Experience
Senior User Experience Designer
NPR, Washington, DC.
April 2011 — Present
- Led user interface design for StateImpact blogging platform and news applications
- Contributed to the front-end development of StateImpact’s Wordpress theme and special projects
- Collaborated with NPR user testing group to improve user experience
Senior Web Designer
Las Vegas Sun, Henderson, Nev.
February 2009 — April 2011
- Oversaw visual design and front-end development of LasVegasSun.com and its mobile counterpart
- Created alternative Javascript-driven interfaces for key Flash-based site elements to improve iPad user experience
- Collaborated with back-end development group to create new site functionality and improve site performance
- Contributed to visual design and front-end development of LasVegasWeekly.com and 702.tv
- Developed user interface prototype for Las Vegas Weekly’s iPhone app
Design Producer
Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo.
March 2008 — February 2009
- Established design standards for interactive department and documented best-practices for news editors and interactive producers
- Advised senior Rocky management on best online design practices
- Collaborated with corporate user experience group to make site improvements based on usability testing
- Led front-end development in Django, ColdFusion and Movable Type environments
- Refined site markup and information architecture to reach search engine optimization goals
Site Manager
Wildwood Guitars, Louisville, Colo.
May 2006 — March 2008
- Oversaw design, front-end development, and content management of WildwoodGuitars.com
Photo Intern
The Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
May 2006 — August 2006
- Shot photo assignments on deadline, edited images in digital darkroom for print reproduction
Online Content Producer
The Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
January 2004 — May 2006
- Created web components for special reports with Flash graphics, audio, video and standards-based HTML/CSS design
Education
University of Colorado at Boulder
News-Editorial Journalism, 2001 — 2003
Colorado State University
Pre-Journalism, 2000 — 2001
Skills
Fluent in semantic, standards-based HTML/CSS design, LESS, SASS, Django templates, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Lightroom, Textmate, Sublime Text, Coda
Proficient in Javascript, JSON, XML, jQuery, MooTools, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, Wordpress theme development, SVN, Git, Vim, bash, digital photography techniques, audio production, Avid Pro Tools
Awards
- 2013 SND Best of Digital Design
- Award of Excellence
Dried Out: Confronting the Texas Drought - Award of Excellence
Getting By, Getting Ahead: Voices of the New Hampshire Economy - 2012 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
- Silver Baton
StateImpact Pennsylvania - 2011 EPpy Awards
- Best Community Service on a Media-Affiliated Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over
“Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas” - Best Business/Finance Website with 250,000 to 1 million unique monthly visitors
VegasInc, Greenspun Media Group - 2011 SND Best of Digital News Design
- Award of Excellence
“Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas” - Scripps Howard Awards
- Investigative Reporting
“Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas” - 2011 Goldsmith Awards
- Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
“Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas” - 2011 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
- Silver Baton
“Bottoming Out: Gambling Addiction in Las Vegas” - 2010 Online Journalism Awards
- General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium Site
The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group - 2010 EPpy Awards
- Best News Website - Less than 1 million monthly visitors
LasVegasSun.com - Best Web Special Feature – Enterprise, Less than 1 million monthly
visitors
“Bottoming Out: Gambling Addiction in Las Vegas” - 2005 Online News Association – Online Journalism Awards
- Outstanding Use of Multiple Media, First Place
Mission to Mante
References
References available on request.
