W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com User Experience Architect/Interaction Design: 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Delivering Delightful User-Empowered Solutions. To create a delightful Customer Experience for a mobile app, eCommerce, responsive web or internal app project, you need someone who can: Think strategically about product development, while keeping the tactical interaction design in view… Elicit and elaborate the user stories, needs and goals of the Business/Product Management … Systematically research the user’s needs through polling, card sorts, ethnographic user interviews, SME interviews, whiteboard sketch sessions, usability sessions, etc … Guide and collaborate with the Agile team stakeholders with holistic usercentered design best practices and thought leadership … Define the customer experience with interaction design supported with personas, taxonomies, user needs matrixes, storyboards, process flows, user stories, information architecture, wireframes, heuristics, UI visual design direction, prototypes, mockups, style guides & supporting documentation … Effectively communicate the needs and requirements of the Business/Product Management, to IT, Creative & Development teams … Collaborate closely in an Agile/Scrum environment with Definition and Delivery teams to ensure that the big picture and desired user experience is delivered as promised! I’m that someone! A Experience and interaction designer, UX architect, usability analyst, information architect, designer and business analyst, communicating fluently in the strategic, conceptual and technical domains for user-centered design (UCD) that has an eye for visual design around usability. Experienced development and creation of IA documents such as wireframes, customer journey maps, user stories, personas, and other user-centric documentation 16 years of experience in Consumer and B2B eCommerce and online marketing, enterpriselevel Product Development and software development process, collaboration workspace development, user experience design, technical writing, requirements gathering, project management, CMS, SEO, database/technical deliverables marketing and software development process. Software: Axure RP | Omnigraffle | Visio - mockups/wireframes/prototypes Adobe Creative Suite 6.0 (Illustrator and Photoshop) MS Word, MS Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Excel, Camtasia Suite Project Management Software Clarity, Rally, HP Quality Center, JIRA, SharePoint, VersionOne, Qualtrics FileMaker, Visual Studio 2010, TFS Source Control Key User Experience skills: Page 1 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com User experience strategy & evangelism 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Advanced Axure RP skills for Rapid Wireframes & Prototyping Responsive Web Design Ethnographic interviews User-centered Design Persona development Wireframe development Capturing the Voice Of the Customer User needs matrix User experience best practices UX Researcher/Designer with Visual UI Design skills Creative development User story development UX for SalesForce.com Style guide development Define standard UX conventions Stakeholder communication Copywriting for the web Information Architecture Client & user workshops Taxonomy Development UX Lead Workflow Process Documentation User group discovery Usability Engineering UX Best Practices Application Agile/SCRUM Interaction Design Widget library creation in Axure Card sorting Usability Design & Testing Customer Journey Maps Heuristic Evaluation Collaboration with Creative and IT User interviews & task analysis Card-sorting Exercises Key Business Analyst skills: Requirements Gathering and Documentation Interviewing SME for content & business rules development HP QC Visio Executive Presentation Development B2C & B2B marketing & advertising Visual Studio, TFS Source Control Photoshop User story development Application & IT-related deliverables Excel Clarity Use case development Technical linguistics CMS Axure Measurement and Analytics UAT activities Mantis Bugzilla CMS coordination & integration Project Management Agile UAT Google Analytics Metrics Requirements Gathering Content Matrix Omniture Client brands and companies: AT&T Mobility, Verizon, Verizon FiOS TV, GameStop, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Wal-Mart, Nissan, United Health Group, Microsoft, Copart, DAI, Eli Lilly, Verizon, First Choice Power, Jackson Hewitt, Pep Boys, Miami Dolphins, Friendly’s Ice Cream, PepsiCo, Denny’s, BMW, Terminix, Sauza, Frito-Lay, Proctor & Gamble, Sabre, Worldspan, De Beers, Nestle, IBM and FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program. Selected Accomplishments: DRIVES E-COMMERCE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT: IntelliCentrics has a hospitalmandated, captive user base in the Healthcare industry. In spite of users being mandated to use the IntelliCentrics product, the management had assumed a 20% abandonment rate. Working in a cross-functional team