About: Over a decade of working on the web as both a designer and developer has given Jackson crucial background to bring to his role as User Experience Strategist, in which he helps both start-ups and traditional businesses create engaging and pleasurable experiences for their users online. Jackson has worked with a diverse set of clients, ranging from WalMart and Microsoft to the pending re-launch of Odeo.com to the Government of Canada to non-profits like the National Breast Cancer Coalition. Jackson is a regular speaker on topics relating to user experience and design process both locally and abroad and, as lead organizer of Refresh DC, the DC Talks Series, and BarCampDC, is one of the leading cultivators of the booming Washington web community. Jackson earned an A.B. cum laude in Philosophy and Music from Bowdoin College.