Laura Michelle Quimby, Web Specialist in Gaithersburg, MD

About

* Creative web professional with fifteen years of experience in User Interface Design and Analysis, Graphic Design, Web Design, Requirements Analysis, and Project Management for both private industry and government contracts.

* Experience with full web site and web application development life cycle encompassing proposal design, iterative client meetings, requirement gathering, interface planning and design, development, technical and user testing, documentation, and developing a maintenance plan.

* Proven record of straddling the technology/business divide while acting as an intermediary between clients and developers, balancing project goals, client satisfaction, development resources, user needs, 508 requirements, and business requirements.

* Sufficient skill in development languages (javascript, jquery, CSS, HTML, and HTML5) to structure, develop, and maintain interfaces effectively.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Training in C++

Mary Baldwin College

1996

Experience

UI and Web Design Specialist

National Center for Research Resources

NIH UI and Web Design Specialist - 5 month contract * Performed analysis of existing site and gap analysis against projected user needs. * Developed new site architecture based on user feedback and business requirements. Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks
USAMRMC Webmaster

Department of Defense

6 month contract * Met with multiple divisions to elicit business goals and user needs in site redesign. * Created and refined screen prototypes for new world-wide intranet for MRMC users. * Performed informal usability tests with a subset of users iteratively throughout development. Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver
UI and Web Design Specialist

Department of Justice (via Unisys Corporation)

3 month contract * Gathered client requirements to restructure areas of most import and common usage. * Modernized the CATS information website on a short term contract, making it possible for staff to maintain new look and feel. * Designed and conducted formal usability tests of new site functionality * Documented user requirements, screen designs, and design recommendations for staff members under my management for on-going site maintenance. Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver MX
Prehensile Design

Freelance Web Specialist concurrent

with jobs listed 2005 onward) * Part-time consulting with 5-7 start up/small companies and non-profits on information architecture, requirements development, and web functionality. Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver MX
Design and Prototyping Specialist

via Focus Technologies

ACS Design and Prototyping Specialist * Designed and presented extensive usability tests to demonstrate the need for UI design practices, resulting in funding and addition of a UI iteration to the development process. * Analyzed existing web applications against user needs and developed different scenario prototypes tailored to different Personas. * Designed and documented a new content management system for collaborating on software development, tracking requirements, and developing Use Cases. Environment: Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver
Web and Graphic Designer

Eidea Labs Inc.
Programmer Analyst

American Safety Razor
Graphic Deisgner/Web Developer/Customer Service Specialist

Omnet Inc.
Web Manager

FAA (via Dimensions International)

* Restructured the iPG website based on business goals and user needs. * Led design meetings on optimizing site functionality and usability * Managed redesign of site templates and directory structure, incorporating new intranet functionality. Environment: ColdFusion Studio, Photoshop, HTML, Dreamweaver, JavaScript
UI Designer

AOL

3 month contract * Created and refined screen prototypes for several projects, including creation on new channels. * Met with business to derive user needs and update requirements and functionality accordingly. Environment: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, AOL Client *
Senior Software Engineer

Equant

(formerly GlobalOne Telecommunications) * Created screen prototypes and graphical treatments for 8 - 10 applications. * Participated in both client and team meetings to determine user needs and develop new business requirements for application design. * Designed and presented application proposals with delineation between different Scenarios of Use and Personas. Environment: ColdFusion, ColdFusion Server, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Flash, Dreamweaver, Oracle SQL, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Fireworks, Unix, Lotus Notes
Graphic Designer and Web Developer

American Society

of Civil Engineers * Designed and built 7 division/dept. websites and 5 conference sites. * Responsibilities included: * Documented user requirements and design goals for continuity * Complete site redesign based on IA methodology * Content and usability structure and management * Website, graphic and template design and construction * Managed up to five people on design projects Environment: ColdFusion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, JavaScript, HTML

Skills

On Coroflot

@lquimby, member since 2013

Laura Michelle Quimby

Sr. Digital & Motion Designer, Social Media

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