Business Strategy

I lent expertise and coordinated technology projects that support 25 teachers and staff and 300 children.

Technology Advisor

In 2006 co-founded this event and community of people passionate about the overlaps of design, business, and many other things. http://www.overlap.in

Co-Founder

Composed of representatives of local parks and user groups, the Board advises the Township Council on matters relating to the renovation and maintenance of facilities including parks, playgrounds, public pools, ice skating arena, municipal recreation programs and special events.

Chair

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

A co-founder of the Information Architecture Institute, a global organization that supports individuals and organizations specializing in the design and construction of shared information environments. I served on the board of directors from 2002 to 2004, was president 2003-2004, and an advisory board member 2005-2009.

President; Board Member; Advisory Board Member

I created and taught the Business & Design class, a forum for helping design students understand business by learning business fundamentals and working through a business and product development process.

Instructor

Software interface design and consulting team management for clients Citi, Avis, and American Express. Roundarch later merged with, and re-branded to, Isobar.

Senior Manager User Experience

Managed client project design teams and practiced information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing. Clients included Guardian Insurance, Sharp Electronics, J.P. Morgan Chase, Instinet, Indigo Books, Derby Bicycles, The Southern Poverty Law Center, Ford Motor Company, Verizon, Cisco Systems, PIMCO, Avaya, and Office Depot. Managed a department of eleven information architects.

Achievements:
- Elected by peers to internal management training program
- Knowledge management award
- Webby award for Tolerance.org, the 2002 Activism site of the year

Design Manager

I wrote a book published by Rosenfeld Media called "Why We Fail: Learning from Experience Design Failures" that is rated 5-stars on Amazon. 

I also provided product design and process advice to Oracle, Eze Software, MasterCard, and Autodesk.

Author and Consultant

I have taught both distance and onsite information architecture classes at this division of the New School University.

Led the product design of a European internet subscription service. Managed the transition to a new platform, a redesign of the website, and creation of a mobile website and iPhone app. Turned the service around from monthly subscriber/revenue losses to consistent net gains in both areas.

Ran all operations for an internal group that incubated three startup companies.

Vice President of Product Management

In my role as Lead Instructor at Rutgers University, I spearheaded the development and delivery of the UX Design Practicum, a pivotal course in the User Experience program. By bridging classroom theory with a real-world business project, I empowered students to apply their knowledge in a practical setting, fostering a deep understanding of design principles and product development.

Lead Instructor

Nickel was founded to provide consumers with affordable, easy-to-use financial planning tools. We built a SaaS financial plan generator that, like TurboTax, reduced a highly complex process to a simple questionnaire. My role encompassed business strategy, product design, algorithm design, and team lead.

Founder; Head of Product and Design

I hired and managed 17 people who designed a new SaaS commercial lending platform to manage a $100B credit portfolio, including underwriting, client & portfolio reviews, and proactive risk management for multiple industry verticals, product types, and client types.

Director of Design

Helped companies create new software products while building the capability to do so within their organizations. Clients included the New York Times, Rodale, AARP, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Reuters, and Elsevier.

Product Development Consultant

Built the user-centered design practice within Corporate eBusiness, an internal consulting group. At any one time we serviced several of the 1500+ member companies of this Fortune 20 financial services company.

Senior Design Manager

I provide product design and strategy across multiple online products.

Software Designer

We help our clients build digital products and services that allow them to form authentic, meaningful bonds with their customers.

Product Strategist

Design consultant and author, I mostly work on UX for large systems. I've also done product and tech work.

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