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Los Angeles, CA, US

Developed prototypes of haptic footwear for therapists and consumers. Designed UI for iOS apps and physical devices. Led workshops – at this startup founded to repurpose DropLabs’ IP – to shape strategy, develop user archetypes, user journeys, and design brand identity.

Second term (elected) Board member. As a member of the Rules Committee, I participated in drafting revised Bylaws. As a Public Safety Co-chair, I planned the 9/21/2024 NELA Earthquake Preparedness Fair with the committee chair.

My family expanded during the pandemic with two children born in 2020 and 2022. I was their primary caretaker while my wife worked full time from home.

Echo Park, CA, US

Managed the product design team and led cross-functional teams to design a patented multimodal UX for a complex system of Bluetooth-connected haptic subwoofer footwear and smartphone apps. Conducted usability tests, wear tests, engineering tests to assure quality.

Santa Monica, California, US

Led a cross-functional team to create a new app feature that personalized content to help users overcome mediation challenges, drive engagement, and boost subscription retention.

West Hollywood, CA, US

The Kardashian sisters had partnered with Whalerock to release lifestyle-focused app-based content experiences. I supported the effort with the fundamentals of UX: user stories, user flows, concept development, wireframes, prototypes.

Cupertino, California, US

User experience design and prototyping for (secret, of course) projects related to Beats Music, iTunes, and Apple TV, following the acquisition of Beats by Apple.

San Francisco, CA, US

First user experience designer on the team that launched Beats Music. Created concepts, prototypes, and interaction designs to develop and realize the founders', creative and product leaders' product vision. Catalyzed team integration after music service MOG was acquired. Assisted editorial team with tool and process development.Lead a prototyping team.

User experience design for web-based desktop, tablet, and mobile customer experiences and point-of-sale systems for photography startup Blink Inc.

Managed and hired product design team for semantic content curation SAAS startup. Led product development from ideation to launch—scope, contracts, testing, and client support.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Managed a team of three designers. Oversaw design efforts for Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! TV, and omg!. Contributed to design standards for the Yahoo! network of sites. Created the interaction design for the globally deployed Yahoo! Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup site.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Created interaction design for a modular blogging platform that enabled the sales team to create higher-value, custom advertising packages. Designed a content management system that simplified editors’ workflows and increased their productivity.Pioneered Wiki-based, modular design documentation, leading to faster revision turnarounds for designers, and.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Created interaction design for celebrity news site omg! (omg.yahoo.com). The innovative, simplified, and patented design allowed for rapid development and new advertising integrations that helped the sales team exceed annual revenue goals. U.S. Patent D596,644 "Graphical user interface for a display screen", issued July 2009.Hosted public User Experience.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Designed player profile pages for Yahoo! Sports fantasy games. Redesigned Yahoo! TV using Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation (RITE) techniques that enabled the early exploration and validation of design concepts.

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• Worked with account managers and creative directors to quickly respond to the needs of clients like Microsoft, General Motors, and Red Lion Hotels.
• Reduced scope creep in projects by creating a transparent change management system that allowed all stakeholders to see whom was requesting what changes.
• Improved software quality and shortened development time by creating more pixel-accurate wireframes with more detailed specifications, thus enabling developers and QA to work faster.

• Designed wireframes for proposed 24 Hour Fitness web site as sub-contractor for Sapient.
• Designed an in-store point-of-sale experience for Teleflora.

• Worked with multi-national teams to ensure quality and consistence of user experiences across products and countries.
• Reduced cost and increased utility of user testing by building an in-house usability lab.
• Improved collaboration with the engineering team by documenting and communicating the design and development process.

• Working on the "Undergrounded" project allowed me to explore concepts of physicality, spatiality, and minimalism in user experience design. "Undergrounded" was an art installation that connected a pair of subway.
• Developed the concept and designs.
• Managed an international project team.
• Coordinated hardware installations and operations in Stockholm and Tokyo.

Co-authored one of the first books about the Internet in Swedish: Internet@Sverige (Tage Borg & Jens Jonason, 1994, Bonnier DataMedia, ISBN 9164400107). Co-wrote three additional books: Surfa@Internet (comprehensive introduction to Internet usage), Företaget@Internet (how to get your company online), Nöjen@Internet (entertainment on the Internet)..

Human Computer Interaction

High School Diploma, Electrical Engineering