environment, I mapped out the checkout experience to identify the usability issues in that were causing a 50% abandonment rate and significant revenue loss. Through analysis, customer journey mapping and high fidelity wireframes/mockups, I established solutions that would allow them to capture $5.5 Million of additional revenue for this $30 million company. IntelliCentrics eCommerce Analysis & Recommendations Page 2 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 DRIVES CONSUMER USER EXPERIENCE: Extensive cross-enterprise collaboration, As program manager, business analyst, user experience designer & information architect, directed and collaborated for redesign of Nissan’s next generation of Search Engine Optimized (SEO) landing pages, driving tier II automotive sales. Interviewed client and vendor partner SMEs for business requirements gathering as well as industry research and best practices. Conducted analysis to bring meaningful conclusions and prepare effective presentations to convey findings. Wrote BRD and user experience recommendations and working wireframes for CMS-based, conversion-oriented regional landing pages. Using Scrums, managed and directed functional requirements development, usability testing and issued final report. Coordinated and managed multiple vendor partners, Omniture stats, CMS, Development, SEO and UX/IxD consulting/testing for production, hosting and deployment of landing pages. Nissan SEO Case Study Results: 300+% increase in lead requests USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCH FOR UX IMPROVEMENT – User research lead (Contractor) providing project leadership and user research expertise for planning and executing user research project at large tradeshow, analysis of research and producing recommendations report for Underwriter’s Labs online property ULEnvironment.com. UNDERWRITERS Labs UX Final Report LEADS USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN FOR ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE: As User Experience Lead for Microsoft Consulting Services’ Solution Development Center, consulted for user-centered experience design on Eli Lilly (Pharma), software redesign of Collaboration (e.g. SharePoint) and Management (e.g. Project Server) tools and implementation. Working independently and with BA and project architect, conducted user research and analysis to bring meaningful conclusions and prepare presentations to convey findings. Deliverables also included: user survey, user experience requirements and information architecture, which included client workshops, user needs matrix, personas, user scenarios and wireframes as well as functional prototypes. Eli Lilly Sharepoint App UX Case Study Professional Experience: Cummins, Inc – Senior UX Interaction Designer (Short-term project contractor) – Columbus, IN May 2015 – August 2015 Interaction design and prototyping Create custom widget library, wireframes and prototypes using Axure UX Interaction Designer desktop, tablet and mobile Specializing in Axure RP consulting and prototyping for public-facing sites and forms as well as internal applications and forms Collaborate and influence corporate web and application design standards Project plan development Level of Effort estimating Digital River Guides – User Experience Architect (Self-employed) – Arlington, TX January 2015 – May 2015 User Experience architect, UX lead and usability consultant. UX evangelism and UX education presentations for staffing clients UX Architect, copywriter/editor, art director and UX Lead for www.emilyclaireauthor.com UX consultation for www.gracearlington.com site redesign Page 3 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Create mockups and wireframes using Axure IntelliCentrics – UX Specialist (UX) via Matrix Resources– Flower Mound, TX November 2014 – January 2015 User Experience architect for world’s largest Healthcare industry outsourced credentialing organization. UX evangelism and UX education presentations across the enterprise User profiling and creating user stories Demonstrated ability understand both the User and Product requirements for design Create mockups, wireframes and prototypes using Axure Usability analysis and solution development Lightweight gorilla testing, prototypes and screen grabs for user testing Customer journey maps Collaborated closely with Product Management Ecommerce workflow analysis and recommendations Customer experience strategy, planning and development UX evangelism and UX education presentations across the enterprise Usability analysis and solution development Customer experience strategy, planning and development Valuation of UX activities to define business value delivered Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype development for existing “RepTrax” product experience redesign and improvement Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype development for new “SEC3URE” product development Worked across all departments of enterprise: Product Management, Operations, Technology, Sales, Finance and CEO/Strategy