about me

In a Nutshell

Technology professional
Advocate for usable things
Purveyor of health and wellness
Bookworm
Passionate follower and listener of music
Lover of horses and cats

What I Do

I'm a User Experience Practitioner and former Front End Developer. As of March 2010, I'll be working full-time for Happy Cog as a Senior Experience Designer.

I'm the 2010 Secretary for PhillyCHI, a volunteer organization serving the Philadelphia user experience community.

My current and past experience consists of: Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Usability Testing, User Research, Accessibility Compliance, Front End Development (XHTML/CSS), web Page Design, and Illustration.

Pro Bono Web Design and Consulting

I generally love to volunteer and occasionally provide free web consulting for non-profits and charities. Please contact me for more information.

Education

I graduated with honors from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (and specialization in web/new media).

Find Me On the Interwebs

Twitter: @jessicaivins
LinkedIn Profile

About This Site

This website was designed for ease of use and accessibility. All content is stylesheet driven (no tables), and the markup is W3C standards-compliant (validated against XHTML 1.0 Strict).