Objectives
A full-time position within an organization that shares my love of people and applies a human-centered methodology to design products that inform, excite, and delight.
Experience
- Interaction Designer [Contract] (Mar 2012–Apr 2012)
- Punchcut … San Francisco, CA
- Ideated and sketched concepts and workflows for a mobile application
- Produced and annotated mobile wireframes for client review and documentation
- Sr. Experience Architect [Contract] (Dec 2011–Jan 2012)
- Organic … San Francisco, CA
- Created web and mobile templates for an intranet serving over one million users
- Established a detailed information architecture and content migration strategy
- Explored and redesigned social features social features to promote community
- Interaction Designer (Feb 2011–Sep 2011)
- Fluid … San Francisco, CA
- Designed high quality e-commerce and social experiences for web, tablet, and mobile
- Combined industry best practices with client requirements to form successful designs
- Built interactive prototypes for both proof of concept and use in usability testing
- Presented strategic recommendations and wireframes to clients
- User Experience Consultant (Aug 2010–Dec 2010)
- BlackLocus … Pittsburgh, PA
- Interviewed small businesses to discover pricing, marketing, and inventory needs
- Conducted heuristic analyses to quickly identify usability issues prior to launch
- Developed personas and scenarios to share research results with the client
- Restructured the client's information architecture to better support its users
- User Research Lead (Jan 2010–Aug 2010)
- Microsoft Studio Capstone … Pittsburgh, PA
- Coordinated ethnographic user research of communication patterns in Millennials
- Analyzed and synthesized interview data with affinity diagrams and activity models
- Developed personas to shape the design and communicate with the client
- Compiled and edited final report and white paper for client
- Ethnographic Researcher (Jan 2009–Jul 2009)
- UCSD Interactive Cognition Lab … La Jolla, CA
- Conducted a three-week ethnographic study of a small dance company
- Analyzed video data for phenomena in the field of creative cognition
- Provided preliminary research for an interactive installation
- Instructional Assistant (Mar 2009–Jun 2009)
- UCSD Cognitive Science … La Jolla, CA
- Guided 2 4-student teams in application User-Centered Design (UCD) techniques
- Developed and delivered lectures to teach students UCD methodologies
- Evaluated and graded application of UCD in 10-week-long student projects
- Behavioral Researcher (Apr 2008–Jul 2009)
- UCSD Cognitive Development Lab … La Jolla, CA
- Videotaped mother-infant interactions for analysis of shared attention
- Analyzed video for infant facial affect to later compare with cortisol sampling
- Managed and processed participant questionnaires at 3, 12, 16, 18, and 24 months
- Financial Assistant (May 2007–Feb 2008)
- HIV Neurobiological Research Center … San Diego, CA
- Maintained working financial records for all projects
- Assembled and proofread grant materials during application cycles
- Filed financial paperwork
Education
- Master of Human-Computer Interaction (Aug 2009–Dec 2010)
- Carnegie Mellon University … Pittsburgh, PA
- QPA 3.61
- Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science (Sept 2004–Jun 2009)
- University of California, San Diego … La Jolla, CA
- Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction
- Minor in Political Science
- GPA 3.45 (3.67 in Cognitive Science)
- UC Center Rome Study Abroad … Rome, Italy
- Instruction in Italian language, history, and culture
Skills
- Design and Prototyping
- Fireworks
- Flash Catalyst
- Flash Builder (Flex)
- OmniGraffle
- Axure RP
- Sketching
- Paper Prototyping
- PowerPoint
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- HTML & CSS
- User Research and Usability Testing
- Contextual Inquiry
- User Interviews
- Ethnography
- Activity Modeling
- Affinity Diagramming
- Scenario Building
- Persona Development
- Think Aloud Protocol
- Heuristic Evaluation
Coursework
- Carnegie Mellon – Completed
- HCI Capstone Project
- HCI Methods
- Activating Environments
- Adaptive Service Design
- Basic Interaction Design
- Designing for Service
- Communication Design Fundamentals
- Inventing the Future of Services
- Methodology of Visualization
- Programming Usable Interfaces
- UC San Diego – Completed
- Cognition in Multimedia Design
- Cognitive Engineering
- Cognitive Ethnography
- HCI – History
- HCI – Programming