Yahoo! since Sep 2005
Sr. Director Design for Media
Internet Brands Inc. (formally CarsDirect.com) Apr 2000 - Mar 2004
Director of Product Design
Mattel May 1998 - Mar 2000
Sr. Producer, Barbie & Girls Division
Cow 1995 - 1998
Sr. Producer & Managing Partner
Philips Electronics 1993 - 1995
Sr. Designer - Interactive Division
Education:
Art Center College of Design 1988 - 1992
HKIS
Skills:
User Experience Interaction Design Product Design Web Design E-commerce Design Leadership Design Management mobile design User Interface Design Usability Testing User Experience Design Information Architecture Mobile Design Mobile Devices Product Management Creative Direction Usability Mobile Applications User-centered Design Product Development Design Strategy Design Thinking Experience Design SEO
A RFID-enabled recommendation system and related method utilizing information from RFID tags of products (e. g. , foodstuffs) to generate recommendations regarding said products. In accordance with one aspect, a server generates recommendations based on product-specific information sent from a RFID tag.
Displaying Financial Information Based On Location
According to various embodiments of the present invention, geographic information about the location of a user is utilized to select a grouping of additional securities to display to the user. When the user navigates to a portion of a web site related to displaying financial information, a listing of securities that might be interesting to the user may be displayed. As a result, the user is more likely to find out more information relating to one or more of these additional securities, and therefore generate more page views on the system.
Providing Real Time Information In A Visual Information Unit
Sanjay V. Sohoni - Cupertino CA, US Mark Francis Interrante - Redondo Beach CA, US Brian Paul Channell - Redondo Beach CA, US Hu Pan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
709203, 709227
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention enable a person to easily and without having any specialized knowledge configure a webpage to automatically provide real time information. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to a remotely hosted element which may be easily configured and placed in a webpage by an un-sophisticated publisher. The remotely hosted element provides the real time information. In certain embodiments, the real time information is stock quotes, charts and associated news items. In certain embodiments, the real time information unit is interactive. In other words, it allows webpage viewers to interact with it in order to cause it to show additional, or differently organized information.
Personalized Toy And Method For Manufacturing And Delivering The Same
Jill Barad - Los Angeles CA, US Jeanette Corcuera - Boston MA, US Greg Vineyard - Los Angeles CA, US Darian Pasterski - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US Joe Scully - Manhattan Beach CA, US John Watson - Placentia CA, US Roy Kaneshiro - San Pedro CA, US Brian Channell - Redondo Beach CA, US Jean Chu - San Gabriel CA, US Nancie Martin - Culver City CA, US Simon Shu Keun - Hong Kong, CN Li Chee - Hong Kong, CN
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc.
International Classification:
A63H003/00
US Classification:
446/268000
Abstract:
A personalized toy and a method for marketing a toy through the use of computer screen images, and of manufacturing a personalized toy. The personalized toy is manufactured as ordered by a customer. Several different configurations of components that may be assembled as part of a finished toy are provided. Computer screen images of the different configurations of at least one of the components are displayed on a computer, and a customer viewing the displayed images is allowed to record a selected configuration of component, to be assembled as part of the personalized toy. A representational image of the toy incorporating the selected configuration may be displayed.
Personalized Toy And Method For Manufacturing And Delivering The Same
Jill Barad - Los Angeles CA, US Jeanette Corcuera - Boston MA, US Greg Vineyard - Los Angeles CA, US Darian Pasterski - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US Joe Scully - Manhattan Beach CA, US John Watson - Placentia CA, US Roy Kaneshiro - San Pedro CA, US Brian Channell - Redondo Beach CA, US Jean Chu - San Gabriel CA, US Nancie Martin - Culver City CA, US Simon Keun - Hong Kong, HK Li Chee - Hong Kong, HK
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc.
International Classification:
A63H003/00
US Classification:
446/268000
Abstract:
A personalized toy and a method for marketing a toy through the use of computer screen images, and of manufacturing a personalized toy. The personalized toy is manufactured as ordered by a customer. Several different configurations of components that may be assembled as part of a finished toy are provided. Computer screen images of the different configurations of at least one of the components are displayed on a computer, and a customer viewing the displayed images is allowed to record a selected configuration of component, to be assembled as part of the personalized toy. A representational image of the toy incorporating the selected configuration may be displayed.