Resume - Kent Hollrah

KENT HOLLRAH
I specialize in User Experience (UX) design with a focus on Interaction Design (IxD) and
Information Visualization (Info Viz). I have a deep understanding of users and their
needs honed from more than 15 years experience designing internet enabled web
applications for the browser and mobile devices.
• Data Visualizations
• Product Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• Interaction Design
• Web and Mobile Apps
• Product Simulation
• Wireframes
• Storyboards
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SIMPLE & STOUT.
DENVER, CO
FOUNDER, Design Consulting.
5/08 TO PRESENT
Design consulting for people and their projects from responsive website design and
development to secondary education curriculum design. Interested in helping people
and their quests to better themselves and the world, we create human-centered
solutions that are as simple as possible and durable as is practical. Clients include
Trimble, Map My Fitness, Think Impact and Rotowire.
VALID EVALUATION, INC.
DENVER, CO
CO-FOUNDER, Experience Design.
4/11 TO PRESENT
ValidEval was founded to address gaps in entrepreneurship education. Along the way,
we made breakthroughs in group decision making. We are a small, private company
enjoying a rapidly growing customer-base in Colorado, Arizona, and Washington D.C.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN.
CORE FACULTY, Communications Design Department.
DENVER, CO
5/08 TO 6/12
Project-based education in user-centered design, rapid prototyping, and experience
design. Specializing in digital design, re-wrote curriculum to fit modern professional practice.
• Co-Authored Interaction Design BFA, accredited by NASAD in 2009
• Authored award-winning Rapid Visualization and Prototyping online course in 2011
WALL STREET ON DEMAND.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR.
BOULDER, CO
5/04 TO 2/08, SENIOR
DESIGNER.
4/01 TO 5/04
WSOD is the leading design, development and hosting firm for the financial industry,
specializing in custom, white-labeled websites and online applications. I co-managed
the 20 person design team, and led the design efforts for top tier clients such as
Merrill Lynch, CNBC and Goldman Sachs. Active in every stage of a project, I regularly
met with clients in NYC and London for strategic planning and design concepting, and
then worked hands-on delivering solutions.
IDEO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
DESIGN INTERN, Interaction & Environments Group.
BRITISH TELECOM RESEARCH.
MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK, UK
DESIGN INTERN, Social Computing Group.
MICROSOFT RESEARCH.
10/99 TO 1/00
6/99 TO 9/99
REDMOND, WA
DESIGN INTERN, Virtual Worlds Group
WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING.
6/98 TO 9/98
GLENDALE, CA
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, Ride Department.
KENT HOLLRAH
3065 W 35TH AVE
DENVER, CO 80211
6/94 TO 9/97
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
NEW YORK, NY
[email protected]
MAIN: 303.578.9869
INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM (ITP), Masters Degree.
HTTP://SIMPLEANDSTOUT.COM
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Bachelors Degree.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
EVANSTON, IL
5/94
5/99