Demonstrated high aptitude for team collaboration and open communication Agile development environment Wireframe and prototype and workflow diagram development in Axure RP for applications for desktop, tablet and mobile platforms Excelled at providing highly analytical and highly creative ideas to a Product Mgmt and Technology Proven problem-solving skills and independent self-direction Business process analysis that involve multiple systems Collaboration and interface with Technology for project and general issues Layout and comps for UI Valuation of UX activities to define business value delivered Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype development for existing “RepTrax” product experience redesign and improvement Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype development for new “SEC3URE” product development Worked across all departments of enterprise: Product Management, Operations, Technology, Sales, Finance and CEO/Strategy Demonstrated high aptitude for team collaboration and open communication Agile development environment Wireframe and prototype and workflow diagram development in Axure RP for applications for desktop, tablet and mobile platforms Excelled at providing both highly analytical as well as highly creative ideas to a design engagement Proven problem-solving skills and independent self-direction Visual conception and execution for storyboard and story telling Business process analysis that involve multiple systems Collaboration and interface with Technology for project and general issues Proven ability to identify gaps in user workflow and the finding (proposing) solutions with analysis, mockups and other artifacts Page 4 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Layout and comps for UI WorldVentures – User Experience Architect (UX Contractor) – Plano, TX June 2014 – September 2014 User Experience architect for travel products organization for design and redesign of customer-facing/public-facing sites and multiple internal applications to improve user experience. Responsive Web Design for DreamTrips 2.5 web property consolidation Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype for DreamTrips 2.5 site redesign Information Architecture deliverables for multiple projects Demonstrated high aptitude for team collaboration and open communication Agile/SCRUM development environment Extensive Interaction Design and wireframes/prototype for WorldVentures Foundation site redesign Wireframe and prototype and workflow diagram development in Axure RP for applications and customer and field representative portal Excelled at providing both highly analytical as well as highly creative ideas to a design engagement UX evangelism and UX education presentations across the enterprise HTML wireframes and prototypes via Axure RP Experience design for web, tablet and mobile Visual conception and execution for storyboard and story telling Business process analysis that involve multiple systems Creative and concept development for company marketing events/projects Art direction and visual direction for UI design Collaboration (and direction) with multiple Creative team member for UI design Deliverables planning and production of UX deliverables Scrum sprint planning Collaboration and interface with IT/Technology for project and general issues Layout and comps for UI iSIGHT Partners – User Experience Architect (UX) – Dallas, TX January 2014 – March 2014 User Experience architect for leading cyber security and threat mitigation organization for design and redesign of client-facing/public-facing sites and multiple internal applications to bring them up to an “enterprise” level user experience. Wireframe and prototype and workflow diagram development in Axure RP for AWB applications and MySIGHT client portal UX Research (contextual Inquiry, field studies, user studies, non-scripted observation) Plan and Facilitate Usability Studies (user profiling, creating user stories) Demonstrated ability understand both the User and Product requirements for design Close collaboration with Product Management and Business Process SMEs for solution development with wireframes and prototypes Joined iSIGHT Partners without any experience in IT security industry Provided both highly analytical as well as highly creative ideas to a design engagement Lead in the creation and definition of the new UX, including a comprehensive, new UI Conducted primary user research including but not limited to interviews, focus groups, diary studies, day in the life studies and other observational data Across a global workforce, exhibited strong aptitude for team collaboration and open communication Successfully ramped up on Cyber Threat Mitigation and the iSIGHT process in a short period of time Work with UX designers on how the research can inform the design decisions Page 5 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Established winning relationships across the enterprise with Product Management, Marketing, Customer Engagement, Systems Engineering and UI teams and the