cv : user experience specialist
Oct 04 - Sep 08, Yell.com, Reading
Responsible for user interface designs with focus on usability and user centered design. Ran in house user testing sessions, organized external sessions, accessibility audits and analysis.
Main responsibilities
- Designing the interfaces for the various sections of the Yell.com website
- Advise on user centred design issues as they arose
- Highlighting usability issues and suggesting solutions
- Preparing final design portfolios for the project team
- Organised external user testing sessions when budget allowed
- Organised and ran internal user testing sessions to produce quick results when required
- Working closely with the development team to ensure a mutual understanding of the problem and solution
- Closely monitored the site's accessibility rating and ensured best practice was observed
- Organised annual accessibility and usability audits
Key projects
- Site re-design, Sep 2008
- Refine tools, April 2008
- Site re-design, July 2007
- AJAX Maps, Sep 2006
design
Site re-design Sep 2008:
Site re-design July 2007:
Maps Sep 2006:
