Updated resume available here.
| Bachelor of Arts in PhotoJournalism from the University of California at Santa Cruz. | |
| Freelance web design and consultant I am currently doing freelance web design as a both a graphic designer and interaction designer, as well as community consulting for clients like Lotus and Sony. August '97 to present. |
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Creative Director, Pyra, Blogger I began working for Pyra Labs in March as a contractor, and eventually became the Creative Director for their many products, each of which required a unique identity: Blogger, Blog*Spot, Pyra, NewsBlogger, and more. In addition to the websites, I created consistent branding in letterhead, signage, business cards, stickers, and t-shirts. I managed other designers, worked with a team, and have the honor of saying I created the Blogger B. May to August '00. |
| Managing Editor, BitMagic I moved to Amsterdam for a few months in '99 to work as the managing editor (and resident American) for a Dutch company called BitMagic. The product shipped out animated cartoons to members every night. I wrangled contributors, designed the website, and consulted on the design of the player. The company is now, sadly, offline. April to August '99. |
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Art Director of nike.com, vivid studios Working with vivid studios, I served as the Art Director for Nike's collection of websites (www.nike.com, basketball.nike.com, and futbol.nike.com). I directed two other designers as well as created my own designs, wrote visual specifications, and consulted in the direction of the site. April to August '97. |
| Edge Tech Producer, electric minds I was the producer of one of electric minds' biggest sections, Edge Tech. I worked with writers on a weekly posting schedule and managed a visual designer, as well as redesigned the section. December '96 to April '97. |
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| Creator, {fray} I created the fray because it was the kind of website I always wanted to visit, but could never find: a place for personal storytelling, elegant design, and artful conversation. It's my labor of love, my pride and joy. August '96 to present. |
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Production Manager, HotWired's WebMonkey I coordinated the production process, wrote html, debabelized images, and consulted on interface issues. I also wrote how-to columns about everything from tables to guestbooks. July to December '96. |
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Assistant Production Manager, HotWired's Signal I did daily web page production and design for the entire channel, including the popular Net Surf Central. May to July '96. |
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Founder and Creative Director, Tweak I created the entire site from the ground up: mission, design, editorial ... everything. This was my first attempt at creating a web magazine, and it was very educational. January to May '96. |
| Assistant Production Manager, HotWired's The Netizen I did daily web page production under extreme deadlines. February to May '96. |
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| Assistant Production Editor, HotWired Web page quality assurance testing and production in a variety of browsers and platforms. I learned more about UNIX and emacs than any designer should know. September '95 to February '96. |
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| Web Site Designer, Dive Travel Magazine I directed the transition of a print magazine to the web. I was in charge of the entire design and implementation. May to August '95. |
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| Computer Consultant, Arts Division, UC Santa Cruz I kept all the art professors on speaking terms with their Macintoshes, helped manage a file server, web server, QuickMail server, and Ethernet networking. June to September '95. |