About Me
I specialize in building easy to use interfaces. Most of my career has been spent on the web, but now with a few apps under my belt, I'm also very comfortable designing for both iOS and Android mobile frameworks. My tools of choice are Balsamiq, Photoshop, Haml, Sass, and JQuery. I've worked as an HTML/CSS guru in almost every dev environment over the years and am caught up with the latest in HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design.
Experience
2010-2011
Justin.tv
Product Designer
Lead Mobile Designer
I created the interfaces for Justin.tv's mobile broadcasting iPhone and Android applications. Later, I became the sole designer for the Socialcam project, where I created the interfaces for the iPhone and Android versions of the app. I also created the logo, the identity, websites, and print collateral.
I became an expert at creating effective user flows and designs for iOS and Android mobile platforms.
2007-2009
Newzwag
Lead User Interface Designer
I created the front end design, the user flow specs, and all graphical assets (including logos and identity). I also integrated the design in CSS/HTML with the Ruby on Rails code to ensure that the products worked well on every browser.
I learned effective strategies for setting up projects that could use an infinite number of skins, while utilizing the same backend code. I also became very comfortable designing interfaces for both websites and apps for the iPhone.
2005-2007
GUBA
Lead User Interface Designer
As the sole designer in the company, I created photoshop mockups, wireframes, HTML and Flash prototypes, integrated the mockups into Perl, skinned flash players, worked with both Subversion and Arch version revision systems, and whatever print and identity work that was required.
I became comfortable working in an 'agile' development process with a small team and tight deadlines.
2000-2005
two3 Design
My Freelance Company
Before taking a full time position at GUBA, I took on larger projects lasting about a year, while doing smaller projects on the side. Below are two examples:
2004 - 2005
Applied Biosystems
Interface Design
I created the look and feel of the Salary and Compensation planning applications within the constraints of a pre-determined company-wide style guide. I integrated the interface into Cold Fusion.
2003 - 2005
eBay
Interface Design
I worked on a year long project for the piX human resources application. I created the entire User Interface for all screens including buttons and framework. With specs from the Human Resources department, I designed and integrated the interface in a JSP environment.
1999-2000
Bigwords.com
Junior Designer
I helped define the look and feel of the e-commerce website bigwords.com. I designed and made HTML mockups, created a UI for a bigwords.com radio player, Flash animations for the website, and worked on print design campaigns.
Other Noteworthy Work
2002-2011
Rojo Projects
I've collaborated with Rojo, contemporary art projects based in Sao Paulo Brazil, off and on for the last 9 years on different design and photography projects. Since January of this year, they've been regularly featuring some of my photography.
1998-2011
Biosfear
Once a print magazine with 4 issues made, Biosfear became a personal repository for snapshots and other ramblings. It also gives me a place to play around with different HTML / CSS / JQuery techniques I'm interested in learning.
1997
Formal Education
University of California Santa Barbara - B.A Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Green Urban Design.