Frank Garofalo
Garofalo Enterprises Inc Principal Consultant
San Diego, CA
User Experience Strategist, with Garofalo UX, helping Enterprise and Startup Tech companies to create engaging and innovative experiences. Frank has worked in the web and interactive industry since 1999, and has a Masters of Science degree from Purdue University in Computer Graphics Technology, for conducting an ethnographic (usability) research study for multi-user collaboration multi-touch devices.
Over the years, Frank has had employment experience with various companies, such as Esri, The Walt Disney Company, Bank of America, Cyber View, and Garmin. Through his employment background, he has been involved with design and user experience efforts on projects for Fortune 100 companies, US Federal agencies, and with budgets of over $12 million. Prior to starting his consulting firm, Frank managed a 35+ person department of User Experience Architects, User Interface Designers, Icon Designers, and Usability Research experts, at a billion-dollar software company.
Also, Frank runs his own tech startup, ResLife Portal ( www.reslifeportal.com ), a web-based residential life management system for student housing at colleges and universities.