user interface design : michael hairston
Michael Hairston User Interface Design - Interaction Design - Graphic Design

Summary:

A skilled UI Designer able to create dynamic web based interfaces for applications and sites that are as engaging and usable as they are maintainable and scalable.

Mine is a unique blend of skills that spans interaction design and usability heuristics to visual design, HTML, CSS and Javascript. I am adept at working within an Agile software development approach valuing team work, iteration and collaboration. I am a self starter who provides unique value to a team by functioning as a bridge between engineering and design, and getting my hands dirty tweaking actual code.

I am looking for challenging opportunities to practice my full range of skills while building great products.

Experience:

Sermo: User Interface Designer
2006 — 2009

Helped design and development the largest online physician community in the world. Regularly tackled a wide variety of tasks, including ideation, user interface design, usability, visual design, HTML, CSS, Javascript, working in both Ruby on Rails and Java environments in an Agile methodology. Developed prototypes as well as researched, evaluated and implemented a new CSS Framework for a major platform rewrite. Founded and curated a UI component library, and mentored developers and designers on best front-end practices.

OATSystems: User Interface Designer
2003 — 2006

Developed interaction designs, look-and-feel, and client-side behavior for leading RFID supply chain web applications. Refined requirements, outlined behavior, improved usability. Designed and implemented dynamic AJAX UIs for realtime device and process monitoring. Gathered user feedback and planned and executed improvements. Information graphics for multiple internal clients.

WebCT: User Interface Designer
1999 — 2003

Worked closely with software development team on all aspects of interface design, visual design and HTML for leading e-learning application and associated web sites. Designed navigation systems, HTML forms and page templates. Focused on usability and accessibility of product. Helped to develop an iterative design process, incorporating user testing results. Created interaction designs and prototypes. Also performed image editing, graphics optimization, UI-related bug fixing.

Advanced Medical Graphics: Graphic Illustrator, Web Designer
1994 — 1999

Produced artwork and information design for clients in medical research, including illustrations, graphs, schematics, paste-up, and photography.

Skills:

User Interface Design - Wireframing - Prototyping - Accessibility - Information Graphics - Sound Design - HTML/XHTML (hand-coded) - CSS - Javascript - Photoshop - Illustrator - OmniGraffle - svn - bash

Education:

University of Massachusetts, Boston
College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, 1998