My Full Name is Steve Joseph Bayer and I'm an Interaction Designer specializing in Website Usability.
Please do not confuse me with a visual designer or a user interface designer.
Here's a quote to explain things further:
"UI designer delivers the interface, the IxD plans it"
The IXD in the above case is the Interaction Designer. Interaction Designers usually plan out the interface for products or devices.
My Personal Background:
I was born in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India in the year of 1982, and moved to the U.A.E from the age of 2 and lived and studied there till the age of 24. I am currently residing in India.
My Background in Web Development previous to entering into the field of Website Usability/Interaction Design
I am currently in the field of web development and am self employed contracting out my services to individuals wishing to build websites for their own personal (wordpress) or commercial (Joomla!) use.
Formal Education:
- In 2004 I completed a Bachelors Degree Curriculum in International Business Administration (by National American University) from Skyline College Sharjah. U.A.E
- In 2003 I received an Associate Degree in International Business Administration (by National American University) from Skyline College Sharjah, U.A.E.
- In 2001 I completed a University Entrance Diploma (by University of Wollongong) From the Univeristy of Wollongong Dubai, U.A.E campus.
- In 1999 I received my IGCSE certificate (by Cambridge University of London) from Al Nahda National Schools in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Work:
- Intern/Junior User Experience Designer employed by Deena Varshavskaya from June 2007 to August 2007
- Creation and Administration of Websites and E-Commerce Services since February 2007.
- From 2006 to 2007 as a Technical Support Executive by Sutherland Global Services of Cochin, India
- GITEX 2005 as a Registration Operator based at the Podium (East entrance) of DICEC, Dubai, U.A.E
- GITEX 2004 as a Registration Operator based at Hall 4 of DICEC, Dubai, U.A.E
About My Website
Stevejbayer.com currently runs on the Drupal Content Management System (CMS.) The reason I chose Drupal over Wordpress as a CMS for my website is because I plan on having my website work as a content server for information related to me. A content servers has very little content entered to it locally, it receives content from websites using RSS Feeds (web 2.0 stuff but the site would be having examples of web 3.x functionality very soon) and displays it to site visitors such as yourself .
