• Work directly with clients in a discovery process to identify their project's intent and requirements.
• Articulate relevant principles for organizing information that balance user expectations and business needs.
• Use the companies established methodology to refine project needs.
• Produce detailed site maps and descriptive content outlines.
• Present I.A. to clients, solicit feedback and revise documentation.
• Work with site producers to translate I.A. into a working model through a CMS.
• Develop, conduct and analyze usability research.

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
(2002 to 2005)

Educational Technology and Distributed Learning
Multimedia Developer

• Conducted one-on-one consultations on educational technology with faculty members.
• Developed multimedia components for courses taught by faculty.
• Conducted research on educational technologies.

New Media Center
Vista Consultant & Usability Researcher

• Created and conducted training seminars on WebCT Vista for faculty members.
• Performed information architecture for Vista help modules and website.
• Conducted usability tests and research.

Faculty Professional Development Center
Studio Educational Consultant

• Provided support to Kent State University faculty and graduate students for software and hardware to enhance teaching.
• Conducted workshops on Web Design, PowerPoint, Charting & Drawing and Computer Maintenance for non-technical and technical faculty and graduate students.
• Conducted one-on-one consultations on merging technologies with pedagogy.
• Developed and maintained a dynamic ASP/Access back-end for the fpdc website.
• Developed an Office Management solution using FileMaker Pro.
• Performed statistical analysis of usage data for budget and grant reviews.
• Created CD-ROM and DVD presentations.

• Provided specialized workshops on producing interactive educational software for online and CD-ROM media using Director and Flash.

• Created a dynamic PHP/MySQL and Flash website and content management system.

• Developed W3C compliant websites for clients
• Created CD-ROM applications using HTML, Director and Flash.
• Conducted testing for cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility and implemented appropriate modifications.

• Created a website front-end for a financial portal which monitored the stock market using Dreamweaver.
• Designed a logo based on the company branding using Photoshop.
• Researched and wrote primers for beginners in the stock market.

• www.eWebWatch.com (2000): Produced preliminaries for a finance-based website.
• HomeLand Networks (2000): Produced a graphical user interface for an online virtual mall using Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Star Safe (2000): Created a functional prototype for software which aimed to test the training provided to hospital staff in various departments.
• 6 Billion (2000): Produced an interactive demonstration for a network game based on a new board game - 6 Billion ®.
• National Youth Week 2000 (2000): Collaborated to develop a website for the Department for Education Training and Youth Affairs (Ministry of Education - Australia).
• Studio Learning (1999): Coded in Lingo for a multimedia presentation CD-ROM containing a paper written by Dr. Kathy Blashki.
• Sound in Multimedia (1998): Created a framework for a website which demonstrates the ways in which sound is used in Multimedia.
• Dinner Plain (1998): Produced a prototype of a website for an Australian ski resort - Dinner Plain.

"An Investigation of a Course Management System's User Interface through a Usability Study"

"An Enchanted World Where Everyone Makes Sense - Learning Hindi"
Exhibited at the "Paperdoll Multimedia Exhibit" from November 12th - 13th 2001 in Melbourne Town Hall

• Graphics & Animation: 3D Studio Max, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Photopaint, CorelDraw, Fireworks, Flash.
  
• Web & Multimedia: AfterEffects, Premiere, CoolEdit Pro, Director, Dreamweaver, SoundEdit.
  
• Database & Programming: ASP, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PHP, FileMaker Pro, MS Access, MYSQL and SQL, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET.
  
• Project Management & Usability: MS Visio, MS Project, Morae and Camtasia.

• Usability Professionals Association
• Columbus Young Professionals Club

• Facilitate adolescents and adults with diasabilities at the Next Chapter Book Club in Columbus, Ohio.
• Participated in the "Kent State University - Outstanding Teacher Award" selection committee in Kent, Ohio.
• Conducted a "Girls in Technology" seminar in high schools statewide in Victoria, Australia
• Participated in an International Cultural Exchange for outreach in local elementary schools in Victoria, Australia
• Taught swimming at Grace Haven (Singapore), a home for abused children.
• Assisted in social service at Singapore Association for the Deaf.