Resume of Information Architect

Title
Information Architect

Primary Skills
Contextual Inquiry & User Research, Prototyping, Storyboarding, Wireframes, Interactive Design, Usability Testing

Location
US-MN-Minneapolis/St. Paul

Posted
Oct-19-07

-- RESUME: SKILLS AND TOOLS SUMMARY --
Information Architecture (user experience)
o Contextual Inquiry & User Research
o Personas
o Paper Prototyping
o Storyboarding
o Wireframes
o Interactive Design
o Usability Testing (formal & informal)
Search Engine Optimization & Organic Search
Interactive Advertising (SEO, organic search, direct mail)
Technical, Business & Usability Analysis
Project Management Institute (PMP Certified)
Rational Unified Process (UML & Tools)
Corporate Communications & Web Writing
Productivity Tools (Microsoft Office, Adobe, Visio)
Web Design Tools (Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash)
Familiar with current programming languages
Interactive Business Concepts (BI, CRM, Workflow)
Renewable Energy (residential solar power systems)

-- KNOWLEDGE AREAS --
Information Architecture: Designed interactive solutions by
placing the person (as opposed to the 'thing') at the center
of the design process, participated in client meetings,
collected and analyzed client data to determine feasibility
of design, worked with personas, created task scenarios,
navigation structures and solution hierarchies, diagrammed
user interface architecture using wireframes and storyboards
ensuring ease of use and participated in formal and informal
usability testing.

Writing & Communications: Graduated with an English degree.
Worked to draft, edit and publish various press releases,
corporate bulletins, marketing materials, Web site content,
sales presentations, and re-organized complex, paper-based
manuals for online presentation.

Business Analysis: Utilized techniques and tools to invest-
igate, plan, design and document solution requirements.
Identified the needs of the users and translating these into
functional requirements. Worked on projects from both the
business and technology perspective, acting as a liaison and
translator of information between technical / business.

Project Management: Planned, directed and coordinated
activities for projects to ensure goals were accomplished
within the scope and budget requirements. Developed project
plans, specifying goals, strategy, scheduling, risks, and
allocation of available resources. Prepared project status
reports to keep management, clients and the team informed
of project issues.

-- EDUCATION --
Mayville State University (Mayville, ND)

English and Mathematics
Completed double major in four years
Received athletic, Math and English scholarships
Graduated Cum Laude - GPA 3.51

Certifications
Project Management Institute (PMP)
HFI Certified Usability Analyst (studying for CUA)
Lotus Notes Professional (CLP)
Certified PC Service Technician (A+)

Training
Rational Unified Process: Requirements, Use Case, Modeling
Information Architecture and Usability Analysis
Project Management

Professional Associations
Institute for Information Architecture (AifIA)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)
Usability Professionals Association (UPA)

-- EMPLOYMENT & PROJECT HISTORY --

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RMG Connect - Minneapolis, MN - August 2006 - Present
www.RMGConnect.com
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Information Architect (User Experience Design):
An Information Architect thinks like an outsider and is
sensitive to the needs of the solution's users and at the
same time thinks as an insider in order to understand the
solution's sponsoring organization, mission, goals, content,
audiences, and inner workings.

Information Architects have a key understanding of the
perspectives of others with specialized skills in visualizing,
organizing, and labeling information. They plan, design,
and develop the portions of a project plan that defines
Business solutions used to build & integrate systems and
deliver measurable business value.

Essential Information Architect Skills:
Worked with Business Lines and Business Analysts, Technical
Leads, and Project Managers throughout the planning, design,
and development phases of the project

Analyzed situations and data requirements to determine
feasibility of design within the time and cost requirements.
Participated in project team meetings to gain an
understanding of how the solution should be generated,
including all of the necessary use cases

Designed user interaction of the solution using Visio
diagrams, interactive prototypes, graphs and conceptual
models of the proposed solution. Diagrammed user interface
solution architecture to ensure easy-to-follow user screens.
Consulted with customers concerning maintenance of the
solutions and provided user training

Defined the functional user interface requirements of the
solution, documented the plan for utilizing user interface
components, and diagrammed the solution to meet those
requirements

Tested for quality assurance and usability on all solutions
upon completion of requirements then again after development


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U.S. Bank - St. Paul, MN - May 2004 - August 2006
www.USBank.com
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Information Architect: Designed interactive Web-based
solutions by placing the person (as opposed to the 'thing')
at the center of the design process, participated /
facilitated interactive design sessions with dispersed
business lines all over the country, drafted task scenarios,
created navigation and solution hierarchies, and helped to
plan usability testing of design concepts and version of
the Web software.

Note: The same role and skills as described with RMG Connect.


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BI Worldwide - Minneapolis, MN - April 2003 - May 2004
www.BIWorldwide.com
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Delivery Management (Experience Design & Usability):
Responsible for the overall process of planning, organizing,
staffing, directing and controlling the development of various
Internet focused projects. Developed depth of knowledge in
the back-office, operational tasks associated with deployed
client programs. Gained experience interacting with project
participants via the corporate call center and direct contact.

Common Projects (Incentive Programs)
Delivery Manager (March 2003 - Current) - Worked closely
external sales force and internal Design Directors to solicit
requirements and define Internet-based solutions.
Responsibility through solution prototyping and wireframe
work to the eventual day-to-day operations.

Corporate Strategic Initiatives
Worked on strategic team to help define and ingrain a best
practice, user-centered design process for out Internet-related
projects. Continue to work and to be a member of this team.


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Active Logic - Minneapolis, MN - April 2001 - August 2002
www.ActiveLogic.com
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Information Architecture: Planned, designed, and develop
project blueprints defining e-Business solutions used to
deliver measurable business value.

Project Management: Worked closely with Active Logic
Corporation management in order to create our ALC Solutions
Methodology, a highly effective web development methodology
used in team or parallel execution environments.

Solution Design: Designed solutions using UML modeling,
analyzed situations or client data to determine feasibility
of design, diagrammed user interface architecture ensuring
ease of use, participated in client meetings to gain an
understanding of how the solution should be constructed
utilizing use cases, and planned testing procedures.

Minnesota Entrepreneurs (Website Redesign)
Information Architect - Project Manager (May 2002 / July 2002)
- Worked with virtual team to understand current business and
technical environment then redesigned and documented Web site
architecture. Involved primarily in the upfront analysis,
solution design, and project management.

US County E-Zoning Project (Government Web Application)
Information Architect and Business Development
- Leveraged use cases and storyboarding techniques to plan
and document this dynamic ASP / SQL solution. Created and
conducted online demos and live technical presentations
throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.



Certifications
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