users from the Global Intelligence Teams' different ThreatScape SMEs, analysts and team managers Evangelized UX practices within company Gathered business needs and organizational information from business stakeholders and SMEs Improved iSIGHT's customer portal's UX (MySIGHT) through a redesigned customer experience via usability analysis and recommendations Product brand development for Analyst Workbench (AWB) brand via Adobe CS 6.0 Developed the branding for the AWB suite of six applications via Adobe CS 6.0 Team member and daily stand-up meetings as part of the UX/UI team which is remotely based in Pune, India Collaboration with and UX deliverables presentation to System Engineering team and VP/directors/managers in their roles as product owners NTT Data – User Experience Architect (UX) – Dallas, TX August 2013 – December 2013 User Experience architect for NTT Data clients SAP UI5 user experience improvement for Copart SAP application for Customer Service Reps User profiling and creating user stories Demonstrated ability understand both the User and Product requirements for design Create mockups, wireframes and prototypes using Axure Usability analysis and solution development Lightweight gorilla testing, prototypes and screen grabs for user testing Wireframe and workflow diagram development for desktop applications User interviews and usability analysis for Honeywell Immigration sites Direct interface and collaboration with Product Owners and Product Management team User Experience analysis and recommendations Agile team member as part of the UX/UI team Close collaboration with Business Process SMEs for wireframes and prototype development Collaboration with and UX deliverables presentation to Business Process managers in their roles as product owners Proven ability to identify gaps in user workflow and the finding (proposing) solutions with analysis, mockups and other artifacts Verizon via Infovision, Inc. – User Experience Architect (UX) Verizon Mobile Healthcare – Irving, TX June 2013 – August 2013 User Experience architect for Verizon Mobile Healthcare application development. Wireframe and workflow diagram development for mobile, desktop and native mobile applications for Android and iOS Direct interface and collaboration with Product Owners and Product Management team User Experience analysis and recommendations Analyze and organize content independently in a way that is usable and understandable to users Agile team member as part of the UX/UI team Daily standup participation Sprint velocity estimating User Story point value estimating Microsoft TFS sprint and user story management Close collaboration with UI development team for prototype development Collaboration with and UX deliverables presentation to Product Owners Page 6 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Verizon via Kaztronix – Product Development Process Consultant (UX) (Short-term Project Contractor) – Irving, TX April 2013 – May 2013 Conduct usability and user experience analysis for FiOS TV Verizon Media Server consumer product launch. Manage the governance of the user experience across the Telecommunication ecosystem to allow for consistency and familiarity across the various customer engagement points. Manage Operational Readiness Trials, assessing the customer experience for new or enhanced products and services. Manage the strategy, direction and administration for Operational Readiness Trials. Identify usability and user experience goals, recruiting criteria, and usability test plans for FiOS VMS product testing. Usability Testing to ensure designs meet Usability Requirements Manage deliverables of other usability team members Creating survey screeners for consumer and business customers Prepare and deliver presentations on the results of usability studies, making concrete, datadriven recommendations for change based on findings. Support the governance of user experience across the Telecommunication ecosystem; ensure consistency and familiarity across customer engagement points. Determine appropriate success metrics, entrance/exit criteria, and appropriate research protocols & tools (e.g. focus groups, surveys, one-on-one interviews, etc.). Interact with development/business teams to understand business imperatives and strategies. Interact with cross functional teams with data driven recommendations to launch the product. Write/Edit customer surveys in collaboration with product owners and usability team GameStop, Inc – Customer Experience Architect (UX) (Full-time Contractor) – Grapevine, TX November 2012 – March 2013 Responsible for aligning customer needs from an omni-channel perspective across multiple company brands and including internal applications such as point of sale. Involved in stages of project process from initial data analysis, ideas, concepts, user story development, wireframes and screen flows. Information architecture, wireframes and prototypes in Axure RP o Provide recommendations on information organization o Navigation o Screen flow o Low to high fidelity wireframes