Georgia King
72 Hemingway Drive, Apt. 42 • Rochester, NH 03839 • 603.208.6101 • georgia@forestninja.net • forestninja.net
Summary
Skills & Objectives
My greatest asset is my ability to organize information into a highly usable form.
My objective is to apply my skills in a Project Management, Planning or Business Analysis role.
My objective is to apply my skills in a Project Management, Planning or Business Analysis role.
Work Experience
CommonPlaces, Inc.
Project Manager & Usability Specialist
Hampstead, NH
August 2010 - December 2012
Project Manager & Usability Specialist
Hampstead, NH
August 2010 - December 2012
Solely responsible for project management of all CP clients.
- Assumed the majority of the responsibilities of several previous employees.
- Managed a variety of successful development projects and maintained support for these clients after launch, while continuing to provide planning services.
- Fostered an ongoing relationship with Axeda Corporation, who, after two successful site launches, requested several significant new features.
- Provided consultative planning support to Snowbound Software.
- Mentored planning apprentices for the Insight Performance & LeaseLogistix projects.
- Collaborated with a third-party agency to plan the Dental Buyline project.
- Spearheaded process improvement efforts throughout the entire company.
- Revised all contracts used for incoming client projects.
- Established a company intranet to hold all process & policy documentation.
- Diagrammed the overall company process from pre-sales through post-launch.
- Wrote & facilitated a comprehensive plan for ongoing process improvement.
- Managed the transition from @task to ActiveCollab (project management systems).
- Managed a major re-branding effort at CommonPlaces.
- Conducted surveys and collected data to guide the new logo design.
- Planned the 6th iteration of commonplaces.com, which was the first Drupal 7 site launched by CommonPlaces, and managed its development as well as subsequent iterative enhancements.
- Provided mentoring and consulting to the 1st Places team.
CommonPlaces, Inc.
User Experience Designer
Hampstead, NH
December 2009 - August 2010
User Experience Designer
Hampstead, NH
December 2009 - August 2010
First User Experience/Planning Professional at CommonPlaces.
- Established the planning process and all associated document templates.
- Worked with client stakeholders to produce information architecture, wireframes, use cases, workflows, CMS specifications, & other planning deliverables.
- Planned the 5th iteration of commonplaces.com. Gathered requirements and stakeholder input to produce specifications for an unusually extensive information architecture in the portfolio section.
PixelMEDIA, Inc.
Experience Architect
Portsmouth, NH
May 2008 - November 2009
Experience Architect
Portsmouth, NH
May 2008 - November 2009
Team Lead for a variety of high-profile projects.
- Lead the information architecture efforts for one of PixelMEDIA’s largest projects, MassSave.com. This involved combining over 6 web properties into one site.
- Played a key role in up-selling a database solution to Piedmont Medical Group.
- Worked concurrently on a broad array of projects for clients including Rubik’s Cube, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking, ViaLuxe, Lojack SCI, UGL Unicco, Working Dog Foundation, Composimold, Static Line Interactive and Suprock Technologies.
Pixel Bridge, Inc.
Junior Account Manager
Boston, MA
July 2007 - December 2007
Junior Account Manager
Boston, MA
July 2007 - December 2007
Primary point of contact for several key accounts.
- Represented Pixel Bridge as the point-person for accounts including MIT Enterprise Forum, JK&B Capital, Friends of the Children and Glide Magazine.
- Performed interaction & interface design for key clients including Fidelity Investments, The Boston Globe and SolidWorks Corporation.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Web Design Assistant
Lexington, MA
July 2006 - December 2006
Web Design Assistant
Lexington, MA
July 2006 - December 2006
Responsible for updating & maintaining dozens of websites.
- Managed design and development of the Web Team’s first intranet site; provided information architecture and user interface design.
- Designed a standard template for all intranet sites & updated them for compliance.
Professional Affiliations
EGMI
Creative Director
April 2011 - Present
Creative Director
April 2011 - Present
Director of all creative efforts for fundraising & marketing.
- Collaborated with the Fundraising Director to organize a Silent Auction & Benefit Concert.
- Designed & implemented the EGMI website, logo & all branded materials. See Portfolio »
- Traveled to the Center of Hope orphanage in Tanzania, Africa.
NHUPA
Member of the New Hampshire Usability Professionals Association.
Education
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Class of 2008
Boston, MA
Class of 2008
Bachelor of Science in Information Science, Business Minor, GPA: 3.5
- Additional Coursework: Organizational Behavior, Information Resource Management, Marketing, Empirical Research Methods, Writing for Use in Technical Professions, Learning and Motivation, Cognition, Symbolic Logic.
Technical Skills
Software
Proficient with a variety of software including MS Office & Adobe Creative Suites.
- Microsoft: Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
- Other: Axure, ActiveCollab, @Task
Coding & CMS
HTML, CSS, Drupal, WordPress, Squarespace.
Interests
King’s Tang Soo Do Karate
January 2001 - Present
January 2001 - Present
Martial arts instructor, tournament official, and competitor.
- Second degree black belt.
Other Interests
Motorcycling, Snowboarding, Strategy Gaming, Nature Photography.
Professional References for Georgia King
Tammy Hickey
603-834-0034
tamra.hickey@libertymutual.com
603-834-0034
tamra.hickey@libertymutual.com
- Human Resource Manager - Commercial Markets
Liberty Mutual Insurance - Director of Fundraising
Eastern Gate Ministries International
Sherrin Bull
603-490-5829
sherrinlynn@gmail.com
603-490-5829
sherrinlynn@gmail.com
- Account Executive, Digital Marketing Strategies
Rain: Creative Marketing Services - Vice President, Marketing / Client Services
CommonPlaces, Inc.
Eric London
603-369-0923
eric@ericlondon.com
603-369-0923
eric@ericlondon.com
- Software Engineer
FreePriceAlerts - Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
CommonPlaces, Inc.