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Currently, I am Director of Platform UX for TrueFort and leading the UX efforts for Application Detection and Response. 

 

In the recent past, I led the UX/UI design for Akamai's Cloud Security platform.  This contribution was significant, bringing the revenue from 200 million to 1.2 billion in a span of seven years. 

 

I started working with Akamai in the early years (1998), working on many of the original NOCC screens to help monitor the entire Akamai network. I happily re-joined in 2012 with a focus on making the Luna Control Center the best user-centered, self-service experience working on their primary application; Property Manager.

My experience has been broad, from start-ups to more giant corporations such as AccuWeather, Bell Atlantic, Water Environment Federation, and Mullen, focusing on UX/UI/branding/marketing for software applications/broadcast/multimedia training/web and mobile. Although I have experience with print design, my focus has always been UX/UI design over the last 25 years. I've held many roles from production artist/animator/developer to design director. Still, my key strengths and ongoing passions are researching and understanding the products I work on and aligning those with the users' goals/experience.

 

I live north of Boston in a working artist mill community, with several Dogue de Bordeaux, a Frenchie, and two relaxed ragdoll cats. In my spare time, I like to collect vintage electronics and create art using mixed media. I also enjoy being adventurous on hikes, kayaking/boating, and sport motorcycling.