and accompanying documentation defining experience solutions across channels that target the customer o High fidelity prototypes with embedded business rules Create UX assets in support of all product development initiatives including: o Wireframes o Scenarios o Screen flows o Error states o User stories o Interactive prototypes o Interaction design as needed Write functional requirements Analysis and write user stories for digital identify consolidation project, using only process flows Extensive competitive research and analysis of o mobile app cart check out best practices o Help section best practices Page 7 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 o Gift Card section best practices o Wire-framing for new Mobile Check Out process Evaluate customer data Research and Mock-ups for PowerUp Pro (paid loyalty) program renewal messaging Work with management and creative Analysis and research – Develop omni-channel experience strategies by: o Competitive Research o Analyzing customer data o Conducting field interviews o Reviewing and/or conducting usability tests and researching best practices Loyalty program engagement best practices and recommendations Research best practices Help/Customer Service and provide recommendations Strategy management o Produce supporting data and facilitate stakeholder buy-in Cross-team collaboration – Work with team members from varying departments to ensure successful project implementation Communication – Effectively communicate intended functionality, flow, design, patterns, usability factors and strategy to all stakeholders both verbally and through documentation AT&T Mobility – Business Analyst (Full-time Consultant via CGI) – Richardson, TX November 2011 – November 2012 eCommerce Business analyst for AT&T Mobility Customer Digital Experience team, for service & support web and mobile applications Formal Agile team and Scrum training Content matrix (CMX ) Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Business Requirement team Analyze and organize content independently in a way that is usable and understandable to users Conducted training for CMX preparation, development and maintenance for Business Requirement team members in Atlanta, Dallas and Bothell, WA System requirements/Content matrix (CMX) support for multiple AT&T Wireless Support applications via analyzing existing business requirements Interviewed multiple SMEs, technical and business stakeholders for content and detailed business rule development within ATT.com support domain Elicitation, requirements gathering, documentation, analysis, verification and validation of software requirements for web and mobile applications with AT&T business managers for AT&T wireless customers Application Business Requirements CMX documentation (BIRD) Preparing complex Detailed Business Requirements (DBR) and Business Interaction Requirements (BIRD) documentation for web and mobile support applications CMX analysis, documentation, maintenance and trouble-shooting for very large (5K – 20K line) Excel files used at the beginning of the content implementation process into TeamSite content management system (CMS) Project and Defect Tracking and Resolution utilizing JIRA toolset. Participated in wireframe/HTML development/review process/iteration process with Customer Experience Team (CXT) across multiple time zones and geographies Verizon Business via Pyramid Consulting – User Experience Architect (Contractor) – Irving, TX May 2011 – October 2011 User Experience Architect and business analyst for Verizon’s enterprise-level application integration project for all of their call center-facing applications: Internal Agent Desktop (IAD) Page 8 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Developing UI/UX recommendations for UX improvements and interaction design via Style guides, Storyboards, User flows, Screen mockups and Wireframes via Visio, Axure and PowerPoint Extensive strategic and tactical planning for enterprise application development projects Project management for User Experience team across 2-3 projects and managing UX deliverables of 3, 2-3 person analyst teams, including Accenture resources Preparing and running daily deliverables status web virtual meetings with team consisting of 3 management members, 5 analysts and 1 interaction designer Promote, educate and brief business stakeholders and IT project owners about purpose and value of user experience design Prepared Requirement Specification and Functional design documents in support of IAD Extensive presentation research, writing and development for User Experience activities for executive-level audiences Briefly touched Salesforce.com as project platform was changed to SFDC after UAT Usability Analysis and improvement written/visual recommendations in PowerPoint Off-shore development Team coordination with Before/After screen capture/mockups Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services – User Experience Designer & Business Analyst (Contractor via Aquent) – Plano, TX January 2011 – May 2011 User Experience