My Expertise
I collaborate with clients and peers to transform business goals into effective online strategies. Using innovation and well thought out designs to achieve the objective is a hallmark of my work.
I diagram and wireframe interfaces focusing on web content structure, intuitive interface patterns and simple interactions. A UI minimalist, I truly believe that less is more.
I design in the browser with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I enjoy coding from scratch, but have worked extensively with front-end frameworks and Content Management Systems too.
My Work
Public website and internal communications projects included converting print marketing materials into Intel’s first multilingual, cross platform, fully accessible digital media - saving millions in storage costs alone. Additionally, developed many groundbreaking websites and developments for Intel, such as a product launch which included the first commercial gif89a animation, a ground breaking presentation for launching the now ubiquitous USB.
“Converting Intel's marketing materials to print on demand websites saved the company millions in print storage costs alone”
Updated Can Capital online to create a completely accessibility website using WCAG 2.0 standards, while maintaining the look and usability the marketing department was seeking for their customers. Maintained the highest level of web security to pass financial information between institutions while while pleasing the company's business to business clients and partners through multi-team collaboration and project management.
“Achieved complete accessibility while maintaining the highest level of web security between applications”
Created a new responsive design website for a well established audio visual company in California. Customized content management system to allow administrative staff to complete website updates while maintaining modern responsive design. Customized graphics and Wordpress theming to achieve a highly polished designer look to reflect the high technology of the company and the high caliber of their clients such as Cal Poly University.
“A phenominal job on the website. Truly impressed. A great skill set. It was my honor and pleasure to work with her.”
Led the UX/UI team and coordinated collaboration in developing the first multi-lingual, fully accessible, real-time channel communications system for the comprehensive line of Hewlett Packard branded and OEM products in all markets world-wide, while fostering a spirit of team work within a diverse multi-national team.
“Fostered a spirit of team work within a diverse multi-national team”
Writing
Creating Commercial Websites (Macmillan Publishing, 1996 Sams Net - ISBN 157521169). The first book about developing websites for business. Creating Commercial Websites was used to teach website design and development, HTML/CSS/JavaScript coding, and online business theory at Harvard, Cambridge, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Princeton and literally hundreds of other universities.
Check it outProfessional Web Development Kit 2.0 (Simon & Schuster ISBN 1-57521-281-1). Co-author and editor for kit used by over 35,000 professional web developers worldwide. Contributed text, custom HTML, JavaScript, and web applications developed for the kit. Wrote full applications which taught the use of dynamic database driven web pages using PHP and MySQL.
Check it outWeb Design Electronic Resource Kit (Prentice Hall College Division ISBN 1-57521-264-1). Contributing Author for Web Design resource kit. Engineered customized database integration applications for kit, and devised enhancements and updates for existing web application suites. Conducted detailed testing throughout life cycle and authored application documentation.
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