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Founder/Director - London, UK

Extensive information architecture and usability experience since 1996. A reputation for consistently exceeding project targets through intelligent and thoughtful interaction design.

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Hourly Rate:£45.00
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Seller ID: 251484
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CV

Extensive information architecture and usability experience at blue chip companies and media owners since 1996. A reputation for consistently exceeding project targets through intelligent and thoughtful interaction design. One of few UK-based usability analysts certified by Human Factors International.

Areas of expertise:

Recognising patterns and connections to create organised, straightforward systems.
Analytical problem solving supported by professional experience, available research, usability guidelines, and recognised best practice.
Delivering wireframes, UI specs, site maps, personas, prototypes, user flows and other necessary documentation.
Executing expert reviews, web accessibility audits, user research, usability testing, and card sorts.
Evangelising and presenting the benefits of a user-centric approach to design.
Online strategy and management of the full product life cycle.
Development of search engine-optimised, accessible user interfaces using standards-based XHTML and CSS.

Specialties:

Accessibility, audio editing, blogging, community management, email marketing, information architecture, interface design, Movable Type (the blogging platform), podcast production, radio journalism and production, search engine optimisation, social networking design, UK Internet law, usability, user-focused design, web marketing, website optimisation, web standards, web writing, XHTML, CSS.

Employment History

(Aug 1997 & ongoing)

Founder/Director

London

As a freelance web experience producer, I help businesses increase profits and reduce costs through intelligent user-experience design.
• Site targets consistently beaten for clients including BT plc (see below), Incisive Media plc, Seatwave Ltd, Real Life News Ltd, LVC Ltd, Jeni Barnett, Ann Maurice.


(Jan 2008 to Apr 2008)

Human Factors Engineer / Senior Information Architect

London, UK

(Aug 2007 to Aug 2007)

User Interface Developer

London, UK

XHTML, CSS and JavaScript markup for a corporate client.


(Jul 2004 to Aug 2007)

Consultant User Experience Producer

London

Creative lead on BT Broadband Office, one of the largest SME websites in the UK, and adviser to the BT Business site team on usability, accessibility, search engine optimisation and web standards.
• User experience strategy, wireframes, prototyping, standards-based markup and editorial for BT Broadband Office.
• Reduced operating costs, doubled customer usage, quadrupled sales revenue.
• Work and achievements recognised internally with formal awards three times.
• Introduced BT Business to blogging and successfully launched BT’s first customer-facing blog. “I like it. It looks like they get it… One of the more promising new corporate blogs I've seen for a while,” wrote leading UK blogger Hugh MacLeod.
• Led BT’s adoption of web standards.
• Devised and prototyped a social networking service for business.


(Jan 2002 to Jul 2004)

Interactive Producer

UKTV Interactive Ltd, London, UK

Transformed a niche television channel into a truly interactive proposition.
• Used technology to build viewer loyalty and deepen the relationship between UKTV Food and its viewers.
• Nielsen//NetRatings revealed UKTV Food was the most popular food website in terms of visits and minutes of use per person (2003 Q1).
• Hitwise placed UKTV Food among the top ten Food and Drink websites, naming it the UK's most popular commercial cookery website by visits (May 2004).
• Defined editorial requirements and recruited freelance editorial staff.
• Edited and published 300 recipes every month.
• Developed a loyal community of viewers and programme contributors.
• Viewer feedback fully integrated within Good Food Live and Good Food Bites.


(Aug 2001 to Dec 2001)

Interactive Producer

BBC Worldwide, London, UK

Supervised international syndication of the ‘Walking with Beasts’ and ‘Blue Planet’ websites. Also advised on a number of special projects including bbc.com.
• Producer, writer and presenter of the Ghostwatch LIVE broadband webcast and website.
• Short-listed for the 2001 ‘e-rose’ at the Rose D’Or television festival.
• Producer of the "The Tweenies" syndication website.
• Website adopted and repurposed by a number of international broadcasters.


(Apr 2000 to Aug 2001)

New Media Consultant

Various (Freelance), London, UK

Provided advice on website usability, search engine optimisation and information architecture to various clients including Ann Maurice from channel five's ‘House Doctor’.


(Sep 1999 to Apr 2000)

Producer

handbag.com, London, UK

Formulated and implemented the strategic direction of the companies property and finance channels, project-managing them through to completion.
• Identified multiple external content partners and co-negotiated tenancy agreements.
• entered the list of top ten sites for women for the first time.


(Jul 1997 to Nov 1999)

Producer

beeb.com, London, UK

Brought BBC brands and personalities to the web, creating new consumer experiences.
• Took BBC Good Homes online without damaging magazine circulation.
• Website traffic and commercial targets exceeded. Magazine circulation increased.
• Launched promotional websites for the BBC Good Food Show and ‘Delia's How to Cook’.
• Brought vintage and contemporary BBC comedy series to life within ‘The Comedy Zone’ website.
• Described by Internet Works magazine as ‘one of the UK’s top ten websites’.
• Produced and presented the UK’s first webcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A month long, it featured webcams, live chats, streaming audio/video and an online journal – one of the UK’s first blogs.
• Coverage critically acclaimed by the press. Website cited by Yahoo!'s Picks.

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