Latanya Washington
Developing a web application for creative producers in - fashion, media, spaces, visual arts, events and more.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Graphic design, Human-Computer Interaction, Management, Web design |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Florida State University, University of Michigan System - Ann Arbor |
FULL BIO
Latanya Washington is the founder of technology company who's aim is to serve the creative workforce 2.0. She is dedicated to helping others become successful doing their dream ‘werk.’ This term is defined as any endeavor that is empowering, engaging, and emerging in the electronic age.
Latanya has researched and designed this application to be a valuable interactive social media resource. In developing this new venture she draws years of experience in Design, Technology and Public Affairs. Most notably she has worked for two start-up technology companies and two academic research institutions.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | RGA Technology Partners Inc. (consultant through NetEffects Inc.), Chesterfield, MO |
| Position: | Project Coordinator |
| Time period: | November 2005 - July 2006 |
| Description: | - Produced and maintained project schedules, budgets and status reports for project managers in multiple international offices
- Managed processes for project invoicing, expense and time tracking - Liaised with managers to support the resource forecasting and project planning activities for in house and offshore vendors using Excel and MS Project - Compiled project data for reports supporting the controlling phases of software projects |
| Employer: | Florida State University - Learning Systems Institute, Tallahassee, Florida |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2004 |
| Description: | - Redesigned user interface and performed usability tests for software project
- Utilized web design skills to redesign user interface of web application - Generated process maps and documentation for web application redesign using Visio - Coordinated communication activities for software project team |
| Employer: | The Scientific World Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida |
| Position: | Web Producer |
| Time period: | July 2001 - April 2002 |
| Description: | - Recommended user interface design improvements for product landing page of e-commerce web site with over 250,000 registered users
- Designed interactive product demonstrations using Macromedia Flash to facilitate marketing campaigns by saving presentation time at conferences - Directed technical integration of product, “dynamicREVIEWS,” which used Flash medium to provide interactive database access to scientific literature - Implemented a strategy for advertising and sponsorship space on homepage - Designed HTML newsletter for 40,000 subscribers increasing product awareness |
EDUCATION
| University: | Florida State University |
| Time period: | 2003 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Management Information Systems, MSc |
| University: | University of Michigan System - Ann Arbor |
| Time period: | 1995 - 1998 |
| Degree: | Cellular and Molecular Biology, BSc |
