Engagements

Amazon Payments Website
UX Manager

Amazon Payments is a new service offered by Amazon.com which includes online checkout, text payments, text buying and other online and mobile payment services. The project centered on the launch of the site that will introduce these products to the market. Scope included:
- Market and user research, use cases and requirements.
- Information architecture, wireframe and comp development.
- UX and content development.

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Cafe V
Product/UX Manager

Café “X” is a venture incubator project incorporating social networking sites and a network of physical cafes focused on accelerating the adoption of sustainable/green solutions. Accomplishments include:
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Market analysis of “green” online and physical café markets.
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Conceptual UX, content and technical design of three targeted social networking sites and mobile solutions focused on tight integration of content and social networking tools, and collaborative end user design of “green” products and services.
- Conceptual design of physical café network.
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Strategy and development roadmap documents for external partners.
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Feasibility and financing analysis and packaging.
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ScreenPlay
Product / UX / Brand Manager

ScreenPlay is a provider of internet distributed video content and meta data.
- Competitive analysis and positioning of company within broadband content management space.
- Mission, strategy and execution roadmap documents for internal and external partners.
- Brand strategies for overall company and subset 1st generation products and services.
- Brand execution including names, visual ID, and voice.
- End to end / go to market development of marketing and sales print materials, demos, and web sites.
- UX and technical development of content management platform.
- Traditional and non-traditional marketing strategies.
- Internal delivery processes in support new product and service standards. and transit station in such a way as to promote market feasible patterns of sustainable development.
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Worldstream Communications 09/2000 – 09/2001
Director of Creative and Production Services

WorldStream Communications, a software startup, provided fortune 500 companies with leading edge streamed interactive communications products and services. As Director of Creative and Productions Services responsibilities included staff development and management, production processes, event production, branding, marcom, training and product development.

Accomplishments:
- Developed a 20+ person interdisciplinary Creative & Production Services group and related production processes in 90 days.
- Developed the company's brand and executed it through all touch points.
- Developed the next generation of both the authoring and end user interface of the product.
- Produced complex streamed interactive communications events internationally 24X7.

Projects:
UserInterface
Marketing Materials
Streaming Productions
Brand development


Girvin Branding & Design 08/1999 – 09/2000
Director of Interactive, Film & Television

Girvin Branding & Design is an internationally recognized branding and interdisciplinary design firm serving major international corporations with offices in the U.S. and Europe. As Director of Interactive, Film & Television responsibilities included the development and management of the group's staff, production processes and quality of the company's efforts in the domain.

Accomplishments:
- Successfully developed and managed staff of the firm's online, CD, film and television products studio.
- Established key process improvements for the development of interactive products and approach to interactive branding.
- Successfully executed internet and intranet initiatives for fortune 100 companies including Proctor & Gamble and Wells Fargo and west coast internet based startups.
www.girvin.com

Projects:
InteractiveProjects
Wells Fargo Brand Site

Motion Graphics
Brand
Retail Store
Museum
www.myrio.com
www.xylo.com

Wells Fargo Web Site




ScreenPlay 010/1997 – 05/1998
Change Agent / Executive Producer & Marketing Communications (Project Contract)


ScreenPlay is a startup company involved in the distribution of digital motion picture media over the internet. Responsibilities as a contract change agent included brand and marcom development and video production.

Accomplishments:
- Successfully developed ScreenPlay's brand, marketing and sales materials, video demos and the company's web site.
- Produced a promotional video for the Port of Seattle focused on selling Seattle as a destination to cruise lines. The distributed video was a key component in gaining financial commitments of major cruise lines in record time.


Projects:
Port Video

PalazzoPioWebSite


XSI Media 09/1995 – 10/1997
President & Executive Producer


XSI Media, an early stage interactive communications design firm, produced leading edge internet based projects for Microsoft, film studios and internet startups. As President, brought into a turnaround management situation by a venture capitalist, responsibilities included restructuring the leadership of the firm, establishing a reliable design and development process and putting financial controls in place. As Executive Producer was responsible for the overall quality of the firm's products and services.

Accomplishments:
- Successfully restructured management and put process and financial controls in place.
- Achieved position of Primary Presentation Vendor for Microsoft's technical and product roll out presentations.
- Developed first interactive VRML environments for Microsoft including CarPoint, Cinemania, and Lava Love Lounge.
- Co-Produced, with Progressive Networks, of one of the first live streamed entertainment event broadcast. The Seattle Symphony and a range of popular rock musicians.


Projects:
XSI Projects


Ilium Associates 01/1970 – 10/1978
Co-founder, Vice President & Creative Director
Ilium Associates is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary marketing and design firm focused primarily on the transportation sector. As Creative Director responsibilities included development and management of a 40+ person staff involved in design, architecture, branding, film, radio, television and industrial design, and creative and production management of a wide range of initiatives.

Accomplishments:
- Directed and produced numerous award winning film, interactive multimedia, radio, television, branding, signage and print initiatives.
- Developed the nation's first computer based interactive transportation information system applied to a 22 city block transportation complex.
- Successfully executed an international R&D project for the U.S. Department of Transportation focused on defining best practices for presenting complex quantitative and qualitative information and the development of a Management Guide for the development of transportation information systems.

Projects:
Industrial Design
Department of Transportation Research
Film Production

Interactive Kiosk
Marketing and Communications
AMTRAK Communication System
Transit ExpressStation Development
Office Development
Shelter Systems