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UX Design/Interaction Design/User Research/Design Management/www.mistyacripps.com

Experience:
21 y
Experience:
21 y
Location:
Leander Texas
Last update:
20.04.2021
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Availability
Available
Rate
Onsite hourly: N/A
Remote hourly: N/A
Languages
German: Basic knowledge
English: Native
French: Basic knowledge
Area Preference
I am able to work remotely from Leander, Texas.
Description
SKILLS
You can find out more about me at:
www.linkedin.com/in/mistycripps
www.mistyacripps.com

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2015, Principal/owner Booda Studio, Freelance IXD, UX, and user Researcher
2007 – 2012, Principal Designer at Frog Design
2004 – 2007, Senior Interaction Designer Yahoo! (Media Group)
2003 – 2004, User Experience Designer at Oracle
2000-2003, Senior Information Architect at Saba Software

WORK HISTORY
2012 – 2015 Principal/Owner Booda Studio, Freelance IXD, UX, and User Researcher
Booda Studio is a design and content team formed by husband and me. We work on design projects, as well as content strategy and social media management.
  • Responsible for lead generation
  • Specialize in UX design, qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual modeling, interaction design, wireframing, information architecture, functional specifications, detailed design documentation, prototyping, workflows, and design management.
  • We also work on writing, research, analysis, copyediting and social media management.
  • Have both lead teams and worked independently on projects large and small.
  • I’ve worked on projects from wearable sports watches to redesign of large websites to enterprise work on collaboration platforms and entertainment devices.
  • My ultimate goal is to create beautiful, meaningful things that evoke emotionally impactful responses from consumers, which helps enhance their relationships with our client’s brands.
2007 – 2012 Principal Designer at Frog Design
  • Responsible for seeing any design challenge from concept to implementation.
  • Adroit at quickly moving from management of work and other designers to execution of d
Other skills
Adobe Photoshop interaction designer web-based Wireframe PeopleSoft CRM enterprise search wireframes Oracle CSS CFML HTML UML Saba wireframing IXD stylesheet stylesheets Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign interaction design SQL
Work & Experience
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2015
Booda Studio
Principal/owner
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2015
Booda Studio
Principal/Owner
Booda Studio is a design and content team formed by husband and me. We work on design projects, as well as content strategy and social media management. * Responsible for lead generation * Specialize in UX design, qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual modeling, interaction design, wireframing, information architecture, functional specifications, detailed design documentation, prototyping, workflows, and design management. * We also work on writing, research, analysis, copyediting and social media management. * Have both lead teams and worked independently on projects large and small. * I've worked on projects from wearable sports watches to redesign of large websites to enterprise work on collaboration platforms and entertainment devices. * My ultimate goal is to create beautiful, meaningful things that evoke emotionally impactful responses from consumers, which helps enhance their relationships with our client's brands.
01.01.2007 — 31.12.2012
Frog Design
Principal Designer
01.01.2007 — 31.12.2012
Frog Design
Principal Designer
* Responsible for seeing any design challenge from concept to implementation. * Adroit at quickly moving from management of work and other designers to execution of design work as needed for projects. * Responsible for developing conceptual approaches to design problems that meet both client and internal strategic, business, and financial objectives. * Create presentations of design work at every phase of design for clients in order to convey design and design rationale. * Deliver design presentations to both internal and external clients. * Manage and produce the tactical execution and delivery of project artifacts, including qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual frameworks, interaction models, workflows, wireframes, proof-of-concepts, detailed design documentation, and style guides. * Lead design teams, including interaction designers, visual designers, and prototypers on highly complex large-scale projects, while maintaining the ability to develop a unique conceptual viewpoint. * Excel at communicating conceptual ideas, design rationale, and detailed design specifications to both internal and external teams using both verbal and visual approaches. * Ability to speak and write persuasively on design, mobile, and human factors research for internal peer education, projects, and new business development. * Responsible for promoting and supporting cross-disciplinary methods in the studio.
01.01.2004 — 31.12.2007
Yahoo
Senior Interaction Designer
01.01.2004 — 31.12.2007
Yahoo
Senior Interaction Designer
* Sole interaction designer for major redesign of Yahoo! Movies Oscar minisite. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, design of site architecture, creation of template wireframes, and creation of functional specs. * Primary interaction designer on first launch of Yahoo! Food. Responsible for working on initial research (competitive analysis & concepting/ideation), creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, creation of recipe taxonomy, creation of functional specs, and creation of functional specs used to create editorial tools used to program site. * Sole interaction designer on many microsites for Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! TV, and Yahoo! Health. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, and creation of functional specs. * Sole interaction designer for phase 1 redesign of Yahoo! Health. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, participation in RITE testing, and creation of functional specs. * Lead the phase 2 redesign of Yahoo! Health. Responsible for design project management, creating a new ontology, redesign of all site templates, and aligning visual design of property to Media Group guidelines. * Lead the concept design of new property in Yahoo! Lifestyles group. Responsible for design project management and research, including persona development, scenarios, competitive analysis, and moodboards.
01.01.2003 — 31.12.2004
Oracle
User Experience Designer
01.01.2003 — 31.12.2004
Oracle
User Experience Designer
* Wrote interaction design specifications. * Contributed use cases, task models, interaction design specs, and prototypes to business and functional requirements documents. * Created fully interactive working prototypes using HTML, CFML, SQL, and native PS Application Designer. * Created new stylesheets for PeopleSoft CRM 8.9. Delivered specification to development for runtime changes needed in order to implement new stylesheet. * Worked on re-design of enterprise search and error handling. * Redesigned web-based Patch and Upgrade finder application. * Conducted usability testing: * Assisted usability engineering in writing test plans, scenarios, and tasks. * Created working prototypes for testing. * Logged test sessions. * Made enhancement recommendations, created test reports, and presented recommendations to project stakeholders.
01.01.2000 — 31.12.2003
Saba Software
Senior Information Architect
01.01.2000 — 31.12.2003
Saba Software
Senior Information Architect
* Helped lead group interaction with other departments and drove UI enhancements through the product lifecycle. * Developed and launched first-ever Standards & Guidelines system. * Re-architected a role-based information architecture that was adopted and implemented in the nextgeneration product line. * Translated requirements from Product Management into use cases, task models, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. * Delivered page templates to development using HTML, CSS, and XSL. * Conducted customer interviews. * Conducted user testing of paper and functional prototypes. * Created task models with UML * Provided basic project management and workload balancing for design department. * Conducted skills training on new/emerging technology to peers.

