Resume A webpage version of my print resume *with links*

Recommendations Who loves ya, baby

Skills What I bring to the party

Education Book Learning, Languages, Kultcha

Talents Hey - I can draw, too!

Portfolio Clients and Projects: Recent work ... and Wayback (about 100 engagements total) : Challenges, Solutions, Wireframes, Screenshots, Tasks

Showcase Slideshows of projects that you can view *by Domain Expertise* (i.e. keywords like "Portal", "Financial" or "SharePoint")

Clickable Demosites Active Wireframes: Behavior & Workflow

Tasks The "The Usual Suspects": the Deliverables of our craft (Library: 28 Items)

Are you a programmer?

I have some programming "lite" (s.a. Javascript and jQuery) as a skill, but it's not really a job description.

However, I am an excellent coder - in the sense that I am proficient in the identification, definition and organization of content - the information architecture. The keywords here are taxonomy, content strategy, tagging, semantics and - yes - "keywords". The focal technology is CSS.

As an interaction designer I choreograph the content in terms of presentation, behaviors & workflow - and have the "dirt under the fingernails" skills to deliver a highly polished experience (this site, for instance) through usage of Javascript, jQuery and DHTML.

I also guide the creation of software products and I've even created a substantial, fully-featured Powerpoint-in-a-Browser product. But, ultimately I entrust the programming task itself to people who have real, solid skills in that arena.

What about Commuting?

I'm about 30 miles west of New York and am not able to relocate from the NYMetro Area at this time.

I really can't accept opportunities beyond my communting range of about 1 hour travel (roughly: NYC, Newark, Jersey City in the east, White Plains NY in the North, Woodbridge NJ in the South, PeaPack NJ in the SouthWest) unless there's a Remote option as a significant part of my working schedule (i.e. 50% onsite, 50% remote).

Can you do big portal sites?

Since the early 90's I've worked on several large enterprise wide engagements.

The typical scenario is that I am brought in to address the design needs of the flagship product (often a mission-critical transactional system). Upon providing comprehensive design solutions, I'm often asked to "do the same" for other products.

The overall portal challenge is to standardize styling, behaviors, and data content, while also providing some flexibility and individuality. I've worked on a number of portal engagements:

What about mobile?

Yep. Clients have asked me to help them out on a host of challenges in this area. Topics include:

• How to support multiple platforms (iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.)
• Mobile Web or Mobile App?
• Create a new dedicated site or repurpose the existing fullscreen site?
• Responsive Design
• Gestural interfaces

"Going Mobile" means high-level strategic analysis, as well as practical implementation issues - like modeling a "clickable" mobile demosite.

Are you virtually remote?

As a seasoned, senior professional, clients are comfortable with having me self-manage. All of my engagements since 2007 have involved at least some degree of remote work (usually ~ 25-50%) within 2 weeks of starting the engagement. My effective daily commute range is about 1 hour from my home base in zipcode 07034 (see commuting and remote, above).

I can also service long distance onsite engagements (involving air travel and overnight stay). These are negotiable based on rate, expenses and scheduling.

I've had some very successful telecommuting relationships - especially recently. The profile of a primarily remote engagement is:

Go onsite for a few days or a week, then work from home for a week or two (repeat). If you are willing to consider a remote/telecommuting relationship, please feel free to contact me. 

Practically all of my engagements over the past few years have included at least some degree of remote work.

Why is that?

Well, I'm fairly senior. Most clients look to me to self-manage, as well as to guide their development teams. So the assumption is that I know how and when to be where we need me to be. And that I'm professional (i.e. responsible) enough to do it right.

A Few Ground Rules

My Job

... is to get appropriate info to you so that you can get me into direct competition for an opportunity. If I succeed in winning that opportunity on the basis of my abilities, then both of us make money. My responsibility does not include filling out a form with information that is already available to you.

Your Job

... is to handle the client relationship, which includes the logistics of presentation, as well as keeping me informed of the status of the opportunity as it moves forward - voluntarily, proactively and clearly. I am not interested in doing that job for you. If you can get out there and actively market my professional skills, so much the better.

Transparency

If you won't tell me who the client is, don't expect to have my attention. We know what my rate is. We also should be clear on what your markup is. Transparency is good business.

Clarify It

I get a gazillion generic messages about jobs that all sound pretty much the same (and often are the same job) from recruiters every day. It's an organizational nightmare.

So, put this helpful info into the Subject Line of your emails:

• Client Name (important!)
• Job Req #
• Location

Now I can actually keep track of our ongoing discussion. And so can you.

Confirm It

When I agree to let you represent me, send me a confirmation email that has this info in the body:

• Client Name
• Job Req #
• Location
• Rate
• Start Date / Duration

Now I can protect our relationship especially when someone else approaches me about the same job. (If I don't get the confirmation email, chances are I'll be talking with your competitors.)

Follow Through

You're handling the client relationship. Only you know if the circumstances of the job opportunity have changed.

Drop me a Status Update every week, even (especially) if nothing is happening at the moment. It's not my job to chase you. If I have to check your pulse, I consider you dead.

I'm sure that you want me to be responsive and proactively helpful when you approach me about opportunities that might make you money. I'd appreciate the same consideration from you.