Brian Uphoff Email & Phone Number

Redmond, WA

• Through the release of Win10 and regular updates, the teams I’ve led have delivered many customer-focused experiences to the hundreds of millions of Windows customers.
• Currently, I’m leading the UX Systems & Storytelling team within the Windows UX team. Our team drives coherence across Windows UX using customer-focused Jobs-To-Be-Done.
• In early Win10 we brought back the Start Menu. The UX my team, our designers, and engineers delivered was a Start experience that tailors to a variety… Show more Through the release of Win10 and regular updates, the.
• In early Win10 we brought back the Start Menu. The UX my team, our designers, and engineers delivered was a Start experience that tailors to a variety of devices (Laptops, Desktops, Tablets, Phones) and it brought our.
• For Win10X, my team, along with our design and engineering counterparts, created a simplified Start experience for the Surface Neo (coming for Holiday 2020).
• My team delivered Windows Timeline, a history based UX for getting back to recent “activities” across your devices including your phone and PC.

Redmond, WA

During Win8, I worked on the Search, View, and Command team under Windows User Experience. Feature work included Windows Search integration into the Search Charm. The Search Charm was one component of the redesigned touch-first immersive shell introduced in Win8. Specifically I delivered the App and File search experience views. I also helped deliver the.

Redmond, WA

During the Windows 7 timeframe, I worked on the Find & Organize team under the larger Windows User Experience team. I worked specifically on the following features: file views within Windows File Explorer, Copy Engine Experience, and led a group aimed at improving performance of file management tasks, Start Menu search, and Windows File Explorer search.

Chicago, IL

Worked as a Research Fellow for the National Science Foundation. The focus of my research under the Learning Technologies Group at the EVL was to use computers and software to immerse students in simulated scientific phenomena to facilitate learning. Projects included RoomQuake, an earthquake simulation teaching seismology where students mapped quakes over.

Champaign, IL

Re-structured and executed an NSF-funded educational learning tools project. Participated in filming at Chicago Public Schools. Coordinated contributions of project members and integrated video/photo production programs and computer graphics that resulted in two DVDs for K-5 mathematics curriculum.

Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Mathematics And Computer Science

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