Description

SKILLS
You can find out more about me at:
www.linkedin.com/in/mistycripps
www.mistyacripps.com

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2015, Principal/owner Booda Studio, Freelance IXD, UX, and user Researcher
2007 – 2012, Principal Designer at Frog Design
2004 – 2007, Senior Interaction Designer Yahoo! (Media Group)
2003 – 2004, User Experience Designer at Oracle
2000-2003, Senior Information Architect at Saba Software

WORK HISTORY
2012 – 2015 Principal/Owner Booda Studio, Freelance IXD, UX, and User Researcher
Booda Studio is a design and content team formed by husband and me. We work on design projects, as well as content strategy and social media management.
  • Responsible for lead generation
  • Specialize in UX design, qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual modeling, interaction design, wireframing, information architecture, functional specifications, detailed design documentation, prototyping, workflows, and design management.
  • We also work on writing, research, analysis, copyediting and social media management.
  • Have both lead teams and worked independently on projects large and small.
  • I’ve worked on projects from wearable sports watches to redesign of large websites to enterprise work on collaboration platforms and entertainment devices.
  • My ultimate goal is to create beautiful, meaningful things that evoke emotionally impactful responses from consumers, which helps enhance their relationships with our client’s brands.
2007 – 2012 Principal Designer at Frog Design
  • Responsible for seeing any design challenge from concept to implementation.
  • Adroit at quickly moving from management of work and other designers to execution of d

Main Skills

Other Skills

Adobe Photoshop interaction designer web-based Wireframe PeopleSoft CRM enterprise search wireframes Oracle CSS CFML HTML UML Saba wireframing IXD stylesheet stylesheets Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign interaction design SQL

