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About

With a background in marketing, design, and technology, Dave Burke focuses on bridging disciplinary gaps to create web products that delight both users and business owners. [More...]

Speaking

Information Architecture and User Experience
GS Grad School, Washington, DC
Sept-Dec 2009

Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009

Web 2.0 Goes to Work: How two media companies implemented business social software
Web 2.0 Expo, New York
November 16-19, 2009

Portfolio

  • TastePost.com

    TastePost.com

    A paid community of wine, beer, and spirits enthusiasts. The product gives members access to exclusive discounts on featured wines, special content from the food and wine editors at The Washington Post, and a tool to rate the bottles they've tried and share their recommendations with others.

    Dave Burke's Role(s): Project Manager/Scrummaster — Developed initial featureset from product idea; facilitated sprint planning, sprint reviews, testing, and daily scrum meetings; created interaction designs and prototypes, acted as primary contact with product owner.

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    View online: tastepost.com

     
  • Classified Advertising Platform

    Classified Advertising Platform

    A tool for consumers to research, compose, and place classified ads in The Washington Post. The product includes features to help customers pick the most effective ad classifications and publishing schedules. As customers compose the ad, the product displays a preview and price, updated in real time via AJAX calls to the back-end SAP pricing engine.

    Dave Burke's Role(s): Led user research with vendor (task analysis, mental modeling); contributed to product feature set, managed interaction and visual designers; contracted and managed freelance copywriters; designed and oversaw usability tests; presented research findings to senior management

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    View online: classified.washpost.com