Agent

James Wyatt

Tel
0845 434 9753

Email
[email protected]

Applicant: DR44512
Latest Role: Lead Information Architect
Desired Rate: Negotiable for Contracts
Skill Set inc: SharePoint and PRINCE2
Past Agencies: Iris, Dare, Conchango, Avanade, Ogilvy
Notice Period: 1 Week
Interview Availability: Available Immediately

Applicant DR44512

SUMMARY

Education: Recent Projects:

BSc (Hons), Computer Science (with modules in Human O2 and Telefonica Litmus/Open Telefonica
Computer Interaction (HCI) and Usability. Final year project mobile apps portal.
was based on developing the information architecture for a Virgin Media Entertainment Project 2009.
mobile website – Swansea University, UK) Wyeth pharmaceuticals – A day for life RA
website.
Flora heart health and Cardiovascular risk
A Level Computer Science – ADT College, London, UK website.
A Level Business Studies – ADT College, London, UK Barclays - Premier League Microsite.
PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner (2008) O2 - Handset Microsite.
Philips - Latte Viral.
Member of the Information Architecture Institute James Bond, Quantum of Solace website.
Member of the British Computer Society Sony Ericsson - Xperia X1.
Sony Ericsson - Near Me.
Sony Ericsson – Tracker.
Community: Sony Ericsson - Brand World.
Sony Ericsson – Linda.
Sony Ericsson – Academy.
My IA and Tech blog: Sony - Vaio Product Selector.
Shell - Content Relationships.
My best practice UX forms stencil v1.1 for Vodafone - TBA Live Gigs.
Hertz - Car hire website.

CAREER PATH

O2 and Telefonica

May – date

Lead Information Architect

 • Provided the strategy and vision for the user experience, set in place IA systems and processes and led
the approach to user research, deliverable development and testing.
• Managed a team of Information Architects, tracking deadlines and the progress of deliverables and
managing risks and constraints to the project.
• Undertook interviewing and recruitment for new IA’s.
• Developed IA deliverables including wireframes, site maps and content maps.
• Provided mentorship and IA design guidance.
• Liaised with developers, key stakeholders and design teams to ensure a coherent approach.

Flora – love your heart campaign (Ogilvy)

February – May 2009

Senior Information Architect

Undertook IA consulting for a national Flora heart health and cardiovascular risk website, attending meetings with
key personnel regarding the direction the website should take and ensuring the user experience was cohesive. I
produced the following IA deliverables during this contract:

• A fully functioning annotated prototype of the website (produced in Axure RP).

• A comprehensive functional requirements document covering all elements of the user experience (200
pages).
• User profiles. site maps, conceptual models and use cases.

I also undertook the IA work for a ‘Day for life Assessor’ tool designed to help those with rheumatoid arthritis,
attending meetings from the beginning of the project providing guidance on the IA approach and user experience
considerations. I produced the following IA deliverables for this project:

• Use cases/flows detailing the various user journeys through the system.
• A comprehensive site map schematic detailing the structure of pages within the system.
• A comprehensive set of wireframes (including functional requirements) mapping out the organisation of
information within each page in the system.

Sony Ericsson – Quantum of Solace website/Near Me/Tracker (Iris London)

July - November 2008

Senior Information Architect

Leading the Information Architecture team I produced deliverables including user experience designs and
wireframes for the websites listed below. This included defining the customer facing front-end and game
mechanics/operation for the new Quantum of Solace Bond site, which has just launched. As part of the
development process I attended regular meetings with project and programme managers, key members of
staff /stakeholders and clients to ascertain requirements and manage expectations.
• Sony Ericsson - James Bond Quantum of Solace site (http://www.sonyericsson.com/bond/)
• Sony Ericsson Near Me
• Sony Ericsson Tracker

Sony Ericsson – Xperia X1 launch website (Dare London)

June 2008

Information Architect

Working as part of the Information Architecture team, I took responsibility for analysing requirements and
designing the Information Architecture for the new global XPERIA micro site – Sony Ericsson’s most important
handset launch to date – the XPERIA being a direct rival to the iPhone. I attended regular meetings with clients,
staff, stakeholders and project and programme managers as well as the development team, discussing
requirements and advising on the IA approach.

• Sony Ericsson XPERIA worldwide launch microsite http://www.sonyericsson.com/x1/

• Barclays Premier League microsite
Iris London

May 2008

Information Architect

Responsible for undertaking the Information Architecture for the following website:

Sony Ericsson and O2 Partner Microsite

Conchango – ‘Conchango is the largest independent consultancy in the UK delivering SharePoint solutions’.

11 Feb 2008 – Apr 2008

Information Architect

Conchango Client: DUNN HUMBY (SharePoint Intranet Site)

• Held Agile user workshops to ascertain user requirements through the generation of user stories.
• Created wireframes, site maps, process maps, schematics, feature lists, mock-ups, visual specifications,
working prototypes and other artefacts to describe the intended user experience.
• Developed thorough and feasible plans that tied in with organizational objectives.
• Defined the Intranet site architecture and navigation that served as a blueprint of the site upon which
other aspects were built.
• Analysed audiences and their information and functional needs.
• Created functional requirements documentation.

