Challenger and solver of complex problems with an eye on top level process/strategy and focus on fluidity of execution on the ground.
Come say hi if you're trying to stare down something hairy.
Tools that I may or may not choose to use:
Research - User interviews, usability testing, survey writing, card sorting, listening to people talk and complain
Synthesis/IA - task analysis, personas and scenario writing, system analysis/mapping, user flow modeling, product maps, taking over your entire space with sketches and diagrams, writing copy, defining terminology, establishing semantic and semiotic understanding
Design - User centered design advocacy, wireframing, prototyping, light animati...