My Meds & Me
February 2012
Working on Information Architecture, prototyping and user testing for a start up backed by Roche pharmaceutical.
Ostmodern
December 2011 - February 2012
Video on demand / multiplatform player projects for ITV, Channel 4 and Swedish telco Com Hem.
Proximity London
November 2011 - December 2011
A 2012 Olympic campaign for P&G, a HTML5 & CSS3 magazine platform and some smaller pieces for Johnson & Johnson.
Spinnaker
August 2011 - November 2011
A rebuild of all the leisure centre websites for the GLL. A large-scale Axure prototype, conducting user tests and producing very detailed wireframes for the front end and the content management system.
Euro RSCG London
June 2011 - August 2011
iOS and mobile projects for Credit Suisse and multi-platform projects for Chivas and Santander.
Proximity London
October 2010 - June 2011
Volkswagen, Orange, Capital One and Royal Mail. User journeys, wireframes and process flows for the consumer, business and ecommerce areas of these sites.
Smarkets
Head of Experience, October 2009 - October 2010
Ground up build with a small start-up. Site structure, UI, prototyping, user journeys and front-end design through to emails and tutorial videos.
Kneedl.com
Co-Founder, November 2008 - August 2009
Based in Miami, USA, I led a proof of concept website to attempt a second round of funding. The project has received positive press and publicity in the USA but is currently shelved.
Gcap Media (now Global)
Head of User Experience Design, December 2007 - November 2008
Setup a new UED team (and defining their working practices) to manage Gcap's portfolio (Xfm, Classic FM, Capital FM, Choice) and 42 local radio station websites.
Yahoo
Lead User Experience Designer, December 2006 - November 2007
UED for TV, Movies and Games sites across Europe. Defined the users and their goals, concepts, wireframed approaches, IA and flows.
RealNetworks
March 2005 - December 2006
Common Sense Design Ltd.
2000 - Present
I've worked for many companies on very diverse projects anything from brand consulting to web design to print work. Companies include major brands such as the BBC, Disney,Virgin Media, Little Brown Publishers and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group as well as smaller companies such as Flattr, Mixlr, Football Superstars, and David Fickling Comics. I set up Common Sense Design as a limited company in 2011.
ntl: (now Virgin Media)
Head of Design and Development, August 2000 - March 2005
Ran a team (14 in total) of online designers and developers who created and maintained the ntl websites (consumer portal and commercial sales) as well as the digital TV platform.
Alex Lee
User Experience Designer
Booked up until Summer
I'm currently booked until the end of June 2012, but if you'd like my help with anything, please do get in touch.
About me
I'm Alex Lee, a User Experience contractor with many years of experience with everything from huge international brands to one-man start-ups. I define, design, prototype, test and launch successful products.
Get in Touch
Alex Lee, Common Sense Design
tel: 07872 560 610
email: alex.m.lee@gmail.com
Yahoo! Messenger: alex_lee2001
Skype: n0seblunt
Examples & CV
Some examples of my documentation style from various contracts (5mb .pdf file - Updated February 2012). And here's a copy of my CV for you to print.