Clients and Portfolio

I’ve had the good fortune to work for and with a number of great companies over the past 22 years. This PDF document contains some highlights from my work over the years. Contact me to learn more about how I can apply my experience to help you define and grow your business.

GigaOM Research Analyst

Featured analyst for Gigaom Consumer; looking at the connected home, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile experiences, digital media, and digital marketing.

Conferences and webinars:

PoP – IT professionals service (mobile app)

Redesigned a mobile app for PoP, which is a stealth startup providing a platform for IT professionals to get their problems solved. Services included product strategy, interaction design, and visual design.

Blinkguide – Artists Service (iPad app)

These are some early concepts that I wireframed for a platform to connect independent artists with a loyal audience of fans and customers. It provided ways for the artists to feature their work, gain followers, and have it shared more broadly. For art lovers, it provided a way to connect more deeply with the actual artists, enjoy a “theater” mode to explore and discover new art, and get a peek behind the scenes at the creative process.

Blinkguide Artists Service home page

Service for connecting artists with an audience

Exploring art in theater mode

Exploring art in theater mode

Blinkguide Back of Postcard

Back of Artist’s Postcard

Yahoo! Search – Sketch-a-Search Local (iOS mobile app)

This iOS app was designed and developed by my Yahoo! Search team when I was the head of Consumer Products. Kudos to Ariel Seidman, the Product Manager who conceived it; and Olivia Franklin who worked on the design.

Yahoo Sketch-a-Search

Yahoo Sketch-a-Search

Video demo of Sketch-a-Search

Fitness startup – Mobile experience (iOS mobile app)

This is a mobile prototype that I put together for a Fitness startup that offered a platform to connect certified trainers with a larger base of global clients. It enabled them to have a much larger reach than they could have with their physical gym, and offer their expertise through a mobile app.

Mobile fitness startup

Mobile fitness startup

Mobile fitness startup - visual content stream

Mobile fitness startup – visual content stream

Mobile fitness startup - Article

Mobile fitness startup – Article

Mobile fitness startup - Post

Mobile fitness startup – Post

Mobile fitness startup - Find gym

Mobile fitness startup – Find gym

Mobile fitness startup - Gym Page

Mobile fitness startup – Gym Page

SEO Engine – Board of Advisors

I joined the Board of Advisors at SEO Engine in August, 2011. They have developed a new type of “Transparent Search Engine” that allows users to see, in “real-time”, how a Search Engine is scoring and evaluating all of the pages and links inside a website. It’s basically like getting a sneak peek behind the scenes at Google’s algorithm.

Primal – Board of Directors

I joined the board of advisors at Primal in Sep, 2010. Primal provides Internet consumers, publishers and developers with an interest network that filters Web content based on individual interests. Later, I joined the Board of Directors in Jul, 2012.

Yahoo! Search – Vice President, Consumer Products

I was the Head of Consumer Products for Yahoo! Search, leading a wonderful team of product managers, designers, and developers who were focused on creating world-class Search experiences to compete with Google and Bing.

eBay – Director of UX

I led a multinational design and development team focused on Tailored Shopping Experiences (e.g., eBay Motors, Half.com), Platform, and International sites. Managed and built product teams; Researched and created product vision, strategy and frameworks; Blended business, product and user requirements into holistic solutions; Information architecture; Interaction design; and managed business relationships.

Apple Computer – Software design

When I was a designer at Apple Computer, I worked on the Finder for Mac OS 8, OS 9, and OS X, as well as Internationalization and Localization software.

IBM – Software design and Usability

I began my career at IBM’s Santa Teresa Laboratory designing database and development tools, while in the graduate program at Rice University in Texas.