TandemSeven

Usability and information architecture expert

Kal specializes in design and usability of web-based, desktop and handheld applications. He is expert in user interface design, user and business analysis, usability testing and information architecture.

Kal uses a cognitive approach to task and user analysis to help companies achieve improvements and efficiencies with their applications. As a result, clients enjoy increased loyalty and strengthened relationships with their customers and users.

He has extensive experience designing business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications for numerous Fortune 500 companies. Kal's industry expertise spans ecommerce, financial services (retail, corporate and institutional), high tech, pharmaceutical, retail and software. Some of his notable experience includes:

• Award-winning designs for research and institutional trading portals
• Integrating five call center applications and workflows into one streamlined user interface
• Redesigning an insurance sales agent portal
• Redesigning a pharmaceutical regulatory and compliance application
• Design and prototyping of foreign exchange trading and order management applications
• Redesigning and improving usability of an airline bookings site.

Throughout his career Kal has built an impressive client list, including 1-800-FLOWERS.com, Arbella Insurance, Bloomberg L.P., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Citigroup, FXall, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, National City Bank, Omgeo, Orbitz, Pfizer, Priceline.com, Relevant Equity Systems, Sun Microsystems and Wellington Management. 

Kal earned a BA in Geography and Cartography from the University of Connecticut.