While I have enjoyed all the creative projects that have dropped in my lap over the last 13 years, the special niche I find myself in is more information design, specifically, analytic design. Huh? Have you ever stared blankly at a spreadsheet full of numbers and wondered what you could do with that information? Do you know how to find the story in the numbers? If you know the story, can you tell it in a compelling way where others will understand it too?
Communicating information, particularly business intelligence, requires knowledge and expertise in information design, data visualization, business analytics and strategy. I have highlighted a few projects below that help clarify my skills and experience:
IRIS: MCG's online data and information system
When I started in Institutional Research in 1997, my number one responsibility was to get MCG's main facts out on the web as soon as they became available. We developed IRIS to not just be a PDF of tables, but HTML data displays, excel spreadsheets for download, and trending charts on several key indicators. While I designed the current site myself, our office has grown and I now lead the design team for this site, which is currently undergoing a very necessary facelift. The new site will go live in Fall 2009, and it will feature flash graphics, a chart download gallery, maps, profiles, briefs and much more. We want to disseminate MCG key statistics through as many information channels as possible.


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