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John
J. Stickley
Oakland, CA 94602
510.530.8552
john@visualvocab.com
Portfolio: www.visualvocab.com
Summary
More than 10 years experience designing
visual and information systems for the high-tech sector. Strengths
include extensive
knowledge of information design, interaction design and
information architecture principles, strong understanding of
software development
process, extensive experience designing for technical and
non-technical audiences, and expertise using graphic design tools.
Experience
Oracle Corporation (formally PeopleSoft Corporation)
Principle
Interaction Designer – Supply Change Management
(SCM)
Pleasanton, CA September 2003 to present
Designed the
user interface for Search, Time
and Expense, Work Orders,
and
Bid Factors features for
8.8, 8.9
and 9.0 versions
of PeopleSoft’s Services Procurement (sPro)
product. This involves working with developers, under
tight
deadlines, to ensure features follow technical and
business requirements,
comply with standards and guidelines, and exceed
user and customer expectations.
Conducted research
for customer site visits. This included: writing
interview guides, conducting customer
and user
interviews, synthesizing interviews and research
data, developing process
and work flow documentation, and presenting site
visit findings to development and strategy teams.
Managed
team of Interaction Designers in the development of the Create
Requisition, Manage Requisitions and
Approvals, and Administrative Setup features for
PeopleSoft’s
eProcurement (ePro) and Services Procurement (sPro)
products. My team and
I created designs in a cross-functional team environment
in response to customer and user feedback. Managed
Oracle Pleasanton Interaction Design Internship Program.
Responsibilities included: interviewing
candidates, planning
intern schedules, conducting design reviews, instructing
interns in the UCD (User-Centered Design) process
and mentoring.
Created poster of "User-Centered
Design" process to communicate
how the SCM User Experience team fits within the PeopleSoft
development cycle.
Microsoft Corporation
Interaction and Information Designer
Redmond, WA July 2001 to August 2003
Designed information
graphics for and project-managed the development of “Web
Services 101,” interactive
Flash presentation featured on .NET area of www.microsoft.com.
Information graphics
translate complex technical processes behind
XML, SOAP and WSDL technologies into visual representations
for
a non-technical
audience.
Created “Web Services 101” poster,
designed to communicate principles of interactive
Flash presentation
in print format. Poster included in 2003 .NET
collateral, distributed
to business decision makers.
Created user interface
and content information structure for http://dotnet Microsoft
.NET intranet
site. Site
was designed
to deliver content, community, and administration
capabilities to a .NET field audience in a
flexible and continually-changing
environment. Responsibilities also included
hiring and managing the relationship with outside vendor
responsible
for graphic
design of visual interface.
Designed information
graphics for and project-managed the development of “XML
Web Services Using Microsoft .NET” poster.
Poster illustrates to a technical audience
how Microsoft .NET technologies are used in the implementation
of
Web services. 135,000 copies of poster were
printed
and distributed
to
Microsoft
partners and customers. Poster was translated
in multiple languages for worldwide distribution.
Developed
suite of more than 40 technology icons representing Microsoft
and industry
technologies. Icons adopted company-wide
in print materials, online materials and
in executive-level
presentations, such as the launch of Windows
Server 2003.
Organic, Inc.
Information Architect
San Francisco, CA March 1999 to June 2000
Lead Information
Architect for Macys.com (www.macys.com), managing a team
of four
designers in the development
of Web site interface,
site structure, functional specification
and analysis of customers and their shopping
behaviors.
Web
site designs resulted in
an e-commerce Web site that offered over
one million products to Macys.com customers
in
a friendly and
easy-to-use environment.
Lead Information
Architect for the development of Blockbuster.com Web site.
Designed user-friendly
registration process,
Power Search feature, and stepped checkout
process that enabled customers
to easily find and purchase products.
Additional
responsibilities:
Mentored junior-level Information Architects
Conducted research
into new and ongoing trends in Information Architecture
FileMaker, Inc. (formerly
Claris Corporation)
Interaction and Interface Designer
Santa Clara, CA October 1995 to February
1999
Designed menu and toolbar structure
for FileMaker Pro 5.0 to enable
integration with Microsoft
Office. Created
Web-based
functional spec and performed extensive
research into Microsoft technologies
and interface
standards. Menu
and toolbar structure
resulted in a more intuitive and
consistent user experience.
Lead
Interface Designer in developing FileMaker Pro 4.1 Instant
Web Publishing
Interface.
Designs enabled
novice
users to easily
publish a database to the Web
without knowledge of a programming language.
Also designed wizard-like
interface for FileMaker Pro Development
Kit 4.0, created
Macintosh
and Windows interface
for Claris
Emailer 2.0, and developed
visual interface for Claris OfficeMail
1.0.
Additional responsibilities:
Mentored junior-level designer
Wrote multiple white papers
on interface and interaction design
Technical Experience
Extensive experience using: Adobe Illustrator CA, Adobe
Photoshop CA, Macromedia Dreamweaver
MX Adobe Acrobat CA, Adobe GoLive 6.0, Macromedia Flash MX, and
Microsoft Office. Education
University of Cincinnati
Industrial Design 1986 through 1991
Participated in the University of Cincinnati Co-op Program
Professional
Associations
Member,
BayCHI (2003 – present)
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