Michael A. Crane : User Experience : User Interaction (312) 909-1570! [email protected] ! www.realuses.com

OBJECTIVE I am currently seeking a position within an organization or design firm in User Experience / User Interaction (UI/UX) and/or Interaction Design (IxD). I am a masters candidate in Human-Computer Interaction, and would like to continue focusing on producing creative interfaces based on user-centered design prin- ciples. My ultimate goal is to work, collaborate & learn from creative, driven people.

My motivation is fueled by working on creating better interfaces & experience's for the user; focusing on making experiences using the web, application's & technology easier for the user.

Ultimately, I would like to work with software or web design firms, communicating application design principles & strategies for ongoing development. In my work, I have always tried to simplify communication barriers, fo- cusing on bridging the gap between end-users, designers & developers.

SPECIALTIES User experience, user interaction, website layout & design, schematics, wire-framing, prototyping, information architecture.

LANGUAGES (X)HTML | CSS | JavaScript | jQuery | ActionScript 3 | Markdown EDUCATION DePaul University, Chicago, IL !2009 - Present MS Candidate | Human-Computer Interaction

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL !2004-2007 MS | Personnel & Human Resource Development

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL !2006 Executive Certificate | Managing Product Design & Development

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO !1999-2003 BS | Psychology

WORK EXPERIENCE UI/UX Designer | SpiderOak, San Francisco, CA!Oct 2011 - Present • Mobile application design • Designed version 2 of SpiderOak's iOS application for the iPhone & iPad (in development) • Designed version 2 of SpiderOak’s Android application (in development queue) • Website design • Designed the admin management console web app interface to control user’s file sharing portals (Share- Rooms) for SpiderOak’s enterprise product. (in development) • Designed web access pages interface for controlling, sharing & viewing files for both personal & business products (in development) • Designed ShareRoom pages interface for controlling, sharing & viewing files for both personal & business products (in development queue) page 2

• Application design • Lead the design of the desktop client application’s OS integration for Mac & Windows allowing users to interact with & control file backup, sharing & syncing from the OS file browser. (in development) • Graphics • Mac & Windows installer graphics • Mac desktop removable drive icon

User Experience Designer | Ark.com, San Francisco, CA!Mar 2011 - Jul 2011 • Mobile application prototyping, schematics & design • Designed the first mockup for Ark’s planned mobile app • Site schematics & design • Assisted in designing several pages & web elements for Ark Version 2 • Also designed several conceptual versions of the alternative signup web form • Mobile site schematics & design • Designed the mockup for Ark’s planned mobile site including the dashboard, cause page & donation inter- face • Administered Ark’s mobile application marketing campaigns through Gowalla & Foursquare • Quality Assurance

User Experience Specialist | Visionati.com, Chicago, IL!2008 - 2011 • Translating goals & vision of the company to the end-user. • Initiate communication between end-user recommendations to developers • New member training in effort to maximize usability for the end-user & mouse tracking • Recommend appropriate changes based on user feedback.

Lead Technology Consultant | Tech Stuck Consulting, Chicago, IL!2008 - Present • Custom setup based on user interaction • Computer & technology instruction • Private training • Personal Shopping • Observational product recommendations • Troubleshooting

Real Estate Agent & Marketing | @properties, Chicago, IL! 2009 - 2010 • Utilized social media for marketing & personal brand image • Built a personal ad campaign using Google AdWords • The first month alone received 53,876 impressions in one focused city • Personally chosen managed placement domains outside of Google received 5,597 impressions in one focused city • By carefully choosing unique yet focused keywords I was able to remain within my target budget of $50 & by spending $29.55

Mac Specialist, Apple, Inc., Northbrook, IL! 2007 - 2008 • Provided complete & appropriate solutions for every customer • Found innovative ideas to improve store processes & performance • Used proactive solutions for the organization & appearance of the store • Translated technical information to the non-technical customer

Recruitment & Diversities Services Intern, Walgreen Company, Deerfield, IL! Mar 2007 - Aug 2007

Advertising & Marketing Intern, I Imagine Studio, Evanston, IL! 2004 page 3

SKILLS • Operating Systems • Apple (Mac OS X, 9, iOS) • Microsoft (Windows 7, Vista, XP ... ) • Software & Applications • Adobe (Acrobat Pro, CS4/5 (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom)) • Apple (Aperture, FileMaker Pro, iLife, iWork) • Microsoft (Office, Project, a little Visio) • The Omni Group (OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner) • Web Apps • Google (AdSense, AdWords, Analytics, Cal, Docs, FeedBurner, Gmail, Webmaster Tools) • Zoho (Business Suite, CRM, Docs) • CMS & Blogging Platforms • Squarespace • WordPress • Tumblr • Blogger • Other Insights • CRM Systems (Client Side), Digital Audio Conversion, Technology Training & Development