I’m an Interaction Designer

Hi, I’m Abi Jones

! abi @ jonesabi.com! 851 Roble Ave. Apt. 4! 650-521-6593! ! Menlo Park, CA 94025! ! ! ! !

E X P E R I E N C E

Loomis Group ! San Francisco, CASenior Information Architect! May 2008 – PresentDesign user experiences, develop information architectures, and determine design strategy for websites and online applications. Mentor and manage resourcing for a Jr. Information Architect and an Analytics Specialist. Notable projects: interaction design for Shopping.com Shoes Segment, user experience design for Ferrari Racing registration and email campaign system, complete information architecture and interaction design for StubHub’s affiliate advertising platform and dynamic ad-building tools.

American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence! Washington, DCAssistant Manager, Information Design! Jan. 2007 – Mar. 2008Information Architect! Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2006Developed research-based information architecture and interactive elements for performance-centered teacher certification tools. Created and presented developer-facing products for application upgrades, including interaction-focused paper and HTML prototypes, navigation schematics, and page flows. Translated usability research into portfolio system improvements resulting in a significant reduction in call-center requests.

Mine Safety and Health Administration! Fairfax, VAInstructional Designer! Sept. 2006 – May 2007Collaborated with subject matter experts to develop a Section-508 compliant web-based learning system for underground coal mine supervisors. Conducted task and content analysis, designed process models, determined performance objectives and measurements for coal mine safety and leadership systems. Designed and conducted beta-testing plan for system evaluation, including online surveys, phone interviews, contextual inquiry and heuristic evaluations.

Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District! Edcouch, TXTeacher - Third Grade Inclusive! Aug. 2002 – June 2004Served in Teach For America, a national corps of college graduates committing two years to teaching in under-resourced communities.

E D U C AT I O N

George Mason University ! Fairfax, VA Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction: Instructional Technology! May 2007

Seattle University ! Seattle, WABachelor of Arts - Art History, Cum Laude! June 2002

V O L U N T E E R W O R K

Publicity Chair - Bay Area Chapter of the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human InteractionLiteracy Tutor - Belle Haven Community School!

ABI JONES

This is my visual résumé

No. Bullet. Points.

I live here (Menlo Park)

I work here (San Francisco)

Some days I work from home.

The Snuggie was a gift.

At Loomis Group I design websites and applications

for these companies...

so people will buy tickets,

or develop smartbooks,

or race Ferraris.

Before I was in advertising

I designed and developed online tools for teacher certification

created online safety and leadership courses for coal mine supervisors

and taught 3rd grade.

Interested in my formal education?

I earned a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Seattle University

and a master’s degree in Instructional Technology from George Mason University.

I’m great at

wireframing on the train

it doesn’t mean I like it

understanding the technical realities of complex projects

integrating delight into experiences

setting things on fire

But don’t just take my word for it

An incredibly dedicated, thoughtful and knowledgeable person who is great to work with.

Three things you should know about @jonesabi as a designer: insightful, witty, gracious.

...yet another person commented about the readability, aesthetics, and user-friendliness of our website. I cannot thank you enough for rescuing us from our old site! Chris Myers Asch Co-Founder, United States Public Service Academy

Evan Jacobs Founder, IDrankThis.com

Dave Saba President, American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence

Right now I’m most interested in

game design

designing for social experiences

and industrial design.

And when I’m not designing I

Run 5ks

volunteer with BayCHI

teach kids how to read

and throw Frito Pie parties.

Want to meet me?

Get in touch

abi@jonesabi.com

@jonesabi

More info

linkedin.com/in/jonesabi

jonesabi.com/work

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