Web/Software Industry Recognition & Presentations
2010
14th Annual Webby Awards – Official Honoree Selection, The Suite Spot (Click Suite)- The ONYAs – Winner, Best Content (Personal) for Zefamedia blog
2009
- AIMIA (Australasian) Awards – Finalist, Effectiveness Category (Mission-On)
2008
- W3 Awards – Gold, Children’s Category – Mission-On (Click Suite)
- Nielson Norman Group 2008 Intranet Design Awards – Winner Top 10 (MoT)
- Association of Local Government Information Management Web Symposium – Under the Hood of the MoT Intranet (Presenter)
- Webstock Conference – High Performance Personas (Presenter)
2007
- FullCodePress – Winner Trans-Tasman Challenge (User Experience Lead)
- TUANZ Business Internet Awards – Finalist (Information Architecture)
- GOVIS Conference – Power to the People Workshop (Presenter)
2005-2006
- President of the NZ Chapter of Usability Professionals’ Association
2004
- eGov Watch – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) website rated the ‘most compliant’ E-Government website in New Zealand
2003
- TUANZ Interactive NZ Awards – Winner ‘Business Interactive Training’
1999
- TUANZ Interactive NZ Awards – Judge for the ‘Craft Award’
- Gathering Documentary – Winner Best Film, Wellington Fringe Film Festival
- Tearaway Online – Netguide Internet Awards Finalist (Best eZine)
1998
- Tearaway Online – NZ Magazine Awards, Website of the Year
- Tearaway Online – Netguide Top 500 Featured Site
1997
- Water Safety New Zealand Website – Netguide Top 500 Featured Site
1995
- Antarctica CD-Rom – Voted Top 100 CD-Rom by USA’s PC Magazine
- Mungo CD-Rom – New Zealand ITVA Award for Best Illustrated Title
1994-1999
- Winner of various WAMMO and SODA awards for excellence in web design
Training and Professional Affiliations
2009
- IxDA (Interaction Design Association)
Mentor
2008
- Adaptive Path – UX Week
Workshop: Designing Gestural Interfaces (Dan Saffer)
- Webstock 2008
Workshop: How to Lead Breakthrough Projects (Scott Berkun)
2006
- OZIA 2006 – Information Architecture Conference
Workshop: Models of Invention (Dan Saffer, Adaptive Path)
Workshop: Statistical Techniques for the Practicing IA (Steve Baty, Red Square)
- Webstock 2006
Workshop: User Experience Intensive (Kelly Goto, Gotomedia)
2004
- APCHI – Asia/Pacific Computer Human Interaction Conference
Workshop: Mobile Device User-Interface Design (Aaron Marcus, AM+A)
Workshop: Computers, Applications & Colour (Lyons & Moretti, Massey University)
2002
- Nielsen Norman Group – User Experience World Tour 2001/2002
Workshop: Interaction Design (Bruce Tognazzini, NNGroup)
Workshop: Information Architecture (Lou Rosenfeld, AIfIA & Margaret Hanley, BBCi)
- Tactics – Information Mapping
Workshop: Mapping Business Communications
2001
- David Forman
Workshop: Establishing Higher Level Business Relationships
- Nielsen Norman Group – User Experience World Tour 2000/2001
Workshop: Introduction to Web Usability Testing (Caroline Jarrett, Effortmark)
Workshop: E-Commerce Usability (Rolf Molich, DialogDesign)
2000
- Rational University
Workshop: RUP Fundamentals
- Martin Tate
Workshop: Essential Skills for Managing Projects
1991
- New Zealand Broadcasting School
BBC – Bachelor of Broadcasting and Communications (Television Production)
1989
- Wanganui School of Design
Certificate of Graphic Design (Hazel Gamec)
Employment History
2008 – present
Information Designer & Writer
Click Suite
2004 – 2008
Manager, Experience Design
Provoke Solutions
1999 – 2004
User Experience Consultant
Synergy International (Fronde)
1999
User Experience Consultant
Innovus[1]
1999
Creative Director
Extrados Limited & SpunkMedia[2]
1997 – 1999
Senior Creative
CWA New Media
1992 – present
Managing Director
Zefamedia
1992 – 1997
Producer
Radio One 91FM
1992 – 1997
Creative Director
Vidmark Productions
1988 – 1991
Assistant Editor
Tearaway Press