lead for HP’s MyCyberTwin automated chat project Programming for “Virtual Chat Assistant” user experience Technical linguistics to “teach” concepts artificial intelligence-based system Interviewing SME and business stakeholders for content and business rules development Design chat logic flow HTML text formatting coding Programming of language concepts into automated chat engine Optimization of language concepts and input nodes within system Trained on MyCyberTwin’s proprietary Chat Flow Engine for online Artificial Intelligence-driven chat robot used for customer service and customer interaction Manifest Digital – Chicago, IL Contractor – User Experience Research Lead November 2010 – December 2010 Client: Underwriters Laboratories, ULenvironment.com Lead junior team member and account manager on conducting user research activities Discovery for ULenvironment.com user-centered design improvement User experience consulting and recommendations for user experience improvement for ULenvironment.com User research conducted on-site at national tradeshow with Ethnographic user interviews, Live user task analysis, Card-sorting via divide-the-dollar exercise User profile development Rockfish Interactive – Frisco, TX Contractor – Usability Analyst/Information Architect/ October 2010 short-term contract Clients: Wal-Mart, United Health Group Deliverables: o Wireframe interaction recommendations in Visio and Axure o Usability audit and quick win/long-term usability recommendation o Discovery for Salesforce.com CRM tool User-centered design improvement o User experience design for MyWalmart.com with wireframe recommendations o Coaching client to deliver user tasks & goals information o Business process mapping through SME interviews and analysis Page 9 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 User profile and Persona development via user group identification and task analysis Consulting and written final report/recommendations for user experience improvement for Salesforce.com Customer Relationship Management system Quickly understands the business and marketing issues of multiple client’s organization and industry Conduct UX evaluations of existing systems and provide usability reports and analysis o o Idea Interactive – Houston, TX Contractor – User Experience Lead Client: Microsoft/Eli Lilly – Indianapolis, IN - April 2010 – August 2010 User-centered design for VOICE application for Eli Lilly consisting design and deployment of new code, Sharepoint Services, MS Project Server for Eli Lilly project Deliverables: client workshops, business process mapping, mental mapping, user needs matrix, personas, user scenarios, wireframes, functional prototypes developed in Axure Using MS Visual Studio and MS Team Foundation Server, within Agile process, directed requirements gathering and implemented user experience development Consulted and interfaced with multiple Microsoft and Eli Lilly team members and stakeholders Client: Center for Development Excellence – Bethesda, MD Sept - October 2010 Directed and implemented requirements gathering for User Experience Design Discovery project for CDEhome.org Deliverables: Business requirements document development, client & stakeholder interviews and workshops, business process mapping, user profile development, wireframes, digital content strategy, ESP research, CMS research for business requirements brief Consulted and interfaced with multiple DAI and CDE team members and stakeholders Conduct content inventory and analysis of existing data and information Ascend Marketing – Grapevine, TX Contractor – Technical Project Manager/Information Architect/Business Analyst January 2010 – March 2010 Clients: Verizon, Starbucks, Alpheus Communications, Wireframes and prototype for User experience design for 300-seat Sharepoint Services deployment Technical writing, information architecture and consulting for consulting firm’s technology focused clients: Verizon & Alpheus Communications Business Analyst and Project manager for Exchange email provider research and project management for email migration. User support for migration First Choice Power – Irving, TX Contractor - Information Architect/Business Analyst October 2009 – December 2009 Information Architecture and consulting for new e-Commerce site user experience design for First Choice Power’s redesigned consumer presence. Wireframe and Process flow development Site map development for existing and new customer-facing areas of www.firstchoicepower.com Total Pharmacy Supply, Inc. – Arlington, TX Contractor – Program Manager, Solution Architect, User Experience Strategist December 2009 –February 2010 Engaged to redesign corporate web site and deploy promotion back-end solution. Competitive and best practices research to drive solution ideation for interactive design and user Page 10 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 experience for consumer engagement for SEO shopping experience. Results: Generated 150 - 200% increase in SEO traffic to shopping pages. Team leadership, Solution