Amy Kahn dot com - Resume
Amy Kahn
6 Ellis St
Newton, MA 02464
amy@amykahn.com
h. 617.744.5064
c. 617.458.1339
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An Information Architect and Interactive Designer, Amy has been in the field since 1998. She has extensive experience in design, development and deployment of various sizes and types of websites, as well as with administering and designing content management systems. She has designed for a wide range of consumers, including technology leaders, nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, as well as industry leaders in retail, health care, and pharmaceuticals.

Skills

Design Management

  • Gathering Business Requirements

    • Performing contextual research and analysis
    • Analyzing market data
    • Identifying target audiences
    • Interviewing target users
    • Generating User Scenarios and Use Cases
  • Information Architecture

    • Generating information architecture artifacts
    • Designing for various specific business goals
    • Creating Page Layouts
    • Recommending viable client-side technologies
    • Dealing with cross-platform/browser issues
    • Facilitating communication between all parties involved in development-delivery lifecycle
  • Addressing Usability and Accessibility Issues

    • Performing heuristic evaluation
    • Planning, performing, and logging usability tests
    • Using the latest usability standards to analyze results

Website Development and Software Packages

  • Programming Languages

    • HTML (CSS), DHTML, XML, SQL, JavaScript, PHP, ASP
    • SQL, Oracle, Informix, MySQL
    • Familiar with Perl, Python, CFML, COM, Java, JSP
  • Development/Design Packages

    • Visio, Photoshop, ImageReady, SnagIt, GIMP, Dia, Acrobat
    • DreamWeaver, HomeSite, Emacs, VI
    • Rational Rose, Powerpoint
    • Visual Source Safe, CVS
    • MS Office, StarOffice, OpenOffice
  • Operating Systems

    • Windows NT/2000/XP
    • Red Hat Linux, Suse/Novell Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, HPUX
    • Macintosh OS 9/OSX

Employment

December 2007 - Present
EMC, Senior Software User Interface Engineer

Desigining EMC's Content Management and Archiving division's latest product, CenterStage, in concert with a large cross-functional team. Managing the design of four separate major features, as well as a large set of minor features. Producing complete design specifications which include wireframes and screens for new features, as well as flows for multi-step processes. Instructing developers in the construction of said features.


September 2007 - December 2007
Reebok, Human Factors and information Architecture Consultant, Freelance

Participated in the redesign of Reebok.com, which launched this past April. Designed their faceted product search for their apparel and footwear portions of their web site, as well as their store locator. Produced design documents, including flowcharts and annotated wireframes/specifications.

http://www.reebok.com


February 2007 - March 2007
SimpleTuition, Inc., Human Factors and Information Architecture Consultant, Freelance

Planned, recruited, created documentation for, tested and reported the results for usability testing for simpletuition.com's student loan consolidation web site. Created detailed recommendations in the form of sample/comp pages in addition to a complete usability report and user set.

http://www.simpletuition.com


September 2006 - December 2006
Staples, Inc, Human Factors and Information Architecture Consultant, Freelance

Completed information architecture documentation for three large projects within the Staples organization, including two subsidiary corporations within Staples. Designed new applications for two of Staples' subsidiary organizations, as well as the second phase for Staples Invention Quest.

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October 2005 - June 2006
One to One Interactive, Human Factors and Information Architecture Consultant, Freelance. Clients: Fidelity, Glaxo Smith-Kline

Completed competitive landscape analysis for Glaxo Smith-Kline's new line of diabetes drugs. Completed information architecture documents for Fidelity's Partcom redesign and merge with Marcom, including production of detailed site map, wireframes, and content inventory.

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February 2005 - July 2005
OHO, Cambridge, MA - Human Factors and Information Architecture Consultant, Freelance. Clients: Yale Divinity School, Montefiore Medical Center

Responsible for usability preparation, testing, analysis and logging for various clients, including the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University and Montefiore Medical Center's web sites. Information Architecture and wireframe-level design for the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University.

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July 2004 - December 2004
Fidelity Investments - Lead Designer/Information Architect, Freelance

As a part of Fidelity eBusiness Design, led the design and completed both visual design and information architecture for high profile projects on Fidelity NetBenefits, including Loans, E-mail aggregation and user preferences, E-Learning integration, Health and Welfare online enrollment, and Defined Contribution online enrollment and income deferrals. Also participated in design for One Fidelity, the retail side of the company. Responsibilities include managing the production of complete working prototypes in HTML and JavaScript, visual design of individual pages using existing and new components, producing IA artifacts including site maps, navigation specifications, clickable screen inventories, alternate scenario documentation, schematics/wireframes, and design review documents. Managing a small design team (2-4 people).

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April 2003 - September 2003
Softplex, Inc., Information Architect, Freelance

Freelance information architecture for a variety of clients, including Softplex, Inc. and Staples, Inc.

For Softplex.com: edited HTML code to match updated company profile, edited website directory structure for usability purposes.

For Staples.com: performed usability testing/logging, gave recommendations for site redesign as well as layout issues. Created schematics to express recommendations.

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December 2001 - September 2003
GNOME Foundation - Information Architect, Volunteer

Redesigned the look and feel of the Gnome Foundation websites, including GUADEC.org (Gnome Users and Developers' European Conference) and GNOME.org. Responsibilities included interaction design, heuristic evaluation, information architecture, documentation including info boards, site-map, navigational flow, navigational model, paper prototypes, and schematics.

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October 2001 - June 2002
Rheuminations, Inc. - Information Architect, Freelance

Developed new website dedicated to disease research, education, and empowerment of the patient. Responsible for interaction design, heuristic evaluation, information architecture, documentation including sitemap, navigational flow, navigational model, content matrix, paper prototypes, schematics.

Designed and developed content management and group authoring software specific to the client, with the same design deliverables as above.


November 2000 - March 2001
NerveWire, Inc. - Interaction Designer

Planned and documented user interfaces for client applications. Evaluated usability heuristics, advised coders during the building of web applications. Used Visio, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, HTML and other documenting tools to create information architecture artifacts. Re-evalutated and redesigned internal company methodology and knowledge management software.


May 1999 - November 2000
Snickelways, Inc. - Information Architect, User Interface Developer

Designed and developed e-commerce websites for various types of clients, both B-B and B-C, including the first company to bring direct marketing to the Web. Used Visio, Photoshop, ASP, VB, HTML, JavaScript, SQL and Microsoft IIS to design and develop web applications.

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May 1998 - May 1999
CyberSites, Inc. - User Interface Developer, Technical Writer

Internship. Designed, developed and documented some of the first community Web sites, including their flagship website, AncientSites.com, now AncientWorlds.net. Was the first developer in the company to use SQL in conjunction with proprietary scripting language (RAGE) to create some of the first dynamic sites on the Web.


EducationColumbia University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, History
Class of 1999

Albert A. List College, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Bible
Class of 1999


Certifications / Memberships Professional Certifications
  • NASD Series 7 Certification, April 2003
  • NASAA Series 66 Certification, April 2003

Memberships
  • Columbia University Alumni Association
  • Greater Boston Sig Chi
  • SigIA Mailing List

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Amy Kahn
6 Ellis St
Newton, MA 02464
617-744-5064