UX Design & Development in Cambridge, UK

Clara Todd's Resumé / Curriculum Vitae

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  • UI/UX development with design for web applications, Cambridge
  • Contributed to many successful e-learning, e-commerce, content management and social networking websites in the US and UK
  • Development throughout lifecycle of project, high-level design concepts, information architecture and front-end development
  • Knowledgeable about accessibility, localization requirements, web standards and browser idiosyncrasies
  • Enjoys user research and wire-framing to create compelling, scalable sites
  • Works on collaborative teams of any size, iterative development

 

Skills & Software

Languages & Mark-up: XHTML/HTML, CSS, JavaScript (incl jquery), PHP, Java (various frameworks), ClassicASP/VB Script. Databases: Oracle, MySQL. Source Control: SVN, CVS. Servers: BSD, Linux, Windows, Apache. Wireframing tools:  Axure, Visio, Balsamiq, Visual tools: Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere.

Websites

Clients and Projects of Note

  • Wetpaint.com
  • Amazon.com
  • Sears.ca
  • Raf Technologies, Inc
  • Noc On Wood Records
  • Microsoft Partner University
  • University of Glasgow
  • University of Aberdeen
  • StockGazing
  • Setgame Inc
  • Marks & Spencer

Work History

8/2010 to current - IA/UX Designer - Kickstart Digital, Cambridge UK

  • Application design for multiple platforms including iPhone, Android, Windows Desktop/OSX Gadgets and iGoogle
  • Facebook and other social media integrations
  • Fast prototyping and iterative design techniques
  • User experience testing
  • User centred design concepts, wireframes

1/2010 to 8/2010 - Web Developer and Designer - TWI, Cambridge UK

  • Full web site and application development
  • Sites for symposiums and EU funded engineering research projects
  • User experience design concepts, wireframes
  • Development of custom content management system
  • Creating and modifying e-learning and examination systems

5/2009 to 1/2010 - UX Designer, Web Consultant - Various, Cambridge UK

  • Freelance website development
  • Proposals, information architecture and designs for Jamkit
  • Content modules for Wetpaint

6/2006 to 3/2009 - UX Designer / UI Engineer - Wetpaint.com, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Designed and built user interfaces for Wetpaint features
  • Contributed visually and structurally to re-alignment of Wetpaint platform
  • Created toolkits for partners and designers to help design custom skins
  • Lead for skin development and design, including some management and guidance to external resources

9/2005 to 6/2006 - UI Consultant - Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Work on MCOM accounts, creating mockups and wireframes as images and as HTML, CSS and Javascript
  • Developed UE concepts and solutions for Sears.ca and Marks&Spencer
  • Team web site accessibility champion
  • Created browsable style guides

12/2004 to 8/2005 - Web Development Consultant - Various, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Design of RAF public website, authored design specification document for GUI of a governmental RAF client, integrated front-end using Velocity templates in Java
  • Web design, Free BSD server administration, extensive php tool building for NocOnWood Records, Seattle
  • Created design and xhtml/css template for Vinum Importing, Seattle
  • Many other smaller technical and design projects using a mix of open source technologies (Apache, PHP, MySQL) and Java

03/2003 to 12/2004 - Web Designer - UpSellUSA, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Designed and built the front-end for Incentive Power (incentive programs site for small businesses) from ground up
  • Designed many performance and sales incentive sites and html emails for Microsoft
  • Built 30+ trainings on Microsoft products, licensing and competitive marketing.

04/2001 to 03/2002 - Technical Author, Web Designer - NC Graphics Ltd, Cambridge, UK

  • Created icons, buttons, and improved GUI of Machining Strategist (CAM software)
  • Designed and built company website
  • Wrote web access scripts and mailers in Perl
  • Documented software for printed manuals and online-help pages for Machining Strategist
  • Tested new functionality of Machining Strategist
  • Created Graphics for marketing and company branding

05/2000 to 03/2001 - Web Designer - StockGazing Ltd, Cambridge, UK

  • Designed and built StockGazing.com (a global stock trading simulation site)
  • Integration with back-end Java
  • Designed logos and marketing materials
  • Designed banner ads and Flash presentations

08/1998 to 05/2000 - AV Editor / Web Designer - Alpha CRC Ltd, Cambridge, UK

  • Engineered movies for multimedia software, localized for different markets
  • Led teams of up to ten people for rush animation projects
  • Designed and built the company website
  • Created marketing presentations in Flash and PowerPoint

Education

07/2008 to 12/2008 - Study in User Centered Design - University of Washington, WA, USA

09/1996 to 06/1997 - PG-Dip Electronic Imaging - Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee, UK

10/1993 to 06/1996 - BA (hons) Fine Art Combined Media - Chelsea School of Art, London, UK

10/1992 to 07/1993 - BTEC Fine Art - Norwich School of Art, Norwich, UK

References

Available on request