ideation, User Experience design and SOW development. Created new information architecture to work in conjunction with new CMS, for next generation of corporate web site. Acted in technical liaison role with vendor partners as well as client’s IT personnel for technical issues and resolution of creative and time-sensitive issues. Zimmerman Partners Advertising – Los Angeles, CA Contractor – Program Manager, Business Analyst & User Experience July 2008 – June 2009 Clients: Nissan, Jackson Hewitt, Pep Boys, Miami Dolphins, Friendly’s Ice Cream Engaged to lead teams for the Pep Boys SEO Landing Pages and Nissan Regional Landing Pages redesign project. Competitive and best practices research to drive solution ideation for interactive design and user experience for consumer engagement for lower funnel shopping experience, UI design, usability testing and SOW development. Created new information architecture to work in conjunction with CMS, for next generation of Nissan’s regional sales-focused landing pages. Acted in technical liaison role with Zimmerman’s vendor partners as well as client’s IT personnel for technical issues and resolution of time-sensitive issues. Program manager and User Experience Architect for Nissan project. - Results: 300% increase in Online leads for local.nissanusa.com SEO landing pages. Provided guidance and ideas in the planning and development stage that will offer creative solutions to production challenges Technical Advisor to Agency and Client in identifying resources, best practices and new technologies to enhance the product deliverable Developed user experience architecture, direction and interactive design along with wireframe Investigating and researching new and best-in-class technologies to identify and use them to the Agency’s strategic and tactical benefit Deliverables management for landing pages, back-end development, Flash and multimedia development and site functionality SME interviews and analysis of multiple Nissan stakeholders and partners Quality Assurance testing Publicis Mid America – Dallas, TX Director of Interactive Production May 2008 – July 2008 Digital and traditional Project Manager/Producer for client brands such as BMW, Terminix and Denny’s. Courted and recruited by senior management to conduct process reengineering for entire enterprise with attempt to infuse project management methodologies into an older, retail-oriented agency whose processes had fallen into disrepair and had become outmoded and inefficient. Advocated for the consumer/user Managed team of 4 project managers & producers and consulted with numerous agency leaders on Digital Advertising issues Oversaw the entire production process on all interactive/digital projects throughout the agency’s multiple accounts, ensuring that they stayed on budget and on time Technical Advisor to Agency and Clients in identifying resources, project management best practices and new technologies that enhanced the product the agency delivers Leadership of senior management team that evaluated, re-engineered and planned the new Project management-centric process Page 11 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 As in-house Consultant, conducted SME and employee interviews across enterprise to assess current state of process Evaluated the capabilities and quality of both internal and external resources JWT - RMG Connect – Dallas, TX Technical Project Manager September 2007 – May 2008 RMG Connect, a division of J. Walter Thompson - Interactive and Technical Project Manager of full lifecycle SDLC, web site and application development: SOW development, business analysis and estimating, application development and deployment for FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program. Oversaw the entire production process on all eCommerce tasks for FEMA, ensuring delivery within budget, on or ahead of schedule. Worked closely with Creative, Media and Account Services to provide guidance and ideas in the planning and development stage that would offer creative solutions to production challenges Conducted the management of wireframe & Information Architecture process, while ensuring client acceptance of wireframes. Deliverables management for consumer and secure web site, back-end development, Flash and multimedia development, development/deployment and site functionality Project management for complete SDLC for web-delivered e-commerce applications, including planning, estimating and project health forecasting using MS Project. Flash and multimedia estimating, scoping and deliverables management for gaming application Applied Agile/Waterfall Project Management Life Cycle methodologies Requirements gathering, discovery and development and database deliverables management for SDLC Java-based application development projects and Oracle-based site management Project financials management and Estimate vs. Actual (EvA) analysis/reporting on a weekly basis Independent Contractor Business Analyst/Project Manager/ Technical Writer September 2006 – August 2007 Freelance interactive design