Objective
Full-time position as user interface designer
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Masters in Information Management and Systems, expected May 2010 (3.94 GPA)
Emphasis in Human-Computer Interaction
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences, 1986; second major in Theater and Drama, 1987
Work Experience
User Experience Designer and Web Developer, UC Office of the President, Oakland, CA, 5/09 to 8/09
- Led user interface design and development for a new systemwide portal.
- Conducted needs assessment, designed and built prototypes, conducted usability tests.
Web Developer, U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute,
Walnut Creek, CA, 1/04 to 8/08
- Directed reorganization and redesign of external site (pure CSS layout and styling).
- Conducted usability tests; trained coworkers in interface design and usability testing.
- Managed and developed institute's primary external web site (www.jgi.doe.gov) and intranet.
- Designed and built interface for personalized collaborator portal.
- Designed innovative genome annotation system for use by collaborators worldwide.
- Revitalized intranet site by redesigning and incorporating wiki technology, RSS feeds.
- Designed and built online applications for organizing scientific meetings.
- Designed and built web-enabled employee directory system.
Technical Writer and Editor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Berkeley, CA, 4/94 to 1/04
- Directed production of award-winning web sites and print publications for national user facility.
- Introduced pure CSS layout and styling with templating system for public web site (www.als.lbl.gov).
- Conceived and created intranet site for the facility.
- Conceived and created online voting system for users' executive committee elections.
- Administered web servers (Mac OS X Server, Windows NT).
- Wrote and edited highly technical content.
Medical Writer and Editor, Freelance,
Chicago, IL, and San Francisco, CA 11/90 to 4/94
- Managed own medical writing and editing business.
Managing Editor, Journal of Chromatographic Science, Preston Publications,
Chicago, IL 4/89 to 11/90
- Edited and supervised production of monthly scientific journal.
Activities
- Information Management Student Association executive committee member; MIMS (academic policy) committee student representative.
- InterLab conference (for web developers at national laboratories) national organizing committee, 2002-2008, co-chair for 2003.
- Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program, volunteer ride facilitator and tandem pilot for blind cyclists.
Academic Awards
- Glushko-Samuelson Fellowship (UC Berkeley School of Information)
- University of Michigan Regents-Alumni Scholarship
- Robbins Scholarship (University of Michigan)
- Michigan Competitive Scholarship
- National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
- High school valedictorian
Professional Awards
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Outstanding Performance Award (2000, 2003).
- Society for Technical Communication (STC) International Technical Publications Competition, Award of Excellence (for Advanced Light Source Activity Report 2000).
- Touchstone Competition (STC Region 8), Awards of Achievement (for Advanced Light Source Activity Report 1997/98, MicroWorlds Web site) ), Excellence (for Advanced Light Source Web site, ICESS8 Web site, Advanced Light Source Activity Report 2001, Advanced Light Source Activity Report 1999), and Distinguished (for Advanced Light Source Activity Report 2000).
- Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Site Designer, 2001.