Portfolio of Allison B. Corbett
Hi there! I am a user experience designer in the greater Boston area specializing in Web application design. For over 10 years I have designed Web applications and Web sites for a wide variety of industries, and I have significant experience building Web applications in PHP, ColdFusion, and JavaScript.
The filmmaking bug bit me several years ago, and in my spare time I work for a small independent film company as an editor and member of the production team.
I'm currently employed at Key Education Resources (a division of Key Bank) where I am the lead user experience designer for a J2EE development team using the Agile development methodology.
I worked with a team of J2EE developers to design and develop this secure online loan management site and a suite of online loan applications. Highlights included the development of a complete contextual help system and a library of JavaScript inline validations.
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Real-Time Integration Management Console
I designed the user interface for Tuition Management Systems' system for exchanging real-time data with schools' Banner, Peoplesoft, and Datatel systems. I worked with a team of .NET developers to design a UI that would suit the needs of three distinct internal audiences.
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KEROS Call Center Application
I served as lead user interface designer on this internal application used in Key Education Resources’ call center. KEROS allows call center representatives to take phone applications for multiple loans simultaneously, check loan status, reset passwords, and more.
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KeyOnline For Schools
I served as lead UI designer for the development of this J2EE extranet application for Key Education Resources' school partners. I created a complete design description document with use cases, developed a clickable wireframe and ran usability tests, as well as assisting with implementation.
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New England Canoe Polo is a small athletic club in the greater Boston area. I executed this site from start to finish, including requirements gathering, information architecture, graphic design, copywriting and coding.
The site features a pure CSS and XHTML layout, custom JavaScript based on the Prototype framework, and a smattering of PHP.
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I designed and developed this Web site for a small, quirky independent film company based in New England. The site is intended to express the offbeat personality of the company, while allowing Sneaky Camel to advertise projects and auditions, sell movie sponsorships, and market Sneaky Camel merchandise.
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EBCC is a domestic violence agency serving several Rhode Island communities. I was responsible for all aspects of this site's development, including requirements-gathering, collaboration with EBCC staff, graphic design, PHP and MySQL coding, and training.
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The Character Generator is a secure, Web-based system for running live-action roleplaying games (LARPs). I executed the entire project from concept to execution, including all planning, interface design and development in JavaScript and ColdFusion. The game is now in use at three games and supports over 300 players.
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I have overseen four separate releases of the Cambridge Computer Web site over a period of eight years. I served as the project manager for the last major release, which included a complete overhaul of the architecture and look and feel. I also performed a large portion of the development itself, including all of the database integration.
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Robo-Boat
A struggling wakeboarding team decides that the only way to improve their skillz is to build an artificially intelligent boat engine. But when Robo-Boat develops his own, mostly homicidal, ideas about the future of the team, much mayhem ensues. I helped write, film and edit this 30-minute horror parody.
Made for the Boston 48-hr Film Project 2006, this short drama explores the choices a detective must make when his duty and his past come into conflict. I supervised the post-production team and served as lead editor.
Moving Towards Change
This short promotional video highlights the problem of domestic violence and demonstrates how the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center is working to address the problem. I served as lead editor and advisor for this project.
This dramatic short follows a young man as the preparations for a birthday party highlight the problems in his own life. I edited the movie and served as a member of the production team.
When the universe conspires to keep two people apart, sometimes the fate of a romance comes down to where you do your laundry. I served as editor and member of the production team for this 11-minute romantic comedy.
Reporter Morgan James must battle the demon Bloody Mary for the lives of the children of the St. Francis shelter--yet her only ally, the mysterious Blue Lady, is missing, and someone may have invited Bloody Mary in...
I served as the lead editor for this 30-minute horror film, filmed in the summer of 2004.
Three friends must choose sides when one of them decides to loose a deadly plague. I served as supervising editor for this 8-minute science fiction action short, produced as part of the Boston 48-hr film project 2004.