My Role: Project Management, Information Design
Techniques: Information Design, Project Management, Group Presentation [CEO & Board], Group Training, Materials/Specification Gathering, Client Interaction [Decision Maker], Personnel & Resource Management.
Launch: April, 2008
Site: www.semesteratsea.org

Semester at Sea is an educational non-profit which offers a unique study abroad program. Since 1963, this non-profit organization has dedicated themselves to the development of global under­standing through life-changing international experiences. Semester at Sea presented several challenging opportunities through the course of the project: the development of several custom flash applications; a number of different audiences that would use the site; and the ability to update the site from anywhere in the world to name a few.

This project began under a PM that I managed at Category4 who left prior to the completion of the project. After his departure there was quite a struggle to collaborate and negotiate with SAS’s large team over the period of a year, as the board switched directions on us once the site had been nearly completed.

The end result is a site that I’m fairly proud of. The interactive voyage maps, and navigation for the various audiences are particular favorites.