John RobbinsJohn M. Robbins
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E-mail: john@design3E.com
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CORE COMPENENCIES & SKILLS:

  • User Research, 5 years- Project documentation, surveys, interviewing, audience analysis, gap analysis, landscape analysis, ethnographic research, card sorting, usability testing, personas
  • Information Architect, 5 years- Strategic planning, sitemaps, blueprints, work flows, user paths, wireframes
  • Web Developer Software Skills - Adobe CS4, Dreamweaver, HTML & CSS, Flash (basic), OmniGraffle, Visio, Photoshop, Microsoft Office
  • Writer, information technology – Technical, research, training modules, as well as pitches and proposals
  • Trainer, 5 years - Accessibility, Educational Technologies, Apple Computers
  • Researcher & Presenter- Computer ergonomics, Digital portfolios, web design & IA, multimedia production & storyboarding, oral histories.
  • Entrepreneur- Founder of educational new media consulting business & computer furniture designer.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • Design 3E, Kittery Point, ME    Summer 2006 - Current
    Principal Designer:     Founded and developed a design firm for e-solutions on the web and small office environments.  Web designer and information architect for small business online marketing strategies.  Mobile computer furniture designer & fabricator.  Research and business development for www.Design3e.com consulting and design. Portfolio

  • Sapient, Boston, MA   Spring 2010 - Current
    Lead User Experience Designer: Contract worker on a user interaction re-design project for an internal application of a financial institution. User research, persona development, user scenarios and task flows, iterative wireframes and user interaction specifications.

  • Virilion, Boston, MA   Spring 2007 - Winter 2010
    User Experience Designer: Work with a variety of advocacy organizations, national & international non-profits, educational institutions and retail organizations as part of a full-service interactive agency. Design and conduct user research processes, including audience surveys, competitive analysis, card sorts, ethnographic research, stakeholder interviews & user testing.  Provide information architecture through client requirements gathering and user centered design principles to create strategic planning, gap-analysis, content inventories, sitemaps and wireframe documentation. UX member of several award winning projects. Train government agencies in accessibility and 508 compliance as well as performed accessibility audits for several retail companies.

  • Wiscasset High School, Wiscasset, ME Fall 2005-Summer 2006
    Technology Coordinator: Information architect / designer and web developer for school’s website.  Provided training to staff in technology integration, application support, website development and data management through in-service workshops, on-the-job training and video tutorials. Taught courses in web design, video & multimedia production.  Imaged, maintained and provided troubleshooting for 450 computers.   Managed district servers and network.  Coordinated ATM videoconferencing program. 

  • Center for Educational Services, SEED & DiscoverME, Auburn, ME Fall 2002-2005
    Educational Technology Consultant, SEED Technology Learning Leader: Provided technology integration training services for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative through a contract with Apple Computers and SEED.  Worked with over 600 teachers to support their use of iBook laptops including many software applications. 
    Information Architect, DiscoverME.org: Provided information architecture: blueprints, work flow diagrams, wire frames & prototype mock ups for the DiscoverME project, an online social studies game.  Created written, illustrated, video and voice over documentation of the online helpsite for students and teachers.
     
  • Technology Integrators & Collaborators, Bowdoinham, ME Fall 2000-2006
    Executive Director, Founded and developed a business designed to facilitate the training and development of information technology for k-12 educators and learning communities throughout Maine.  Worked in collaboration with a network of 12 other Maine-based educational organizations to provide support to schools.  Providing on-the-job training for teachers of all disciplines using computers, including on-site workshops, volunteer training, and online support. Trained teachers in creating multimedia projects for their classrooms, including storyboards, information blueprints, editing & project development. Provided information blueprints and web design support for a science content portal (NasaLearn.org) with Maine Math & Science Alliance.

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ACTIVITIES:

  • Back Country Skiing, Sea Kayaking, Sailing, Fishing, Unicycling, Hiking, Pond Hockey, Tango & Salsa Dancing