Kristopher Bell

Seattle, WA

currently: Happily employed

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What path did you take to your current career?

With an undergrad degree in history, my options were slim coming out of college. Fortunately, I landed a job as an editor for an engineering organization, and began a career in technical communications. My work led to technical training, and then to technology consulting and project management. Along the way I taught myself web design, and got caught up in the wave of blogging, wikis, RSS, and the new "web 2.0" technologies that have so permeated our lives. I decided to go back and get a Master's in Information Management, and have been working for a couple of years now doing information architecture and user centered design for some big big companies in the Pacific Northwest.... read more

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Work history

Ascentium June 2007 to the present
User Experience Architect

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How would you describe your time at Ascentium?

User Experience Architect ina consulting agency with a lot of experience on SharePoint/MOSS-based portals. I've also worked on public-facing marketing sites and workflow-heavy business applications. Typical projects usually include a research component (user interview, contextual inquiries, card sorts), as well as interaction design and "Big IA" (site structure and navigation paradigms). Lots of time as a Microsoft v-dash........ read more
Information Architect

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How would you describe your time at Microsoft (University of Wa...?

In a vendor position through the University of Washington's Information School. I worked on an internal marketing intranet doing information analysis and architecture in preparation for a relaunch. Spent most of my time mapping content and navigation taxonomies, thinking hard about site metadata, preparing for a massive content migration, and wireframing and documenting interactions for the integration of "web 2.0" social networking modules.... read more
University Of Washington September 2005 to the present
Masters of Science in Information Management Student

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How would you describe your time at University Of Washington?

I am in my last quarter of my Master of Science in Information Management degree at the University of Washington. My responsibilities include showing up for class and doing homework, and ensuring I am not wasting my money.

Seriously, see the MSIM webpage for more details.
http://www.ischool.washington.edu/msim/... read more
TACS/NPower Oregon July 2004 to August 2005
Customer Relations Manager and Consultant

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How would you describe your time at TACS/NPower Oregon?

At NPower's Portland office, I implemented program of technical support services for non-profits in Oregon, providing consulting services to approximately 45 non-profit clients throughout the state; project management included RFP response, scope and contract writing, subcontractor management, and billing. I also administered TACS' website, marked-up and delivered 12-to-15 marketing emails per month, and built two small CMS-driven websites and two weblogs (blogs) as a web development consultant to external clients. Lastly, I developed curriculum for and taught classes on web analytics, blogging, RSS, PC maintenance, website development fundamentals, and ServicePoint Homeless Management Information System.... read more
Microsoft (Volt contractor) February 2004 to July 2004
Content Manager

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How would you describe your time at Microsoft (Volt contractor)?

At Microsoft's Portland office, I used four content management systems to build and manage registration several hundred web pages for Microsoft Office Live Meeting Services. I also reverse engineered clients' websites to mimic their look and feel on these registration web pages. This was a short contract -- only five months.... read more
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation September 2001 to September 2003
Public Access Computer Trainer

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How would you describe your time at The Bill and Melinda Gates ...?

For the U.S. Library Program I conducted day-long training sessions with public librarians in twenty states on two dozen computer topics, including Windows fundamentals, MS Office, web design, PC maintenance, and Internet searching. For each library, I set up and networked computer labs from 2-to-18 workstations and servers, often interfacing with unknown ISPs, hardware, and software requirements. I also developed and taught staff development classes on digital photo manipulation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), blogging, and small business web hosting. Travel was 2/3 time, and I visited 38 states.... read more
Editor

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How would you describe your time at SPIE--The International Soc...?

I worked with team of six editors, two editorial assistants, and production staff to generate, copyedit, and proof approximately three hundred proceedings volumes per year; I was primary on fifty volumes. I also managed the publication lifecycle of technical manuscripts from international community of scientists and engineers, and was responsible for setting concurrent, overlapping due dates, drop/dead dates, extensions, and production deadlines.... read more

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