Here, I highlight current and past work particularly relevant to my evolution as a professional.
- Environmental Sustainability
- Academic Research and Projects
- Database Design and Implementation
- Web Design/User Experience/Information Architecture
- Presentations
environmental sustainability
Check out my Master of Science in Information Management capstone project!
academic research and projects
Spring 2009: Capstone
Part of the graduation requirements for the Master of Science in Information Management program, the capstone experience calls upon candidates to integrate their learning from across the two years of the program to produce a final project that shows breadth and depth of learning.
My project focuses on creating a metadata schema for describing environmental sustainability data at the University of Washington. It integrates user interviews, schema design and creation, usability testing, and research into a single project that aims to provide a basis for consolidating information about cross-campus sustainability efforts. Since this is an ongoing project, updates will post here regularly.
Spring 2009: IMT600: Independent Study
My independent study this quarter is essentially a continuation of my Winter 2009 independent study work and focuses on publishing a series of papers generated throughout the last two quarters.
Winter 2009: IMT531: Metadata Design and Interoperability
My final project for this class involved making an XML schema for the IT department at the University of Washington's School of Nursing. This schema describes the relationships between people, grants, and projects within the School of Nursing and was intended to establish a foundation for further discussion about maintaining this information in a structured manner.
Final Assignment Faculty Handout
Final Assignment Deliverables
Final Presentation (via SlideShare)
Winter 2009: IMT600: Independent Study
My independent study this quarter focused on researching the intersection between information management and environmental sustainability.
Independent Study Description
Book
Review: Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom
Line
Winter 2008: IMT580: Management of Information Organizations
My colleague Al Youngblood has assembled an excellent page describing this project, which focused on creating an infrastructure for pushing information about research grants out to the student population at the University of Washington Information School. This project was done in close collaboration with the Information School's Research Services unit.
database design and implementation
University of Washington School of Nursing
I implemented a temporary time tracking system for employees of the School's IT department.
web design/user experience/info architecture
Washington Trails Association Volunteer Signup Mockups
As a WTA trail volunteer, I wanted to rework the volunteer signup process for work parties from end-to-end to make it a more complete and engaging experience.
Association of Information Management Students Web Site
As the technology officer for the Association of Information Management Students (AIMS), I was responsible for the design of the initial version of the AIMS web site. Originally, I created two wireframed possibilities for the overall layout in Visio.
King County Bar Foundation
I did some pro bono work for the King County Bar Foundation doing a web site redesign (which was never made live). The following hand-drawn wireframes were potential layouts for the redesign; in the end, a combination of these was selected.
KCBF Layout 1
KCBF Layout 2
KCBF Layout 3
presentations
2007 Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association Conference
Title: How a System Birthed Dialogs: The Place of Technology in Writing Centers
Program Description: While collaborating to create our new web-based appointment system, Evergreen's Writing Center realized that our technology conversations had only just begun. Join a group discussion about how we progressed from addressing specific design questions about the system to a larger discussion of how technology assists our culture and mission. All viewpoints are welcome!
PowerPoint file (via SlideShare)
Complete Conference Presentation Proposal
2006 Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association Conference
Title: Philosophical Approaches to Writing Center Web Sites
Program Description: How do Writing Centers make web sites part of their core operational philosophy? This is a seminar-style session about the advantages and disadvantages of using web sites as a communication tool. Come network with other participants and collaborate on future web site work!
PowerPoint file (via SlideShare)
Complete Conference Presentation Proposal
