Qualifications

Twelve years' experience in web development. Special interest in curriculum development. Teaching experience. Strong academic credentials and art school training. Applied knowledge of user-centered design processes, task analysis, contextual inquiry, information architecture, accessibility issues. Previous experience in print design and communication.

Expert XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks;
Experience with Flash, FreeHand, Adobe Illustrator, JavaScript, xml, xsl, Visual Basic, emacs, MySQL, PHP, HTML embedded in asp, dsp, Windows, Mac, UNIX.

Experience

Boston University School of Management, Web Manager, IT Department,
September 2005-present
Provide design guidance and XHTML/CSS coding for internally focused sites and web applications. Customized local interfaces for Sakai open-source course management system, uPortal, Bedework calendar. Participated in wider Sakai community, provided usability enhancements to default skin. Active in Fluid Open Source UX initiative. Photography and special projects for school departments.

Freelance Web Designer, Usability Consultant, November 2001-January 2006

• Designed sites about twentieth century woman composers for member of Brandeis music department.
• Prototyped online course based on existing video for Science Media Group, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
• Extended functionality of Annenberg/CPB pages at learner.org.
• Created online HTML, CSS tutorials for Newburyport High School.
• Redesigned site, managed search engine optimization, pay-per-click campaigns for music correspondence school. Provided marketing support.
• Tutored adult professionals in web authoring, graphic tools

Newburyport High School, Technology Teacher, September 2002-September 2004
Taught Web Design, Computer-Aided Drafting, Visual Basic, Introduction to Technology.

Maestro Learning, Creative Director, August 2000-November 2001
Designed interface for web-based authoring tools used to create interactive lessons for grades K-12. Wrote HTML. Reviewed functional specifications. Produced bitmapped artwork for plug-ins written in C. Designed and produced art for marketing materials and promotional items.

WebCT, User Interface Designer, March 1999-August 2000
Redesigned interface of major online course-management system to incorporate global navigation and task-oriented workflows. Interviewed users as member of contextual inquiry team. Provided consistency and focus as sole designer assigned fulltime to project from beginning to release. Conceptualized reconfiguration of complex, feature-rich web application to replace "narrow and deep" interface with "broad and shallow" information architecture, reducing user clicks and calls to server while making functionality more apparent.

Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd, and McGrath, Intranet Manager and Web Designer,
August 1998-March 1999
Designed and created web site for new subsidiary, Performance Management Group. Redesigned intranet site. Extended corporate knowledge base on intranet. Charged with redesigning corporate Internet site, improving site performance in search engines, developing usage tracking system.

Intermetrics, Inc. (AverStar), Webmaster, April 1997-August 1998
Developed and implemented corporate-wide standards and procedures for extensive web site. Worked with thirty offices and several functional organizations to collect and present information clearly and consistently and accomplish business purposes of sales and marketing team. Consolidated and maintained company's intranet site.

Intermetrics, Inc., Multimedia Designer and Curriculum Specialist,
October 1995-April 1997
Constructed the virtual island of Wyndhaven, a Multi-User Domain (MUD) running under Netscape. Researched, designed, and built inquiry-oriented, constructionist fifth-grade science modules; supervised art and multimedia. Prepared and delivered academic presentations.

Kodak Electronic Printing Systems, Senior Graphic Designer,
Lead Copy Writer, Corporate Communications Group,
October 1991-September 1995
Wrote brochures, direct mail pieces, and short technical documents. Prepared customer testimonials. Produced manuals and 6-color packaging for systems documentation. Developed and maintained department style guidelines and production standards. Trained writing staff in use of PageMaker.
Software: PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Freehand, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, PowerPoint.

Billerica Public Schools, Teacher
Designed and implemented 7th-12th grade humanities curricula integrating art and music activities with English and social studies concepts.

Somerville Public Schools, Teacher
Taught art and social studies electives to 10th-12th graders.

Education

Boston Museum School, Massachusetts College of Art, Northeastern University, Boston University: non-matriculated study in art, design, web technology, and education

Massachusetts College of Art: Certificate in Graphic Design

Harvard Graduate School of Education: M.A.T. in Visual Studies

Swarthmore College: B.A. in Sociology-Anthropology, Phi Beta Kappa,
High Honors