Overview
An internationally-acclaimed speaker, author, and interaction designer with over 15 years of experience designing and building devices, web sites, and applications.

Experience
Founder and Principal, Interaction Design
KICKER STUDIO
September 2008 - Present
San Francisco, CA
Principal interaction designer and founder of this boutique agency focused on consumer electronics, applicances, mobile devices, interactive environments, robots, and objects with embedded technology.

Experience Design Director
ADAPTIVE PATH
June 2005 - September 2008
San Francisco, CA
Led and engaged in interaction design projects for devices, applications, and web sites for Fortune 50 clients and start-ups. Participated in sales calls. Recruited and hired interaction designers.

Interaction Designer
FREELANCE
May 2004 - May 2005
Pittsburgh, PA
Worked as a freelance interaction designer on desktop applications for commercial, government, and military clients.

Senior Interaction Designer
AMERITRADE (DATEK)
February 2002 - June 2003
Jersey City, NJ
Created and oversaw the information, interaction, and interface design of the online offerings of this online brokerage house with over 3 million users.

Creative Lead
PLURAL
June 2000 - May 2001
New York, NY
Managed and inspired creative teams composed of information architects, designers, writers, and front-end developers to create compelling user experiences for web sites and applications. Mentored and created career tracks for creative staff. Conducted performance reviews.

Producer
ORGANIC, INC.
January 1999 - June 2000
New York, NY
Oversaw creative and technical vision of projects. Created and executed production schedules, estimates, and production reports. Provided leadership and motivation for all team members including team building and conflict management.

Producer
MEDIA CIRCUS/ILLUSIONFUSION!
1998 - 1999
New York, NY

Senior Interactive Developer
AMERICAN INTERACTIVE MEDIA
1997 - 1998
New York, NY
Served as the senior member of a web content and design team, which developed projects both internally and for clients. Worked with Real Audio and Video, streaming live broadcasts several times weekly. Worked with interactive TV technology, including WINK.

Webmaster
W.W. NORTON AND COMPANY
1995 - 1997
Responsibilities included the overall creation, design, content, production, information architecture, maintenance, and management of this independent book publisher's web site.

Bachelor of Arts, Individual Major
UCLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
1992, Cum Laude

Speaking Engagements (partial)
IA Summit, 2005
WebVisions, 2006 and 2008
Design Thinkers, 2006
South by Southwest, 2007-8
Design Research, 2007
Business to Buttons, 2007
ETech, 2008
Interaction09, 2009

Affiliations
Founding Board Member (2005-8), Interaction Design Association
Member, Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA)