Design Management

dehfnestephanie hornung : ux design

Stephanie Hornung

San Francisco,

*********@******.********* User ExperienceGathering user needs and incorporating requirements into system

design and feature prioritization.Designing interaction flows for web applications and new features.Developing brand identity and maintaining a consistent visual design and voice through-out an application.Incorporating user-centered design methodologies where appropriate,

including heuristic analyses, persona creation, iterative design, and

usability testing. Management Maintaining team schedules and tasks.Managing group and client expectations ensuring on-time and on-target

delivery. TechnicalExpert in (X)HTML/CSS, including W3C validation and cross browser-compatibility.Familiar with JavaScript/AJAX, PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails.Work ExperienceGrockit, Inc. : User Experience Designer

Worked closely with marketing and management to implement brand identity consistently through visual design, iconography, and illustration.Iteratively designed features based on user feedback, user tests, surveys, and site metrics.Metaweb Technologies : User Experience Designer

Designed rich interactive web application features using a variety of specification tools, such as user flows, walk-throughs and prototypes.Worked closely with development team to determine priorities and feasibility of implementation.Managed CSS and visual design implementation for application, including a complex JavaScript component architecture.dehfne digital : Principal

Gathered requirements for design and implementation of new information

systems, including intranets, a document imaging system, and knowledge

sharing tools. Developed and maintained overall website visual design using CSS,

content management systems, and templating.Designed application interactions using user-centered design methodologies.Supplied interface design mock-ups to development team. Coded applications and dynamic websites.Center for Built Environment : Graduate Student Researcher

Kept group on schedule, managed group and client expectations and

organized project documentation.Scheduled and participated in needs assessment interviews and user

tests of four iterations of interface design.Developed and tested paper and interactive prototypes of application

interface.University of California, Berkeley : Graduate Student Instructor

Instructed undergraduate students with a wide range of computer

experience in XHTML, JavaScript, web-design and usability.Metropolitan Transportation Commission : Web Designer (Intern)

May - August 2002Managed website redesign based on heuristic and task analyses, user

test and organizational needs and constraints.Gap Inc : Research Specialist

Designed and maintained large database of anecdotal information

to assist in development of communication strategy. Provided tracking and analysis of social responsibility issues affecting

the company.Assisted in design of corporate website content.Recent ProjectsGrockit.com : Package Purchase FlowWorked closely with Marketing executives to refine product packages and designed flows to clearly communicate user options for purchase and upgrade.Freebase.com : Data-input ComponentsDesigned and refined a series of components to assist the user in inputting the correct data type; such as flexible dates, units of measurement, text, or a link to another item previously entered into the system.Freebase.com : Visualization BuilderDesigned robust tool for exploring large datasets and creating visualizations that can be saved and shared with other users.Freebase.com : Help CenterWorked closely with Community Team on information design to improve usability of documentation and forums.Interwoven : LiveSite SolutionsDesigned sample websites to be included in product, including visual

design, XHTML mockup and content contributor interface.Alameda County Social Services Agency : WebFiles SystemGathered system requirements, built taxonomy, and worked with Agency

and staff and application vendor to implement system.Alameda County : WIC Program GuideCreated staff website, performed task analysis and paper prototype

testing, developed site to be updated by business users using Macromedia

Dreamweaver templates with Contribute.EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley : School of Information

Masters of Information Management & Systems : May 2003University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelors of General Studies, emphasis in psychology and business :

April 1997

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