Work & Experience

01.01.2012 — 31.12.2015
Booda Studio
Principal/owner
01.01.2012 — 31.12.2015
Booda Studio
Principal/Owner
Booda Studio is a design and content team formed by husband and me. We work on design projects, as well as content strategy and social media management. * Responsible for lead generation * Specialize in UX design, qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual modeling, interaction design, wireframing, information architecture, functional specifications, detailed design documentation, prototyping, workflows, and design management. * We also work on writing, research, analysis, copyediting and social media management. * Have both lead teams and worked independently on projects large and small. * I've worked on projects from wearable sports watches to redesign of large websites to enterprise work on collaboration platforms and entertainment devices. * My ultimate goal is to create beautiful, meaningful things that evoke emotionally impactful responses from consumers, which helps enhance their relationships with our client's brands.
01.01.2007 — 31.12.2012
Frog Design
Principal Designer
01.01.2007 — 31.12.2012
Frog Design
Principal Designer
* Responsible for seeing any design challenge from concept to implementation. * Adroit at quickly moving from management of work and other designers to execution of design work as needed for projects. * Responsible for developing conceptual approaches to design problems that meet both client and internal strategic, business, and financial objectives. * Create presentations of design work at every phase of design for clients in order to convey design and design rationale. * Deliver design presentations to both internal and external clients. * Manage and produce the tactical execution and delivery of project artifacts, including qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual frameworks, interaction models, workflows, wireframes, proof-of-concepts, detailed design documentation, and style guides. * Lead design teams, including interaction designers, visual designers, and prototypers on highly complex large-scale projects, while maintaining the ability to develop a unique conceptual viewpoint. * Excel at communicating conceptual ideas, design rationale, and detailed design specifications to both internal and external teams using both verbal and visual approaches. * Ability to speak and write persuasively on design, mobile, and human factors research for internal peer education, projects, and new business development. * Responsible for promoting and supporting cross-disciplinary methods in the studio.
01.01.2004 — 31.12.2007
Yahoo
Senior Interaction Designer
01.01.2004 — 31.12.2007
Yahoo
Senior Interaction Designer
* Sole interaction designer for major redesign of Yahoo! Movies Oscar minisite. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, design of site architecture, creation of template wireframes, and creation of functional specs. * Primary interaction designer on first launch of Yahoo! Food. Responsible for working on initial research (competitive analysis & concepting/ideation), creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, creation of recipe taxonomy, creation of functional specs, and creation of functional specs used to create editorial tools used to program site. * Sole interaction designer on many microsites for Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! TV, and Yahoo! Health. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, and creation of functional specs. * Sole interaction designer for phase 1 redesign of Yahoo! Health. Responsible for contributing to concepting/ideation, creation of template wireframes, creation of task flows, participation in RITE testing, and creation of functional specs. * Lead the phase 2 redesign of Yahoo! Health. Responsible for design project management, creating a new ontology, redesign of all site templates, and aligning visual design of property to Media Group guidelines. * Lead the concept design of new property in Yahoo! Lifestyles group. Responsible for design project management and research, including persona development, scenarios, competitive analysis, and moodboards.
01.01.2003 — 31.12.2004
Oracle
User Experience Designer
01.01.2003 — 31.12.2004
Oracle
User Experience Designer
* Wrote interaction design specifications. * Contributed use cases, task models, interaction design specs, and prototypes to business and functional requirements documents. * Created fully interactive working prototypes using HTML, CFML, SQL, and native PS Application Designer. * Created new stylesheets for PeopleSoft CRM 8.9. Delivered specification to development for runtime changes needed in order to implement new stylesheet. * Worked on re-design of enterprise search and error handling. * Redesigned web-based Patch and Upgrade finder application. * Conducted usability testing: * Assisted usability engineering in writing test plans, scenarios, and tasks. * Created working prototypes for testing. * Logged test sessions. * Made enhancement recommendations, created test reports, and presented recommendations to project stakeholders.
01.01.2000 — 31.12.2003
Saba Software
Senior Information Architect
01.01.2000 — 31.12.2003
Saba Software
Senior Information Architect
* Helped lead group interaction with other departments and drove UI enhancements through the product lifecycle. * Developed and launched first-ever Standards & Guidelines system. * Re-architected a role-based information architecture that was adopted and implemented in the nextgeneration product line. * Translated requirements from Product Management into use cases, task models, wireframes, and interactive prototypes. * Delivered page templates to development using HTML, CSS, and XSL. * Conducted customer interviews. * Conducted user testing of paper and functional prototypes. * Created task models with UML * Provided basic project management and workload balancing for design department. * Conducted skills training on new/emerging technology to peers.

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