February 1st, 2006 — 12:00am
At Peter Boersma’s invitation.
Who else has delivered newspapers?
Four Jobs I’ve Had
1. paperboy
2. radio DJ
3. pizza maker
4. entrepreneur
Four Movies I Can Watch Over And Over
1. The Blues Brothers (not the new one)
2. Le Samourai
3. In The Mood For Love
4. Last Life In the Universe
Four Places I’ve Almost Lived, And Still Plan To
1. Hong Kong
2. New York
3. San Francisco
4. Amsterdam
Four TV Shows I Love
1. Battlestar Galactica (the new one, the new one)
2. Iron Chef (not the new one)
3. The Daily Show
4. Arrested Development
Places I’ve Vacationed
1. Barcelona
2. Sorrento
3. Lisbon
4. Yuong Shua
Four of My Favorite Dishes
1. Seared Tuna
2. Osso Bucco
3. Pho
4. Spicy Fish Tacos
Four Sites I Visit Daily
1. Amazon – been buying a lot of books these past weeks…
2. allofmp3.com – where I get my music fix
3. cmswatch.com – indispensable when you’re working a cms gig
4. Coolhunting.com – when you need a break from the functional
Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now
1. In an enoteca in Rome
2. Riding my Custom X
3. Sipping a mojito on the beach
4. In an art gallery
Four Bloggers I’m Tagging
1. Davezilla (much funnier than anything you’ll see here…)
2. Facetime (is there such a thing as italian motorcycle envy…)
3. Rashmi Sinha (rashmi’s blog is consistently of stellar quality – will she join in some frivolous sociability?)
4. Seth Gordon (seth’s in seattle now, will he have time to indulge an old east coast buddy?)
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August 26th, 2003 — 12:00am
If you’re looking for an open-minded, effective problem solver with solid experience in the major realms of an integrated User Experience effort – business, technology, design, user research, project management – contact me (joe(at)joelamantia.com). I’m now looking for my next position, and interested in discussing full-time and contract opportunities.
For background: I’ve just finished an eighteen month assignment as on-staff Information Architect for Parametric Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: PMTC) , where I focused on the strategic integration of several large websites and numerous application-based User Experiences under a single, user-driven Information Architecture.
Broadly, my responsibilities during the past two years centered on defining and building Information Architecture and Usability programs within large software companies.
Some of my specific Information Architecture responsibilities at PTC included designing an integrated system of 60 modular interface templates and content-display objects, as well as meta-data, XML DTDs, a complete categorization system, a detailed attribute taxonomy, data fields, and display schematics for a custom-built content management system dynamically serving 50,000 Web pages in nine languages.
While with PTC, I also started a Usabililty Program for the e-Business Group that grew to include an active community of three hundred regular testing volunteers, consistent field research at major industry trade shows and conferences, and the company’s first dedicated Usability facility.
In 2000 and 2001, I founded an Asia-Pacific B2B startup with a team of US and China-based partners. Before this, I spent six years creating innovative interactive design solutions for leading consulting firms (Onward, CSC, Zefer) and boutique interactive agencies (One21). Accordingly, I can contribute as both leader and team member in many business snvironments.
In addition to eight years spent architecting and managing large corporate sites and enterprise applications as a developer and designer, I have considerable experience with project management in high tech and software settings, strong communication and consulting skills, and an entrepreneurial outlook on business analysis.
I’m most interested in opportunites in the User Experience and Information Systems fields, but I’m also eager to work outside the United States and am open to positions in other areas. Some fields I have experience in or find interesting include consulting, publishing, entertainment, travel, government, and telecommunications.
I’m looking for an environment that supports individual initiative, respects talent, rewards accomplishment, and encourages innovation across disciplines and boundaries. I enjoy multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary teams, and I feel most alive when I’m travelling in a new place or new environment. Additional international experience is one of my most important personal and professional goals for the next several years.
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