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As a multi-disciplinary Interaction Designer, my scholastic research and professional focus is on creating systems and electronic interfaces that are both effective and efficient. I am particularly interested in improving users’ experiences through data-mining and context awareness. I bring a depth and breadth of knowledge in people, technology, and design, as well as a passion for business, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Enthusiasm and passion for designing smart and creative solutions to complex problems
• Skills to take designs from pie-in-the-sky ideas to a working proof of concept
• Attention to detail and the desire to create rich user experiences
Hewlett-Packard
Web & Software Services R&D – Interaction Designer
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San Diego, CA
11/2006 - Present
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• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams around the world to design HP’s Photosmart software
• Use design skills to balance forces on projects created by business, marketing, and technical restraints
• Develop innovative solutions to foster positive user experiences around web printing.
• Increase usability through testing, analyzing metrics, and incorporating preferred HCI/UCD methodologies
Benefitfocus.com
Product Management - Interaction Designer
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Charleston, SC
08/2004 - 11/2006
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• Assess business requirements and develop software interface specifications
• Design and prototype interfaces incorporating new features into the existing software architecture
• Collaborate with engineers, business analyst, and customers to add new features and increase usability
MITRE
Department of e-Services - UI Designer / Engineer (internship)
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Bedford, MA
06/2003 - 08/2003
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• Designed & Devloped ICE, a new ubiquitous meeting and collaboration system
• Documented and prototyped interaction process for scheduling, prepping, and processing meetings
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S. - Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
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Troy, NY
Graduated May 2008
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MIT Sloan School of Management
Entrepreneurship Development Program
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Cambridge, MA
Completed Jan 2008
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S. - Computer Science and Psychology
Minds & Machines Program
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Troy, NY
08/2000 - 12/2003
Graduated Dec. 2003
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Designed & developed an original and very efficient blogging tool
Conducted ethnographic research to identify potential new product solutions
Innovated on the visualization and utilization of web browser history
Designed & developed a highly scalable contact management system
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Interaction Design
Studied, developed, and defined human-computer interaction (HCI) solutions using industry best- practices, theories, and tools throughout course work and professional experiences.
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Usability Research & Discovery
Experience includes experimental methods and statistics, developing and conducting usability studies, interviews, questionnaire design, contextual inquiries, and ethnographic research.
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Prototyping Tools, Programming, & Scripting
Paper & Pencil, Cardboard & Duct Tape, Cinderblocks & Plywood, White-boarding, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Sketch-Up, AJAX, Action Script, Java Script, PHP, ASP, SQL, XML, HTML, DHTML, CSS, DOM, C++, Visual Basic…
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Interest Areas
Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Data-mining, Visualization, Context Awareness, Ubiquitous Computing, Video Game Design, Reverse Engineering, Immersive Computing, Social Computing, Mobile Computing, Large Screen Displays, 3D Environments…
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