brian@cherne.net

Professional Experience

Fluid

Employee San Francisco, CA August 2000 - present
  • Interactive Media Engineer / Tech Lead
  • Programmed elegant cross-platform, cross-browser XHTML/CSS code.
  • Programmed dynamic web pages and user interfaces using JavaScript.
  • Coordinated technical production teams to ensure efficient execution.
  • Production Artist
  • Processed/optimized thousands of media assets.
  • Extended visual designs.
  • Information Architect
  • Designed process flows, product architectures and wireframe schematics.
  • Designed storyboards and animatics.
  • Documented functional specifications for complex web sites.
  • Helped develop and document internal processes.

Zada

Employee San Francisco, CA March 1999 - August 2000
  • Information Architect
  • Conceived and designed functional schematics.
  • Consulted on user experience.
  • Web Developer
  • Programmed elegant cross-platform, cross-browser HTML code.
  • Programmed dynamic web pages using PHP and ASP.
  • Programmed simple web-based applications using Perl.

iSyndicate

Contractor San Francisco, CA July 1999
  • Web Developer
  • Implemented a consistent user interface across all web pages.
  • Created graphical elements based off existing site design.
  • Created design mockups for future pages.

Wells Fargo

Contractor San Francisco, CA July 1998 - August 1998
  • UI / UX Consultant
  • Created standards documentation for emerging branch-level intranet.
  • Provided in-depth analysis of existing internal sites.
  • Conveyed technical information between all experience levels.

Additional Work Experience

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Internship Washington, DC Winter 1998
  • Information Architect & Web Developer
  • Created a prototype web site for NASA's Education Program.
  • Edited HTML and design of internal web pages.

Oberlin Review

Internship Oberlin, OH 1997 - 1998 School Year
  • Webmaster
  • Managed volunteer online staff.
  • Created templates to ease the transition from print to web.
  • Overhauled site navigation, page layout and graphics.

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Internship Rochester, NY Summer 1997
  • Web Developer
  • Entered data for online sections.
  • Scanned and optimized photographs for viewing online.

American Museum of Natural History

Internship New York City, NY Winter 1996 & Summer 1996
  • Intern (General Counsel's Office)
  • Organized confidential legal files and reported discrepancies.
  • Confidentially searched for classified projects and case information.
  • Intern (Operations and Government Relations)
  • Overhauled filing system.

TAROS

Internship Moscow, Russia Spring 1994
  • Loose Ends Coordinator
  • Visited the U.S. Embassy as the company's representative.
  • Designed database for HR to better manage employee information.
  • Designed and implemented floor plan for Computer Sales Department.

Education

Oberlin College

BA in Psychology Oberlin, OH December 1998
Last Updated December 2007