Experience

Creative Lead at Transcend Innovation Group2008-2009
.Lead media designer and information architect for interactive career education subscription web site (CareerNoodle.com) and company's public web site (TranscendInnovation.com)
.Project manager for design and development of a virtual career simulation game
.Utilized Flash (ActionScript 2.0 / ActionScript 3.0), Photoshop, XML, CSS, HTML, Javascript, PHP and MySQL to create and implement front-end design, navigational schemes and feature improvements
.Maintained and updated MySQL databases
.Coordinated and supervised a summer internship program

Senior Engineer - Software QA at Aspect Software2004-2008
.Reviewed and updated functional software requirements
.Developed software test plans and test cases
.Performed functional, regression, and load testing
.Installed, configured, integrated and tested of multi-functional, multi-server call center solutions systems – leveraging Cisco CallManager and Enterprise Platform
.Installed, configured, integrated and tested Unified Messaging applications

Grader at DePaul University Chicago, Il2007
.Graded course assignments on undergraduate and graduate levels
.Assisted in resolving critical problems
.Provided informative feedback to students
.Served as liaison between professors and students regarding homework assignments

Education

M.S. in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul University - Chicago, Il2006-2008
Relevant Coursework:
.Interaction Design
.Inquiry Methods and Use Analysis
.Human-Computer Interaction Capstone
.Building Internet Applications
.Usability Engineering
.Digital Page Formatting
.Prototyping and Implementation
.Multimedia – Flash and ActionScript 2.0

B.S. in Computer Science with concentration in Telecommunications - Chicago, Il2003-2005

Skills

.Adobe Flash / Photoshop / Dreamweaver CS3
.HTML / XML / CSS / PHP / MySQL
.ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0
.ASP .NET with C#
.Ruby on Rails
.MS Visual Studio .Net
.MS Visio
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