Stefanie Kraus

Lead interaction and visual design for all Chomp platforms, including iPhone, Android, and mobile web.
Designed and conducted usability studies throughout the design process and communicated the findings and recommendations to our stakeholders.
Worked closely with the CTO and CEO to determine the scope and direction of each product release.

Responsible for leading the in-house design department and promoting the value of a strategic design team within the company.
Lead design efforts across Kosmix's product line, including the "Social Genome Project", a way to organize profiles, topics, places, and events into a user-friendly product.

Launched Aol.Lifestream.com, where I was the Lead Designer, collaborating with multiple teams across Aol to make sure that the product got implemented consistently across multiple platforms. The feedback from our users has been enthusiastic.
As the first UX Designer, worked very closely with the engineering team, helping to establish patterns and visual consistency across the site.
Drove and managed the creative vision for the Bebo redesign project, resulting in a stronger, branded look and feel as well as higher click-through and conversion rates.

Part-time consulting and design work. Clients and volunteer causes include: MTV, Boredat, Kroogi, CritterPix Studios, The Netkitchen, The Humane Farming Association, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter.

Translated ideas and concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite complexity of the system. Utilize industry design standards and best practices to define and implement design criteria, design guidelines, and design specs.
Worked directly with product management, marketing, VP of sales and engineers to gather, synthesize, and meet requirements.
Managed day-to-day operations of the design team, including setting priorities, assigning resources and ensuring that the project goals were achieved.
Created prototypes to pitch future product ideas to new and existing partners.

• Yahoo! International
• Yahoo! Broadband
• Yahoo! Health
• Yahoo! Personals