Experience

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  Doubleink

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • Program Director

    • Jul 2007 - Present
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Management, support, and advocacy of all aspects of various K-12 print and digital learning solutions: curriculum design, program blueprinting, prototyping, and content creation; learning architecture and experience design; ELA, Math, Sciences, STEAM; Spanish, bilingual, and English language learners; students, teachers, and families; SEs, TEs, readers, anthologies, and assessments; authentic and inclusive literature and authors; equitable content and accessible delivery; differentiation, scaffolding, acceleration, and unfinished learning; and dare I forget, schedules, budgets, and resources.

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  Freelance Design, Production, and Project Management Services

  • Consultant

    • Apr 2004 - Jun 2007

    Clients included Aptara, Houghton Mifflin, Graphique de France, Infor, and kayak.com. Industries included educational publishing, corporate marketing and collateral, consumer products, and online consumer applications.

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  Art Technology Group

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Design Lead, Professional Services; UI Designer, Product Development

    • Apr 2001 - Mar 2004
    • Cambridge, MA

    As Design Lead in Professional Services, worked with Technology Lead to direct and manage development teams building client sites; worked with clients to translate business goals into e-commerce, business to business, and portal application solutions. As Designer in Product Development, designed user experience and managed UI implementation of ATG’s first release of browser-based applications.

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  WizeTools, Inc.

  • Boston, MA

  • Director, User Experience

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
    • Boston, MA

    One of 6-person founding team of seed-funded start-up developing customer loyalty technology. Worked with CTO and Director, Product Architecture, to specify functionality, interface, and visual design for suite of wireless and browser-based applications; collaborated with other founders to shape corporate strategy and messaging; developed corporate identity and marketing materials across full range of media; created visual direction for product line. Other responsibilities included managing and providing creative direction for contract staff; directing, creating, and/or copy editing corporate and product content; providing strategic direction and scripting of product demonstrations.

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  PJA Advertising + Marketing

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Associate Creative Director; Design Manager; Senior Designer

    • Sep 1997 - Jan 2000
    • Cambridge, MA

    In all roles, collaborated with account staff to develop, produce, and manage branding and marketing programs for high-tech, biotech, and biomedical clients. Hands-on design projects included designing and managing production of traditional print identity and marketing collateral; working with staff and client developers to create Web-based marketing initiatives. Creative direction and management responsibilities included leading teams to ensure creative development was on strategy; managing workflow, process, and staff resources; leading client presentations and internal meetings.

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  Ibis

  • Boston, MA

  • Designer

    • Aug 1996 - Feb 1997
    • Boston, MA

    Worked with science editors to design high school-level biology textbook.

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  The DI Group

  • Boston, MA

  • Designer

    • Jun 1994 - Aug 1996
    • Boston, MA

    As broadcast designer, created identities, show opens, promotions, and graphics for broadcast and cable networks. As interactive designer, designed user interfaces for textbook, portfolio, and capabilities CD-ROMs and floppy disks.