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| 3/2008 | Speaking of being obsessed with usability, I just looked at your site [hoekema.com]. Very crisp and elegant. Great use of small images in the layout. And very impressive quotes, reviews and awards. - Joy Zigo, board member, Usability Professionals Association, New York chapter, 3/13/2008 |
| 3/2008 | Aside from Jim's innate talents as a business analyst and experience architect, Jim has the most disarming demeanors I have come across yet in consulting. He is just a terrific listener! His mind was born to pick up on subtleties of spoken and inferred dialog to extrapolate and clearly articulate their essence in easily sharable ways. - David Rogers (colleague), BusinessEdge Solutions, 3/7/2008 |
| 2/2008 | VERY GOOD output. The deliverables are of HIGH QUALITY. You delivered ON TIME. You delivered WITHIN BUDGET...very professional...you know your stuff. - Gregg Guthrie (client), Wyeth, 2/27/2008 |
| 7/2007 | I worked closely with Jim in my product management role. Jim's contributions far exceeded his role as a Sr Technical Writer. He provided valuable feedback on user interface and product design. Jim has the unique ability to place himself in the role of the customer in all aspects of his work. Jim would be an asset to any organization." - Barry Weinstein, Mobius Management Systems, 7/5/2007 |
| 7/2007 | Jim quickly grasps complex specifications and provides valuable input to the Development and QA groups. He cares about product quality and usability, and he quickly connects the technical specs to UI implications. Jim is dedicated and very easy to work with. - Chris Tufano, QA Director, Mobius, 7/2/2007 |
| 4/2007 | Since one of my responsibilities as a Board Member for the Old Colony affiliate of Habitat for Humanity is our website, I started looking at other affiliate sites to get ideas. I must say that Jim's work for his Habitat affiliate site stood out in its simplicity of design, ease of use, and ability to convey the mission of HFH." Chuck Dean, VP Business Relationship & Technology Office, CVS/Caremark, 4/17/2007 |
| 6/2006 | Jim Hoekema did a fabulous job. He offers a unique combination of knowing how to write good marketing copy and making it look graphically pleasing... He stands behind his estimates.... Jim helped craft our marketing message into something concise, convincing and persuasive... He has a combination we simply couldn't find anywhere else. [View entire letter] - Ryan Cornell, 6/28/2006 www.cornellassociates.com |
| 1/2006 | World Monuments Foundation cited the quality of the DRC Restoration website as a factor in placing the building on the world's "100 Most Endangered Sites." |
| 8/2005 | Comments on the City of Newburgh website: "You have done a fantastic job." - Ann Kuzmik, Press Officer, City of Newburgh, 8/17/2005 "I cannot tell you how proud I am to to send people to these FABULOUS pages for information." - Elizabeth McKean, Website Project Manager, City of Newburgh, 8/24/2005 |
| 3/2004 | Jim Hoekema worked for me on a website
project from conception to implementation. He did an
outstanding job. He took a concept and, with very little guidance,
created a website for the IT department on training, career
planning, and recognition. Jim's work was imaginative, thoughtful
and thorough. It was a pleasure working with him. — Martha Monroe, Strategy
& Planning Manager, Pepsi Bottling Group, Somers NY |
| 11/2003 | "One of the finest
designers I've ever encountered." - Marcia Watson, Capital
Group, Los Angeles. |
| 3/2003 | "I have always regarded your UI design
and technology expertise as absolute top in our company." -
John de Vet, Manager User Interface Technology, Philips Consumer Electronics
(Eindhoven), 3/19/03 |
| 3/2003 | Your work on the Functional
Requirements for Digital TV has brought changes to all Philips specifications
for TVs." - Koos Boer, Philips Consumer Electronics, 3/16/03 |
| 1/2003 | "Jim inspired his team members to
do more than they thought they could. He not only worked hard, but
he made others feel empowered." [See entire letter]
- Prof. John Zimmerman, Carnegie-Mellon University (formerly
Philips) |
| 2002 | "[The director] was very happy with the
Organization Manual and praised
us heavily for this achievement. I want to bring this praise
to you especially. You have done a great job."
- Otto Voorman, Philips Semiconductors, 8/9/2002 |
| 2001 | Functional
specifications for upmarket television
"set a new standard" in Philips. |
| 2000 | "Jim delicately balances focus and
direction with risk-taking and creativity, evoking from himself and
others better ideas, better results." [see
entire letter] - Jennifer Buhman (former staff member). |
| 1996 | CD-Online
named "outstanding contribution" at MILIA, Cannes (France). |
| 1994 | "Kursbuch
Gesuündheit" (German health handbook, for which I was executive producer) won an "Emma" (European multimedia
award). |
| 1992 | "National
Geographic: Rain Forest" won the Silver award,
Infocomm, Los Angeles. Treasures Of The Smithsonian won a "Muse Award" from the American Association of Museums, "Best Interactive Design" at the New York Festivals, and juried exhibition at SIGGRAPH. |
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And from another life, as a book editor: |
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| • | "Most of your comments on the [New
Directions in American Architecture] were wonderful -- you can edit
me any time you want!" — Robert A. M. Stern, Principal, Robert A. M. Stern Architects |
| • | "Jim Hoekema...is an outstanding
editor... a fine stylist ... did a superb job on the manuscript...
did everything possible." — Prof. M. Perloff, Professor of English, University of Southern California [See
complete letter] |