Mikol Graves
Veteran User Experience Professional and Browser-Based Application Developer

I've been designing, prototyping, and developing software for consumer,
enterprise, and personal applications since 1995. I have a solid understanding
of human-computer interaction conventions, aesthetic principles, web
technologies, and W3C standards, with a special emphasis on cross-browser
development.

My greatest asset is the range of skills that I can apply to a problem—from
strategy and scoping, to interaction design and application architecture, to
programming and visual polish. I'm deeply interested in all of these areas, and
I strive to be fluent in each of them.

Whether I'm writing a functional specification, designing a user interface,
developing an application, refactoring code, or reviewing my coworkers'
contributions, I value simple, clear, and effective communication.

In my experience, software is only as complicated as we make it, and the best
way to manage complexity is to stay focused on what users need. I try to
concentrate on straightforward, self-contained solutions. They're easier to
understand, design, develop, maintain, enhance, and use.

Employment History

   Google Inc.
   Since April, 2010

   VMware, Inc.
   May, 2000 - March, 2010

   Netscape Communications Corporation
   December, 1997 - May, 2000

   Lucent, Apple, and Georgia Tech
   Before December, 1997

Skills

   Excellent
   AJAX, CSS, DOM, HTML/XHTML, Interaction Design, JSON, JavaScript/EcmaScript

   Very Good
   Perl, Technical Communication, Visual Design

   Good
   Audio Engineering, PHP, Sound Design

   Practical
   Apache, Apple Macintosh, CGI, Drupal, GNU/Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat),
   Microsoft Windows, mod_perl, Shell Scripting, XML, XPATH, XSLT

   Basic
   C/C++, Flex/MXML/ActionScript, IIS, Java, MySQL, Objective-C, REST,
   SOAP, Vala

Education

   Master of Science in Information Design and Technology
   Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997

   Bachelor of University Studies, Magna Cum Laude
   University of New Mexico, 1995