Creating free and open tools that change the way the world finds and solves pressing problems

Shaped IHME’s highly-regarded interactive data visualization products that empower evidence-based decision-making to improve the health of the world's populations. http://www.healthdata.org/results/data-visualizations• Definition, implementation, and management of over a dozen interactive data visualization products with billions of data points • Translated complex scientific data from a broad range of research areas into product designs for general and specialized audiences • Developed functional and technical requirements & designs, collaborating across multiple disciplines and integrating user feedback and insights

Led agile analysis, design, and implementation for technology projects at a large international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation.

Drove product planning, design, definition, and development of complex digital evidence/forensic software targeted at Fortune 250 companies, in small start-up environment with fluctuating business models and market needs. • Identified product improvement opportunities, devised user workflow, integrated feedback from SME’s and users, created documentation (wireframes, functional specs, data flow models, schedules), directed interaction design, and managed implementation process. • Lead major overhaul of the user interface to: enable user to visualize and manage evidentiary data; added major new functionality; improved search; streamlined workflow; and improved functionality, performance, marketability. Early adopters reported that the new workflow and functionality saved hours of work and that the interface was a pleasure to use. • Devised successful product development strategy for rapid entry into Legal Hold market, a space in which we had no existing expertise, took product from concept to market in four months.

Spent an academic year taking courses of interest.

Led projects and initiatives from inception to rollout -- usually managing several concurrent projects. Worked across functional teams to gather and distill requirements into detailed requirement documents and specs. Scheduled and managed development, testing, training, and release of software and enhancements to MSNBC website and users. Highlights include:MSNBC Site Redesign: Modified CMS tool to support complex new design. • Game-changing and flexible solution met challenging design requirements and reduced time-to-market for new designs and features by orders of magnitude (example: a design change that was previously a 3 person/34+ day project was reduced to 1 person/90 minutes). • Mentored design team leadership in project planning and requirements definition.MSNBC User Generated Content System: • V1 website user-interface, editorial application, and back-end system for uploading, managing, publishing, and sharing user-generated content (UGC) – comprised of text, images, video, and/or audio.• Catalyst for entry into the UGC space; conducted build vs. borrow/buy analysis for UGC tools. • Led conception, design, implementation, and roll-out; integration with multiple systems and tools across three companies/domains, and domestic and international bureau offices. • Evangelized and piloted use of Agile development process at MSNBC; worked with release management team to create new release process for iterative releasesMSNBC Mobile: • Updated presentation of MSNBC content for mobile devices that generated new advertising revenue and increased usage by 30% within 6 months. • Identified opportunity and drove transformation of outdated and underperforming mobile experience into a satisfying user experience, built with standards compliant code, and support for ads and usage metrics. Other: MSN Privacy Champion, Microsoft Accessibility Champion, Microsoft Mentor

Wrote specs, scheduled and managed development, production, and release of software and enhancements to the MSNBC website. Integrated new web technologies into web site while maintaining site stability and performance. Some project highlights include:Site Design• Led three major redesigns of the site in a 16 month period as product evolved from proprietary MSN news site to public website MSN News to joint-venture MSNBC.com• Synthesized vision of management and designers into final product; advised designers of alternatives and trade-offs• Worked with various external and internal platform teams to develop and implement MSNBC platform strategy. Advised internal teams on cross platform issues.• Defined, implemented, and refined UI -- working with internal and external creative teams to meet requirements of site users, editorial team, internal customers, operations team, and partners.• Managed team of designers and developers.MSNBC web publishing tool: V1 and subsequent point releases• Designed and developed template system used with internal publishing tool to automate content publishing -- system reduced staffing requirements and the amount of time required to create and publish content• Authored HTML templates ; devised editorial and production workflow; trained editorial and production teams on tool use and workflow• Team leader for testing of version 1, checking for code errors, functionality and design flawsSupport Marketing and Business Deals • Provided technical insight during negotiations (feasibility, terms, dates, technical considerations, etc.) • Worked with business partners to define requirements, lead design, development and deployment of tools, features, templates and pages specific to their needs• Partners included: Newsweek, local news affiliates across the U.S., Weather.com, Microsoft