J ohn D. Inge www.johninge.com
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To use my expertise as an Information Architect and an Interaction Designer for a
OBJECTIVE
company, on a contract or permanent basis.
Information Architect and User Experience Designer
SUMMARY OF
Over 10 years of Information Architect and Usability Specialist experience
QUALIFICATIONS
for companies, such as Getty Images and Saltmine
Experience creating wireframes, sitemaps, prototypes, flowcharts, user
scenarios, and specifications documentation
Outstanding writing skills (over five years of technical writing experience)
Amazon March 2011 December 2011
EXPERIENCE
Seattle, Washington
Senior Interaction Designer
Sole Interaction Designer working on the redesign of Amazon s Subscribe and
Save program. Transferred to the Transportation Services team, where I am an
interaction designer, visual designer, and front-end developer.
Syndicate Bleu October 2010 February 2011
San Francisco, California
Senior Information Architect
Signal to Noise, San Francisco: Created wireframes and user flows for
Nike Store iPhone application.
BBDO, San Francisco: Sole information architect working on the redesign
of www.barefootwine.com. Worked on the website, Facebook wall, and
mobile website (ecosystem). Created persona and scenarios, conducted
user interviews, created detailed sitemaps. Created wireframes and user
flows for the entire ecosystem.
The Cobalt Group August 2006 September 2010
Seattle, Washington
Redwood City, California
Lead Designer
Sole Information Architect for www.cobaltgroup.com. Created low-fidelity
wireframes with Visio on a PC and high-fidelity wireframes with Adobe Photoshop,
Illustrator and InDesign on the Mac. Wrote personas and scenarios. Conducted
usability tests. IA for Lexus and GM mobile applications.
Studio UX June 2006 August 2006
Bellevue, Washington
Information Architect
Hired on a contract basis for the redesign of www.coldwatercreek.com. Completed
the following IA activities: heuristic evaluation, competitive analysis, personas
and scenarios, interaction maps, and initial wireframes.
Saltmine May 2005 June 2006
Seattle, Washington
Senior Information Architect
Worked on consumer-facing websites for Intel and Microsoft. Lead architect on
projects to customize Microsoft SharePoint portals for clients. Created wireframes
in Visio and wrote specifications.
Contracted out to Premera Blue Cross for a four-month contract job. Lead Web
UX consultant for the member portal for www.premera.com. Worked with key
staff on implementing Consumer Directed Health Plan (CDHP).
John D. Inge www.johninge.com
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Freelance April 2004 May 2005
EXPERIENCE
(CONTINUED) Seattle, Washington
Information Architect and Web Developer
Worked through The Creative Group on the following contracts.
www.nordstrom.com: Analyzed nordstorm.com against three competitors.
Tested the site for W3C s 2.0 Accessibility Guidelines.
www.nabtescoaero.com: Created new website for client.
InLight, Inc. May 2001 April 2004
San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington
Information Architect and Interaction Designer
Designed and developed websites for several Bay Area companies.
www.ideo.com: Created a prototype of an Intranet website for Ideo.com.
www.liifund.org: Designed and developed new website for client.
Interactive Business Systems September 2000 May 2001
San Francisco, California
Web Architect
As a web architect, worked with clients to develop and design the site s layout
and navigation. Created mockups, storyboards, and wireframes; developed
sitemaps; wrote functional specifications; and created usability tests.
Getty Images April 2000 September 2000
Seattle, Washington
Business Systems Analyst
Extended full-time offer of employment and transferred to the E-commerce
Applications Group at Getty Images. Acted as the lead analyst for the group for
www.gettyone.com. Researched and wrote business requirements documents.
Getty Images September 1999 April 2000
Information Architect
Hired on a contract basis. Developed storyboards, sitemaps, and wireframes for
Getty Images. One of three Information Architects for www.gettyone.com.
Designed the site s navigation, information architecture, and data flow. Addressed
matters of consistency, usability, and user interaction. Developed usability tests.
InLight, Inc. J anuary 1996 September 1999
Seattle, Washington
Web Developer and P roject Manager
Worked as a web developer and project manager for companies in the Northwest,
including these companies.
RealNetworks: Helped to develop website for client to stream over
1,500 radio stations from the site
Microsoft: Worked on several Intranet websites for Microsoft, primarily
for the Visual Studio Product Marketing group.
Active Voice Corporation: Acted as Publications project lead on new
Web-based telephony application for Siemens Corporation.
WASSER: Worked with over 10 Northwest companies to develop an
outline for a project management training course for WASSER.
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John D. Inge www.johninge.com
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S akson & Taylor, Inc. J une 1 994 January 1 996
EXPERIENCE
(CONTINUED) S eattle, Washington
D irector of Client Services
O versaw the Consulting D ivision at Sakson & Taylor. Managed a department
o f 10 project managers, which involved performance reviews, salary
i ncreases, weekly staff meetings, and day - to - day operations of the division.
S akson & Taylor, Inc. F ebruary 1 994 June 1 994
P roject Manager
Acted as project manager for Sakson & Taylor for several key projects for
Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and SAP.
O mega Performance Corp. S eptember 1992 April 1993
San Francisco, California
Publications Manager
Directed the editing, desktop publishing, and print production of all training
materials at Omega. Managed a department of 13. Estimated costs for all
department projects and tracked projects during production.
M icrografx, Inc. A ugust 1990 August 1992
D allas, Texas
D irector of Publications
Budget: Controlled one million dollar budget for department. Approved
expenditures for Publications. Developed quarterly and annual budgets.
Localization: Worked with several European translating companies.
Documentation: Directed the writing, editing, and desktop publishing for
all documentation at Micrografx. Documentation consisted of software
manuals, online help, and training materials for six Windows applications.
Personnel: Managed a department of 17, with two managers reporting
to me. Reported to the Vice President of Development.
M icrografx, Inc. J anuary 1989 July 1990
P roduction Manager
O versaw the desktop publishing of all documentation. Managed a team of
f our desktop publishers. Designed page layout for manuals. Developed
s tandards for one -, t wo -, and four - color manuals. Setup Linotronic 300.
HTML, XHTML, CSS, box model, DHTML, PHP, XML, JSP, JavaScript, ASP, CGI and
WEB TECHNOLOGIES
Perl scripts, HTML help, Flash animations, streaming audio/video.
EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook (Exchange), and
SOFTWARE AND
Access; Adobe PageMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver,
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
and Homesite. Over 10 years of daily experience on a PC and Macintosh.
University of California at Los Angeles
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts, Economics
Cum Laude
U nited States Military Academy
W est Point, New York
I nteractive Design Practicum
CERTIFICATIONS
C ooper Design, San Francisco
A pril, 2010
A vailable upon request.
REFERENCES
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