We're a new company which empowers consumers by providing a personalized digital care ecosystem that improves engagement and outcomes by allowing patients (and their formal and informal care teams) access to their personal health and wellness data. Available for all, but focused on older adults and those with chronic conditions, HealthHive enables patients to be in control of their data regardless of its origin ultimately reducing cost and improving care. Stay tuned!

At BMCC, I teach various Multimedia Design courses after work. It helps me organize my thoughts and hone my presentation and instruction skills while educating and empowering community college students with the knowledge to eventually become designers and developers.

I teach a Graduate-level User Experience course in the Design and Technology program at Parsons School of Design/The New School. Teaching is an excellent opportunity to educate (and recruit) the next generation of UX practitioners about the history and ever-evolving processes used to develop interfaces and desirable experiences.

UltraLinq is a pioneer in cloud-based workflow and image management of medical images. It is also a developer of software for compact and portable Ultrasound and diagnostic sensors. I oversaw the building, training, and development of the design teams located in New York, Washington State, Missouri, and North Carolina.:: Branding and Design Standards ::Oversaw the brand refresh and established consistent messaging and style guidelines:: Devices and Sensors ::Supervised design for a tablet app for ultrasound devices and applications for patient monitoring sensors and paired devices.:: Web Application ::Continually refined a web application used by hundreds of clinicians and practitioners at various locations to track, diagnose, monitor and generate reports for thousands of patients.

Ogilvy is one of the largest agencies in the world offering a full range of client services including a prominent digital offering that builds and deploys branded transactional sites and applications aligned with cross-channel and global brand campaigns.:: Team Leadership ::Operational management of a 20-person User Experience Group in New York office with service to North America creative teams overseeing design, documentation, resource allocation, mentoring, and training for the department.:: Adapt & Innovate ::Instituted cross-functional, user-centric design process with rapid-prototyping/testing/revisions between departments to help the agency transform from a traditional advertising agency to a leading digital consultancy.:: Diversity of Projects ::The group handled complex transactional applications, brand platforms rollouts and revisions, applications, mobile transformations, and brand campaigns for major brands.Clients: Aetna, Aflac, American Express, Allergan, Barclays, Blackrock, BP, British Airways, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Unilever, FM Global, IBM, IHG, IKEA, Kodak, Lenovo, Merck, Nationwide, Nestlé, NY Life Insurance, Philips, Pfizer, Road Runner, SAP, Siemens, TD Ameritrade, Time Warner Cable, UPS, WeightWatchers.

International and domestic subscription-based sites dedicated to health and weight-loss and support of meetings business with over one million paying subscribers.:: Projects ::Lead Information Architect for all the online tools (eCommerce redesign, POINTS tracker redesign, a mobile app for meetings, Monthly Pass and a site for Men.:: Contributions ::Implemented rapid application prototyping techniques into product development and developer workflow. Introduced hallway usability testing within the department for project development at early stages and helped lay the foundation for future tools and applications.

A boutique design studio focused on exclusive brands.:: Responsibilities ::Specified usability and functionality guidelines working with clients, designers, and programmers. Rapid prototypes and customer journey scenario development.Clients: ACM, Estée Lauder, Kohl's Department Stores, Princeton Review, Sony Electronics, The New York Times.

:: Director of Software Research & Development, InstantLogic ::InstantLogic is a visual object-oriented rapid application programming environment for server-side web and web services applications.* Compiled competitive research and feature recommendations as well as documentation.* Built prototype sites with early beta versions of the software demonstrating proof-of-concept.* Managed QA testing and reporting.* Developed feature enhancement specifications and storyboards.:: Project Director, Toadnode ::Lead a team of software developers to the creation of commercial P2P (Peer-To-Peer) solutions with a software program called Toadnode.* Researched and designed several business applications for an original software package including file sharing, presence, messaging, and knowledge management. * Acted as public voice and face of the company at trade shows and conferences including:Keynote address "Distributed Applications in a Centralized Environment" at MIT Sloan School of Business (Boston, MA), "Creating Killer Peer-to-Peer Applications" at ACDB Global (Munich, Germany), brief music industry groups including Recording Industry Association of America (Washington D.C.).:: Web Shop ::Creates an Internet services and design startup that grew to 75+ employees. Business focused upon the building of branded and transactional websites for clients.* Specified the usability and functionality guideline of websites working with clients, designers, and programmers.* Won a 1998 Silver Clio award for Bass Ale website.* Clients include: Bandai, Bass Ale, Citibank, CarePackages.com, Killington Ski Resorts, Lyster Watson, PC Flowers & Gifts, PCI Scientific, Tourscan, Wilson Leather

Formed and headed a team of developers and designers to launch and maintain a destination site for fans of science fiction, horror, and fantasy.:: Responsibilities ::Launched platform and added new features to help grow traffic to more than 1 million unique users/month in 6 months. The platform integrated a robust community tied through Message Boards, Virtual Worlds, Chat, and Newsletters with integrated eCommerce store and auction functionality.

* Research, development, and implementation of new media solutions.* Created prototypes and presentations for potential clients and investors.* Designed dynamic websites for clients' specific needs.* Consistently updated and revamped clients sites.

* Programmed CD-Rom multimedia prototypes for a month-long program for higher education funded by a foundation grant.* Worked with university professors to focus and translate their visions into new media projects.* Presented the completed works at the end of the program to various foundations.

Systems designer and manager of consolidated purchasing and tracking database software for the control of radioisotopes used in the hospital for patients and research.* Updated written archived records into propriety database to comply with new state codes.* Incorporated interface design for comprehensive, easy access to large amounts of data.* Created online invoicing and quarterly report system to reduce costs and increase efficiency.* Established hospital network link-up to a central database.