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Work

Design Consultant: Visual and interaction design, standards-driven front-end implementation.; Client work has included projects with Nokia, Citysearch, Flickr, Adaptive Path, PBWiki, Big Tent, Caring.com, and various start-ups
Interaction Designer: Topaz Project, San Francisco, CAMay 2006 - Feb 2007; Led user experience for inaugural site built on open-source publishing platform.; Collaborated with Javascript developer to create interactive interface features.; Composed primary site XHTML structure, CSS styling, and style guide.; Oversaw design and production of secondary site elements and styles.
Web Designer: PLoS, San Francisco, CADec 2004 - Feb 2007; Served as sole web designer for peer-reviewed scientific e-publishing startup.; Implemented brand redesign and code restructure of five scientific journals.; Defined and created guidelines for web style, coding, advertising, and accessibility.; Monitored freelancer projects for technical correctness and adherence to spec.
Photographer's Assistant: Lukas Felzmann Studio, San Francisco, CAJun 2003 - Dec 2004; Provided preparatory and installation assistance for gallery and museum exhibitions.
Digital Media Assistant: Stanford Medical Media Info Technologies, Palo Alto, CASep 2003 - Jun 2004; Streamlined conversion of 1000+ medical slide archive to web-optimized images.

Web Technologies: Standards-based XHTML development; Efficient, elegant CSS composition; Accessibility and Section 508 compliant design; Ruby on Rails, AJAX, PHP driven products; Subversion and CMS work environments; Cross-browser and platform optimization
Creative Tools: Adobe Creative Suite; Illustration, hand-rendered and digital; Photography, medium-format and 35 mm; Pre-press preparation and darkroom printing; Prototyping, wireframing and storyboarding
Language Ability: French, spoken and written; Russian, spoken and written; German, beginning knowledge