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Theresa Neil

Designing engaging user experiences for rich internet applications

Designing a new system for transforming internally developed software into commercial products
Capture scenarios, map work flow, develop personas, design wire frames, create form & behavior specifications, collaborate with development teams

Designing a new web based application for analyzing and examining data
Provide the information architecture and interaction design for the new application, review and make recommendations on the enterprise search application (beta)

Designing a media and content driven technology that can be leveraged by many existing sites
Establish the personas, mental model, work flow map, and lo-fidelity mockups for the new design

Designing a web based tool that extracts information used by engineers for finite element simulation
Evaluated the existing beta and presented new designs that better match the user's mental model and workflow

Redesigning the existing fundraising and CRM web application to match the staff's workflow; the user base is 66 chapters nationwide
Designing the information architecture to support the high level goals of tracking and managing constituents, as well as planning and conducting events like the Nike Marathon

Collaborate closely with the CEO and VP of Marketing to design 'a simple, straightforward, open-source answer' for systems management software
Combined the liveliness of Ajax interactions, standard usability principles, and sleek visual design to create an incredible user experience
Created paper mock ups, high and low fidelity wireframes, and storyboards to establish the overall information architecture and work flows

Evaluated and revised the design of ERN Systems, emergency response software adopted by the Department of Homeland Security, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Dallas Regional FBI, for their new ASP offering: the ERN Portal
Utilized visual mockups, story boarding, HTML prototypes, and written specifications to communicate design concepts and solutions
Collaborated with clients, developers, marketing, and executive management throughout all stages of the design and development process

Provided user interface design and consultation for Panjea, 'The first social media network to provide an economy for its members. The service targets the independent musician and video communities.'
Created storyboards, wireframes, and style guidelines, conducted usability testing at set intervals in the design process
Offered feedback and recommendations during the beta for improving navigation issues.

Lead a growing team of 6 designers and information architects who are responsible for designing user interfaces for 40+ products company wide
Worked with marketing, product management, technical architects, and end users to design, prototype, test and implement desktop and web interfaces
Utilized user research, personas, scenario driven design, wire frames, plus Photoshop, HTML & JSP prototypes in the discovery, design, delivery process
Established and incorporates visual standards and interaction design patterns for 400+ developers
Initiated the standard look and feel across desktop and web applications

Contributed in a small team to create a J2EE, DHTML framework layered on Struts to be used company wide. This framework was the first step in creating the Rich Internet Application framework, Rico
Provided a one-step mechanism that allows any products built with the framework to be "re-styled" to match an airline's web site
Personally designed and implemented the common look and feel for web applications that is in line with Sabre's international brand image
Created and coded software for kiosks, hand held devices, and voice-recognition applications for phones

Developed online lessons, projects and tutorials for students on the topics of CSS, HTML, and XML
Mentored 4 classes of students, proctored in the computer lab 2-3 nights each week
Presented classes on graphic design and design principles