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Gwen Leapaldt Resume
Experience, Expertise & Skills (Years)
 

Experience

Industries

  • Aerospace
  • Banking & Finance  
  • City & State Government  
  • Commodity Exchange
  • E-Commerce
  • Education  
  • Government Contracting  
  • Insurance  
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical
  • Mortgage  
  • Pharmaceutical  
  • Public Sector  
  • Retail  
  • Telecommunications  

Roles

  • Business Analyst (20)
  • Information Architect (8)
  • User Interface Designer (8)
  • Creative Director (8)
  • Project Manager (10+)
  • Application & Usability Tester (8)
  • Writer (technical, web content, procedural) (20)
  • Liaison between functional groups (most often between Information Technology and Marketing) (10+)

Applications & Systems

  • Bulletin/Message Boards
  • Calendar & Scheduling
  • Call Center
  • Check Ordering System & Lockout Procedures
  • Curriculum Development
  • Database-driven “Dealer Locator” (state/city/zip code)
  • Database-driven “Dealer” websites (300+)
  • Flash Animation – hearing simulator and online hearing tester
  • GPS – Real Estate & Property Information
  • Home Page Personalization
  • Internet Banking
  • Job Posting & Online Application Process
  • Materials Management / Inventory System
  • Online Phone Directory
  • Online Reporting Poral
  • Online Utility Bill Payment System
  • Pharmacy Claims Processing
  • Supply Change / Demand Management
  • Technical Reporting System (Trouble Tickets)

  Tools

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver (5)
  • FrontPage 2000 (5)
  • Visio 2000 (10)
  • Photoshop 6.0 (10)
  • Photo Impact (5)
  • Paint Shop Pro (5)
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access (5-15)
  • Macromedia Authorware (2)

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Expertise & Skills

Business Analyst (BA) (20)

  • Highly experienced group facilitator (white boarding, user focus groups, conceptualization, design)
  • Requirements definition (business and functional)
  • Business process analysis, design and development (including large scale enterprise re-engineering and integration)
  • Work-flow analysis
  • Application design and development (environments included Oracle, SQL Server, Java, Microsoft ASP, JSP, etc)
  • B2B and B2C
  • Ability to understand and communicate technical problems and solutions to clients and personnel in a non-technical manner (liaison)

Information Architect (IA) (8)

  • Site architectures, structures and navigational systems
  • Extensive expertise regarding issues involved when deploying systems over the internet (security, performance, usability)
  • Exceptional ability to help clients come to grips with overwhelming amounts of information that needs to be logically organized
  • Site documentation
  • Possess refined skills to lead/facilitate design sessions with end users and/or sessions to resolve issues between end users and developers

What is an Information Architect?

How Does an Information Architect Fit Into a Web Team?

 

User Interface Design (UID) (8)

  • Page layout and design
  • Extensive knowledge of browser issues, industry standards, accessibility guidelines, human factors engineering, design standards, and web positioning
  • Expertise in driving the visual design of a project (in-depth understanding of color theory, typography, layout, and iconography)
  • User acceptance testing (test scenarios, implementation, and reporting)
  • Ability to develop HTML and prototypes using Dreamweaver or FrontPage

What is a User Interface Designer?

What is a Web Positioning?

 

Project Manager / Team Lead (PM/TL) (10+)

  • Manage timelines, team priorities, and schedules
  • Coordinate with clients regarding scope changes and change orders
  • Coordinate with team members to meet scheduled deadlines

 
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