Chris Korhonen
I design and build intuitive & personal user experiences.
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I am a British-born UX designer currently based in New York City, with over 10–years experience designing and developing for the web.
I spent 5 years working at American Express, developing their online services and touching many areas including accessibility, usability, search engine optimization, web strategy, content personalization and social media.
Currently I lead the web team at Animoto, an exciting start-up whose product is a cutting-edge, automated, video creation platform.
On the technical side, I have lots of hands on experience building with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript, Ruby and Java. Recently I authored a book on using APIs to create mashups using Adobe Flex and AIR.
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- UX Designer and Front-End DeveloperInformation Technology and Services | Greater New York City Area, USSummary• Startup experience covering front-end development, UX/UI design, web analytics, A/B and multivariate testing methodologies, online marketing, SEO, Social Media.
• 5-year corporate experience, designing, architecting and implementing customer facing user experiences, with a marketing and servicing bias.
• Experience in medium-sized startup as user experience designer, working on product design and product management, metrics and interface design throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Experience leading small development teams and interacting with internal and external customers and partners.
• Developed and implemented IT strategies, focussing on implementing Web 2.0 within the enterprise.
• Many years experience in information technology and key technology areas as human centered computing, user experience design, application programming, graphic design and database driven web applications.
• Effective problem-solving capabilities, with a keen eye for innovation.
• MSc (Distinction) Information Technology for E-Commerce
• BSc (Hons) Software Engineering.Specialties: HTML, CSS, Usability, Accessibility, Experience/Interaction Design, Product Design, Information Architecture, Web Analytics, Optimization and Testing (A/B & Multivariate), SEO, Online Advertising, Branding. JavaScript (Bespoke, Prototype, MooTools, jQuery), Ruby on Rails, Zendesk, Flash Platform (ActionScript 2/3, Flex, AIR),Experience- Jan 2009 - PresentFront-end Lead / Animoto
- Aug 2004 - Jan 2009Manager, Interactive Marketing Design & Creative Strategy / American Express
- May 2008 - May 2008Author of Creating Mashups with Adobe AIR and Flex / Apress
- Jun 2003 - Oct 2003Developer / University of Durham
- Sept 2002 - Sept 2003Bartender / Ultimate Leisure Ltd
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2004 - 2006University of Sussex
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2001 - 2004University of Durham
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Interests:Film, human computer interaction, music, photography, writing, reading, and travelling.
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- Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived - The Oatmeal http://t.co/nUNXP6IJ (via Instapaper)
- How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet http://t.co/nKrh1qbx (via Instapaper)
- I have two codes for a free account Minigroup for 6-months - any takers?
- "Dragging the Body" http://t.co/EGfSF57J
- "Fire escape" http://t.co/HvTc9m6c
- Implementing scrum and missing the mark « Binary sculpting http://t.co/mgqNXmAz (via Instapaper)
- Workers, Take Off Your Headphones - Anne Kreamer - Harvard Business Review http://t.co/tHpZPSkr (via Instapaper)
- Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software http://t.co/PCRHBITl (via Instapaper)
- Rands In Repose: Two Universes http://t.co/IBeIWPwk (via Instapaper)
- Win the Ultimate Designer's Dream Box from Skillshare! — http://t.co/U3HDLY54 via @skillshare
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