and Technical Project Manager of full lifecycle SDLC, web site and application development: SOW development and estimating, application development and deployment. OnIt Digital – New York, New York Digital Advertising Project Manager (Contractor-Remote) Project Manager of SDLC, full lifecycle web site and digital campaign development: SOW and estimating, application development, multimedia development, video, e-mail deployment, online media for various national agencies such as BBDO NY and Carmichael-Lynch and brands such as M&M’s, Appleton Coated Papers and Havaianas. Facilitated requirements gathering, discovery and development team for highly technical XML development project Utilized Agile/Waterfall project management and development methodologies User experience, interactive design and deliverables management for web sites, back-end development, Flash and multimedia development, on-line media development, e-mail development/deployment and site functionality, and add-to-blog functionality Publicis – Dallas, TX Business Analyst/Project Manager (Contractor) Page 12 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 Business Analyst for initial estimating and project management of web site and digital campaign development: SOW and estimating, application development, Multimedia development, video, and on-line media for the Nestle’s Powerbar brand. Requirements gathering and discovery, defining Scope-of-Work and timeline development and technical writing of same. Tribal DDB – Dallas, TX Senior Project Manager/Business Analyst October 2005 – September 2006 Project Manager for full lifecycle web and back-end development for digital campaign development: Digital campaign, Flash site, gaming on-line sweepstakes for Frito-Lay and Pepsi brands. Responsible for Communication, documentation and project leadership for 25+ crossfunctional team members Agile/Waterfall project management and development methodologies utilizing MS Project Planning tools Worked closely with Creative, App Dev, Media and Account Service to provide guidance and ideas in the planning and development Digital promotions/sweepstakes and on-line media Conducted virtual meetings, audio conferencing, web-collaboration Spear-headed management team to win $250K/year Frito-Lay web sites hosting contract Coordinated migration of all Frito-Lay web sites to Tribal DDB hosting 17 Cheetos-branded Flash games produced for the site during campaign Managed maintenance for multiple Cheetos-branded pre-existing games on site Use case development for software testing and deployment while managing the QA process through bug tracking and change management practices. Experiom, Inc – Dallas, TX Business Analyst/Project Manager (Staff Contractor) April 2005 – October 2005 As full-time contracted employee, key client contact as Project Manager and business development for outsourcing organization – Project management, creative, SOW development, e-Marketing, client consultation, consulting, networking and presentation for new business development and account management. Proposal development, strategy and writing for agency clients. Assigned as Procter & Gamble Key Client Contact Business analyst for discovery, requirements gathering, documentation and direct client contact Facilitated Technical writer and project documentation Directed interactive design (Information Architecture and wireframe development) Business analysis driving strategic recommendations for interactive design Managed and directed off-shore resources for timely delivery of creative and technical deliverables Technical writing for RFP and proposal roadmap development Project plan development including WBS, oversight, presentation to Sr. Management Formulated Project scope-of-work, estimating and timeline development Project management for creative, print, marketing, interactive, and e-Learning deliverables Executive and C-level liaison, reporting and presentation Developed and led executive-level presentations Hispanic marketing agency client proposal development and presentation Consultant/Writer OS Platforms: Page 13 of 14 W. Bryan Daniel Phone: 972-408-7864 bryan.daniel@sbcglobal.net Portfolio http://www.digitalriverguide.com 1415 Carswell Terrace Arlington, TX 76010 MS Windows 7, XP, Vista Mac OSX Additional Career Highlights: Extensive Travel industry experience with clients: Sabre, Worldspan and Xtra Online Corporation Experienced Producer/Director - 30 years video production and post for broadcast and industrial Multimedia Producer - 10 years Multi-media producer for video, web, online media, sweepstake, database-enabled, and gaming Flash applications Application development – Application/database design and development using FileMaker Pro Creative – Copywriting, art direction and for print/web/video/multimedia Technical writing, RFP and proposal development Education: Graduate Studies in Communications, Southwestern Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX Mass Communications, BS, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Page 14 of 14