Software Design Portfolio

SharePoint Integration

Worked to integrate access to Autodesk's version control software via SharePoint utilizing custom web parts, web part pages, and a web page. Responsible for providing mock-ups, design documentation, and conveying design ideas and goals to Chinese development group.

2D & 3D Search Engine, Directory, and Virtual Environment Interaction

Provided guidance relative to the user interface via mock-ups and worked directly with Hanna Strategies' CEO, Product Management, and Development. Suggested the use of AJAX and provided input for implementation as to provide a better user experience. Assisted in the development of CSS and HTML code and the design of presentation materials as well.

Engineering Data Management - Thin-client

Initially conducted heuristic evaluation to make incremental improvements to existing application. Then, responsible for the complete re-design of the web client to improve its overall usability during the next software release with Hanna Strategies. Provided taskflows, mock-ups, and detailed design specification. Also worked to clean-up the existing interface for the full-blown, web-based version of the software utilizing a MS Outlook paradigm.

Engineering Data Management - Thick-client

Performed basic heuristic evaluations and provided suggestions for improving the overall application for Autodesk's Productstream while at Hanna Strategies. Responsible for all mock-ups and detail design specification for a heavily collaborative effort with Autodesk's Development to design a reporting feature to be used in a Chinese marketplace-specific version of the data management application.

Debt Collections

While at Vertical Thought, gathered, translated, and wrote requirements, provided wireframes and design documentation for debt collections application. This application contained a business rule engine, a messaging system, document management, reporting, business intelligence, and user portals.

Patient History and Medical Data

Performed heuristic evaluations and provided taskflows, wireframes, screenshots, and design documentation for two different web application and kiosk projects related to medical records and patient information with Vertical Thought.

Surveys and Forms

Tested, wrote online help, and conducted training courses for this Georgia Technology Authority application. Cleaned up existing layouts and CSS code. Performed heuristic evaluations and completed UML task flows and wireframes for redesign efforts.

Search Engine/Directory

Provided wireframes, screenshots, prototypes (validated XHTML and CSS), color palettes and graphics to business owners for new search engine/directory (Endeca) application being developed by Cox Enterprises (Cox Search, now Kudzu.com).

Reporting

Responsible for the design of the new wizard-driven interface for this Witness Systems reporting application. Provided wireframes, UML task flows and high-fidelity prototype for existing product.

System Administration

Responsible for transferring original design from a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) environment to an HTML-based environment. Created new information architecture, layout, and functionality. Provided storyboards, wireframes, UML task flows and high-fidelity prototype, etc. for this Witness Systems back-end application. Also participated in numerous Usability tests and efforts with product.

Business Intelligence

Helped to clarify and refine requirements. Provided storyboards and screenshots for new design concepts of a scorecard and relational browser as well as input for the existing Witness Systems BI products.

Web Browsing Screen Capture

Provided high-fidelity prototype, all graphics and built out front-end (XHTML, CSS, etc.) for this Witness Systems screen capturing application. This project shaped the consistent look and feel of future, web-based applications at Witness.

Awards: Won 4 industry awards and 1 personal award upon introduction: Jan. 2002 - "2001 Product of the Year" - Communications Solutions magazine, Nov. 2001 - "Editor's Choice" - Customer Interface magazine, Jan 2002 - "Editor's Choice" - Customer Inter@ctions Solutions magazine, Fall 2001 - "Best of Show" - Internet World. I was awarded the "Engineering Excellence Award," 1st Quarter 2001 for my work on this application.

Login

Responsible for the graphic upkeep of existing login and menu for applications. Provided graphics and guidelines for the existing Witness Systems login interface.

Also provided login designs and functionality for a survey and forms tool at the state and a debt collections application at Vertical Thought.

Voice and Data Recording

Responsible for transferring designs from a Java Swing environment to an HTML-based environment, including a business rule engine. Provided storyboards, wireframes, prototypes, and icons for the existing Witness Systems voice and data recording product.

e-Learning (CBT) Management

Provided wireframes, screenshots, and icons for existing product to satisfy project requirements and change control requests. Produced task flows and function to task matching for existing application. Provided prototypes in German for the internationalization of this Witness Systems e-learning management product.

Forms

Provided icons and various design input for existing Witness Systems forms application.

Internationalization and Translation

Lead design of the Spanish version of the A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia (10,000 pages) at DrTango.com.

Example site: http://wyckoff.drtango.com

E-commerce

E-commerce set up with Cart Manager shopping cart and Cardservice International credit card processing for Wolff Systems.

Site: No longer maintaining