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Information Architect Specialist

Steven Heitman, (IA & PM), Technical Writing, Project Management, Heuristic Evaluations, User Experience Design, Navigational Systems Design, Information Architect Specialist. INFORMATION ARCHITECT SKILLS: Research, design plans, card sorting, usability testing, needs assessments, flow charts, schematics, user scenarios, personas, wire frame mockups, rapid prototyping, The NS Model, The IA Model. My credentials are in Information Architecture (IA), Graphic Design, User Experience Design, Project Management.
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Experiences

My experiences and extensive IA Credentials are in Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Project Management, Usability Testing.

My expertise and knowledge base are in Information Architecture—coupled with experiences in Technical Writing, Corporate Training.

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Information Architect (IA) Skills

Each and every project requires specific IA deliverables and include: research, Website audits, design plan reports, competitive analysis, needs assessments, tasks analysis, observations, focus groups, card sorting, heuristic evaluations, usability testing, wire frame mockups, navigational systems, flow charts, end user flows, interaction design schematics, site maps, project management specific to Information Architecture.

Working with clients on developing digital design products—corporate Websites—specific to their needs and business requirements. Then incorporating user-centered design principles into digital structures prior to implementation, using a systematic approach, The IA Model.



Information Architects brainstorming and working together on a project



Doing Information Architecture

The IA Model is a robust, systematic, approach by which to work successfully—on IA projects—from inception to completion with consistency; see White Paper, The IA Model.pdf.

The NS Model is a solid framework for designing navigational systems, helping end users to effectively use Websites or other digital design products, using search engines more effectively; see White Paper, The NS Model.pdf.

IA MAIA Thesis Report, Portfolios are about Information Architecture, Navigational Systems, doing heuristic evaluations.

IA MAEd Thesis Report, Portfolios are about Information Architecture. The IA Model is a complete, in-depth, systematic approach for doing high-quality IA design research, IA project management, IA heuristic evaluations (usability testing), IA documentation, IA concept generation, IA deliverables: user scenarios and use case scenarios, wire frame mockups, flow charts and schematics, rapid prototyping, implementation, and system testing.

Design research involves doing extensive research for an IA Design Plan Report, including doing Website Audits as well as Project Management; see Portfolio.

My experiences and IA Credentials qualify me as an expert and Information Architect Specialist in the industry.



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Steven Heitman
IA Design & Usability
Information Architect
User Experience Designer
Project Manager