Posts Tagged ‘strategy’
VFS Curriculum Development 2007 -2010

Miles finds working as an educator an incredibly rewarding and inspiring experience. It provides you to explores your boundaries as a designer through research and curriculum development, while working with a group of developing design minds.
Course Outlines:
The User Experience course focuses on the fundamentals of User Centered Design, by focusing on observation, interviews, and persona [...]

Compentency Map / Performance Review Plan

As the co-manager of a team of 60, Miles developed a core competency map; professional development & performance review plan for Riptown Media; a company with 700+ employees

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Thinktank & Connected Services

Miles recently created the Riptown thinktank. A user experience led team who collaborated with all members of product and business development with a focus on research, concept development, prototyping, and user testing.  The goal was to explore new areas of user experience & revenue within the online entertainment space and develop conceptual plans for future [...]

User Experience Strategy

The Riptown User Experience Department was challenged by the founder of the Bodog Entertainment Group to create a strategy that would push the boundaries of the Bodog Brand and create the most compelling entertainment experiences available on the web. The task fell upon the user experience strategy team to create a pitch that would define [...]

Product / UX Strategy

Miles created a  Product / User Experience Strategy for the Bodog Casino 2007. The concept was to create an experience that took us back to the early days of Vegas. The glory years where the “Rat Pack,” could be seen walking down the street. Where a night at the casino was as about the whole [...]

Business / Marketing Plan: Emerald Tide Ocean Sports

As a member of the start up team for Emerald Tide Ocean Sports and Poets Cove Seaside Resort on Pender Island, I helped develop the business & marketing plan for the scuba diving / eco -tourism portion of the business including all vendor relationships and sub-contractors.

Calgary Adventure Center Business Plan

The Calgary Adventure Centre will provide the best adventure gear (Rock climbing, kayaking, scuba diving, backpacking, outerwear, camping and accessories,) provide a high level of training (PADI Scuba Instruction,) quality leadership (ACMG certified guides,) a well maintained rental fleet while delivering superior customer service. It will also offer top quality healthy food and house an [...]