Independent Consultant
Austin Govella is a user experience consultant specializing in design strategy and information architecture. Austin has worked with executive, business, and technical stakeholders to identify and hone product strategy and deliver successful web experiences that include portals, entertainment, web 2.0, online video, knowledge and workflow management, enterprise search, blogs, and online publications.
Austin co-authored Information Architecture: Blueprints For The Web, 2nd ed. (New Riders/Peachpit Press, 2009) with Christina Wodtke. His work also appears in Information Architecture For The World Wide Web, 3rd ed. (O’Reilly, 2007).
Austin also worked with Comcast Interactive Media’s IA and Usability team as a Sr. Information Architect where he lead IA projects on large content and information portals: Comcast.net and Fancast. Prior to joining Comcast, Austin worked as a project lead for Satyam Computer Services, one of Forrester’s top 50 global IT integrators. As a member of Satyam’s award-winning User Experience Management group, Austin helped improve user experience at the World Bank while working on projects for enterprise search, mapping (GIS), mobile, intranets, extranets, knowledge management, and workplace collaboration.
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