Over the course of my career in UX, I’ve played leading roles on many successful projects for clients in a variety of industries including automotive, entertainment, telecommunications, chemical, health-care and others, including major projects for four Global Fortune 50 companies. My philosophy and goal is always to balance optimum usability, innovative design, and the support of business goals.

During my formal education and early experience, I learned the foundations of Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, and sound research techniques directly from pioneers in the field. I pride myself on the ability to merge usability best practices with the rapidly growing advances in Internet technology to serve the users of today.

I am based in the Los Angeles, California area where I’ve lived for the past five and a half years. I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Experience

• Twelve years designing and developing websites and other interfaces
• Six years conducting user research
  
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Education

• Graduate-level courses in Human Factors, Information Visualization, and User Research Methods (Bentley University, MA)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Communication with a focus on Web and Graphic Design, Marketing, and Management (Bentley University, MA)
• Graduate of the prestigious Boston Latin (high) School, the first public school in the country (Boston, MA)

Organizations

• Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) member, reviewed submissions for 2007 and 2008 conferences
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) member; Special Interest Groups: Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI), Accessible Computing (SIGACCESS)
• Information Architecture Institute (IAI) member
• Interaction Design Association (IxDA) member
• Braille Institute volunteer

Related Interests

• Accessibility
• Anthropology
• Digital and Interactive Marketing
• DHTML and Ajax
• Mobile Device and Interaction Design
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
• Social Networking
• Web and Graphic Design
• Web Standards
• XHTML and CSS

"Alexis is one of the best user experience design experts that I've ever worked with. She has an incredible eye for detail. She takes the time to understand the unique characteristics of the end user and designs the customer experience accordingly. She has great instincts and has a highly-professional style that achieves great results. I hope to work with Alexis on future projects."

"Alexis is very easy to work with, a positive influence, and very knowledgeable in our field. Specifically, I really liked Alexis' ability to dig past initial impressions and find answers to bigger questions, even in the context of a small/fast project. She's a great Information Architect - and serves as an insightful user advocate."

"Alexis was a great asset to have for our web project. She was able to balance outstanding communication and client relations while effectively meeting goals and keeping the project on schedule under tight deadlines. I would highly recommend her!"