Experience Designer
I'm an Experience Designer at Adobe Systems Inc working on leading design efforts on several products. In addition to software, I have previously worked in e-commerce and advertising. I get stoked about the small things in life, making an informative and visually appealing graph, watching someone enjoy a feature I designed, catching a few inches of new powder and finding some buff single track.
Resume
Experience//
Adobe Systems Inc, Orem, UT | Experience Designer | May 2010 - Present
Products: SiteSearch, Merchandising, ClickMap, Survey and Scene7
Backcountry.com, Park City, UT | Interaction Designer | February 2009 – April 2010
Products: Backcountry.com, Dogfunk.com, BackcountryOutlet.com, RealCyclist.com and HucknRoll.com
Lead interaction designer for core commerce and community products. Responsible for guiding the design and usability across core retail sites. Formulated and guided the product design process. Integrated the product design process into the agile development framework. Successful at translating executive vision into industry-leading, usable products.
Slingshot LLC, Dallas, TX | Experience Architect | September 2006 – January 2009
Clients: Brown-Forman, Greyhound, Dave & Buster’s, ConocoPhillips, Mission Foods
Responsible for the interaction design, information architecture, competitive research and interactive strategy for a wide range of clients. Worked with development to launch the first agency knowledge base. Streamlined the creative and development process by organizing small, flexible teams around projects. Created standardized SEO guidelines for all Flash sites.
Skills//
Strategy: Industry, technology and consumer trends research.
IA | Navigation, site structure and requirements documentation.
IxD | Site maps, user flows, wire frames storyboards and functional documentation.
UX | Site analysis, use cases, mental models, focus groups, usability testing, surveys and contextual inquiry.
Design | Mockups, style guides, content guides.
Prototyping | Paper prototypes, wire frames, mockups, functional prototypes.
Tools//
IA | Visio, OmniGraffle, Mindjet.
IxD/Design | Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.
Prototyping | HTML, CSS, Javascript.
Education//
University of Lincoln, UK | Graduated June 2006 with Honours
Bachelor of Business Studies, Marketing Concentration
Professional Development//
Southern Methodist University
SMU Executive Education Series: Conflict Management, Insights.
Awards//
Jack Daniels Racing | Jack’s Track
Live Site
W3 Gold Award: Best Visual Appeal
W3 Silver Award: Best Video/Motion Graphics
Appleton Rums | Discover Jamaica
Site no longer live.
W3 Gold Award: Best Visual Appeal
W3 Silver Award: Best Food and Beverage
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Specialties
- Interaction Design
Experience
5 yearsEducation
Lincoln UniversityAwards
Jack Daniels Racing | Jack’s Track W3 Gold Award: Best Visual Appeal W3 Silver Award: Best Video/Motion Graphics Appleton Rums | Discover Jamaica W3 Gold Award: Best Visual Appeal W3 Silver Award: Best Food and Beverage
Affiliations
IxDAWebsite
http://ryan-cobourn.com
