Having studied audio engineering and working in studios, I set audio aside for many years. Doing some recording and live sound for bands over the past 10 years, I've dealt with many tangled cables.In 2016, I started developing the Cable Porter, designed to keep cables from becoming tangled. In 2017, I formed Cable Porter, LLC, and began producing and marketing products.

Expert in UI design and development, workflow optimization, usability analysis and testing, design thinking, and information architecture.Leads, motivates, and mentors teams through all phases of Project Life Cycles. Plans, implements, and translates proven usability capabilities into successful corporate strategies.Excels at managing relationships and expectations with internal and external stakeholders. Welcomes challenges in all aspects of User Experience.Clients include HP, American Express, Travelocity, Deloitte Digital,Verizon, Samsung, Bell Helicopter, and Marriott.

Conducted Usability Testing of current and proposed restaurant menus in multiple cities.Identified many design considerations to increase sales, as well as to motivate regulars to try different items.Data analysis showed how to increase dessert sales by potentially 60%.

Designed Mobile-first Web sites for managing the activity of sales personnel. Integrated existing technology and methods with new technology, ensuring the features needed were available on the specific devices they were intended for.

Provided usability consulting for various large and small-scale Web sites and applications.

Usability consultant for development of American Express Travel's online booking site.

Develop methodologies and processes for usability.End-user Advocate

Implemented Performance Technology for various clients, including Publix, Radio Shack, MCI, Honda, Mediaplex, and HP.

Worked with the former Electrospace group in Richardson, and on the SIVAM program in Garland.Developed the Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals capability within the Richardson facility.Managed a group of 15 technical writers in developing technical manuals for the military.Converted 300 hours of Instructor-based Training into 60 hours of Computer-based Training.

Led the design and development of Computer-based Training applications.

Managed a team of 20 CBT course developers. Designed a 40-hour CBT course using IconAuthor, so that the course developers didn't need to do any programming.