Conchango Client: MARKS AND SPENCER (SharePoint Intranet Site)

Information Architect

• Designed site IA, including wireframes, site maps, feature lists and mockups.
• Planned the navigation and site architecture.
• Structured the approach to site customization including the use of CSS, master pages and page layouts.
• Undertook information management, usability studies, accessibility analysis and researched content
management requirements.
• Held user workshops to analyse user site requirements.

AVANADE UK – ‘Avanade is the largest Microsoft-only partner in the world’.

08/2007 - 1/2008

Information Architect

Avanade Client: SAB MILLER BREWERY (Owner of 150 beer brands including Peroni and Miller).

• Conducted client workshops in order to capture detailed project requirements.

• Developed wireframes, navigation schemes, taxonomies and labelling for web user interfaces.
• Provided technical input and assistance in creating proposals and new business development.
• Liaised with Account Management team and provided technical input to project costings and requirements
capture.
• Created functional and technical specifications.
• Undertook site prototyping through the utilization of virtual machines.

Avanade Client: SHELL OIL

Information Architect

• Planned the Information Architecture for a new Internet/Extranet site to be utilized by Shell Oil’s customers to
manage their oil orders with Shell.
• Spoke with Shell clients and internal users and determined the information and usability requirements for the
new site.
• Planned the site structure, created site maps, wireframes and site schematics.
• Analyzed usability and accessibility requirements.
• Created several prototype solutions for company review.
• Liaised with senior staff, project managers and users.

JALIPO –Innovative Web Streaming Service (Internet Site)

Web/Technology Consultant

02/2007 – 05/2007

• Participated in user studies to understand user behaviours/preferences and build, from this understanding,
informed user interface solutions.
• Assessed the project's informational needs and dynamics.
• Advised Content Strategists on developing content to fit the target user/brand experience.

MIVA –Web Marketing Agency (Intranet Site)

Information Architect

05/2006 – 02/2007

• Worked collaboratively with designers to ensure user functionality was preserved through site customization
and branding.
• Visualized concepts quickly and cleanly through sketching and other rapid prototyping methods.
• Produced cleaned, concise site maps, transaction flows, diagrams and interface schematics.
• Authored functional requirements and related proactive business communications.

FUJITSU SERVICES – ‘Fujitsu Services is now the number one IT services supplier to the UK Government’
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DIIF CONTRACT
12/2005 – 5/2006

Integration Consultant

Employed to carry out work in a wide cross-section of complex technical and professional activities to ensure that
there was a full understanding of wider customer or organisational requirements and any constraints imposed,
encompassing the following activities:

• Advising on standards, method tools and applications, making the correct selection of any alternatives to
ensure the development of the customer solution was both effective and efficient.
• Communicating and working effectively with colleagues, subordinates, customers, sales and external
consultant staff to give advice on the scope and options of solutions.
• Working with colleagues and the customer to identify, analyse, document and apply the detailed
requirements and scope of the information systems that make up the customer solution to ensure that there
was a common understanding across all parties.
• Working to ensure that applications and management tools integrated effectively into the staging
environment when transferred from the test environment.

PCI FITCH – Microsoft Events Agency

2000 – 2006

Systems and Infrastructure Manager

• Implemented, managed, customized and developed a company Intranet portal (SharePoint based).
Undertook site design, schematics and use case studies for the site. Created customized extranet sites for
events clients such as HP and Microsoft.
• Managed the ‘e-Solutions team’ which consisted of two .NET developers, two IT support staff, and a web
designer.
• Created best practice documentation, which was utilised by the e-Solutions department to ensure
standardisation of approach.
• Introduced and managed source code control ensuring all custom development work was archived and
backed up.
• Designed, developed and implemented processes that served as a foundation for the department.
• Set up centralised quality control processes which minimised errors and code defects within the department.
• Managed the lifecycle of development projects, utilising the PRINCE2 framework.
• Responsible for the web server infrastructure, as well as application and web development machines.
• Configured, documented and managed the imaging infrastructure for all desktop machines.
• Planned network expansion and upgrades to the web server infrastructure.
• Managed all processes and documentation required to ensure compliance to Sarbanes Oxley procedures.
• Monitored and managed security practices within the organization, ensuring that systems and processes
were in place to protect the network infrastructure and corporate data.
• Specified, ordered, built and managed web servers within the organization.
• Implemented and managed SourceSafe to secure .NET code.
• Covered developers when they were on leave, making changes to code when required, including building
TSQL SQL Server queries.

THE PLAYING FIELDS

1997 – 2000

Web Master/IT Manager

The Playing Fields was an organisation which promoted and hosted large scale PC gaming events, the Playing
venue was based in Rathbone place and featured a state of the art gaming LAN with hardware and software
sponsored by various companies including Microsoft and AMD. The Playing Fields created and ran the official
UK PC Games Championships and were pivotal in increasing the recognition of gaming as a sport, even
petitioning for PC gaming to be included in the Olympic games.

• Undertook the Information Architecture and design of the company’s two websites: The Playing Fields
website and the official UK PC Games Championship website.
• Undertook the wesbite development (CGI and Perl) and updating of each of the websites.
• Promoted the websites through various channels including Google (beta at the time) and tracked metrics
and usage statistics.
• Managed the server platform on which the websites were hosted.
• Liasied regularly with the company directors updating them on the status of the websites.