users Forum
Committee Member-2000-2002
It is a nonprofit, member run, organization dedicated to exchanging ideas and promoting the latest trends and software in multimedia development. The forum assembles about ten times a year, usually on the first Tuesday of the month.

Downtown Berkeley YMCA
Volunteer Graphic Artist - 1998 to 2000
Design Team member responsible for the development and maintenance of the YMCA web site. Work directly with head coordinator to develop graphics for variety of print media. Development of program identities and a variety of consumer advertising initiatives

.: Education

University of Oregon, BA Fine Art, 1993
Concentration in Graphic Design and Traditional Animation, Honors

Platt College, Multimedia Certificate 1997
Multimedia animation design program

.: Miscellaneous Experiences

Team Rider 1993-1994
Team Oregon Cycling Team - Sponsored by: NIKE, Volkswagen, Power Bar, and Raleigh Bicycles

• Licensed US Cycling Federation Official
• Licensed Racer US Cycling Federation: Category I Track, Category II Road
• Competed at US Cycling Federation National Championships

Manager/Coach/Team Rider 1991-1992
Flying Rhino's Cycling Team - Sponsored by: Pure Power, Boomer's Clothing, Pedal Power Bicycle Shop

• Coached team of elite riders that participated in the 1992 Olympic Trials with Top Ten place finishes and 13 State and Championship medals
• Procured corporate sponsorship for team and maintained PR with sponsors during season
• Managed team finances
• Managed team racing schedule for 5 elite riders
• Licensed Racer US Cycling Federation Category I Track, Category II Road
• Competed at US Cycling Federation National Championships from 1989-1994

Manager/Coach/Team Rider 1989-1991
University of Oregon Cycling Team

• Managed team racing schedule for 35 riders
• Coached new cyclists
• Procured corporate sponsorship for University Team
• Managed team finances
• Competed at US Cycling Federation Collegiate National Championships from 1989-1994