Nevin Berger
nbprototyping@gmail.com
Albany, CA 94706
510.612.6076
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• 10+ years' UX and interaction design experience.
• 15+ years' design, graphics and illustration experience.
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Focus on user centered design, while meeting business and
management requirements.
• Expert in prototyping from wireframes to finished high
fidelity designs.
• Works effectively across all teams from editorial to business dev to
IT for successful releases.
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Keeps flexible through complex design projects, while keeping
sense of humor.
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Works well under pressure and meets deadlines.
• Direct experience in user testing of design interaction and
user perception.
• Creative problem solver.
• Co-author of two published user experience/prototyping books.
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MFA Stanford University
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Sr. User Experience Designer
3/2014 – 4/2014
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Metrodigi
ebook publisher and digital book conversion software company.
- Responsible for UX and interaction design of application software.
- UX and interaction design of ebook interactive components.
- Create conceptual wireframes and interactive prototypes to
illustrate software structure and design interaction.
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User Experience Designer
5/2013 – 2/2014
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Matchpoint Contract at Google
An internet search company.
- Responsible for UX and interaction design as it pertains to Google CRM (GRM) applications and other in-house support applications.
- Leads user research to gather requirements and understand user relationship to products.
- Create interactive prototypes that supports rapid iteration and development.
- Works across multiple teams gathering requirements and design specifications.
- Responsible for early conceptual prototypes through final high fidelity prototypes/designs.
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Sr. Director of User Experience
7/2008 – 1/2013 |
UBM TECH (informationweek.com, networkcomputing.com and more)
A media company with a focus on technology for IT professionals.
- Responsible for the user experience and design for 5+ company sites.
- Worked with all teams engaged in the successful launch of a site: editorial, IT development, production, advertising, marketing, audience development and upper management.
- Combined a deep understanding of UX best practices, balanced with the business requirements to build complex and highly usable designs.
- Prepared all prototypes, from wireframes to high fidelity designs with documentation requirements for a successful site build.
- Built interactive concept designs with management for new and innovative products.
- Managed multiple designs at a time and meets all deadlines.
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Sr. Director of Design
3/2005 – 6/2008 |
ZIFF DAVIS MEDIA (pcmagazine.com)
A media group with editorial websites and conferences with a focus on technology.
- Responsible for all visual and interaction design on Ziff Davis Media consumer websites.
- Part of core team that conceptualized and executed on the redesign of PCMag.com and supporting websites.
- Worked directly with executive management in development of new projects.
- Managed a designer and worked with all development groups in successful deployment of projects.
- Work closely with development teams to ensure design specifications were implemented on launch correctly.
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Senior Interaction Designer
6/2003 – 3/2005 |
PEOPLESOFT/ORACLE
Peoplesoft was enterprise business software company purchased by Oracle.
- Developed new prototyping process and methodology, which was integrated into development cycle.
- Responsible for user-centered design in the development of business products.
- Worked in cooperation with software development managers and product strategists to define product user interface features and functionality.
- Produced storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts, wireframes and interaction design specifications.
- Worked closely with development teams to ensure design specifications were implemented.
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Web Creative Director
7/2002 – 12/2002 |
BIO.COM
A biotechnology content, career and commerce site.
- Responsible for all new visual design, interaction design.
- Developed site design and architecture through wireframes and site maps.
- Redesigned and launched online store and Career Center doubling revenue.
- Worked closely with development team in refining the design-to-development process.
- Maintained look and feel throughout site.
- Worked with marketing to establish branding and online promotions.
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Web Creative Director
3/2001– 9/2002 |
WORLD SAVINGS (worldsavings.com)
A savings and loan institution.
- Responsible for all new architecture and site redesigns including online banking.
- Managed creative team of 7 consisting of information architects, usability tester, content editors, and web designers.
- Created online design and editorial style guides.
- Worked with business groups, defining online business goals and initiatives.
- Worked with marketing to establish Web branding and Web promotions.
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| Publications |
Effective Prototyping For Software Makers
Jonathan Arnowitz, Michael Arent, Nevin Berger Morgan Kaufmann / Elsevier, 2007
Effective Prototyping With Excel
Jonathan Arnowitz, Michael Arent, Nevin Berger Morgan Kaufmann / Elsevier, 2009 |
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Education
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BA, College of Creative Studies, UCSB
MFA, Stanford University |
