Chris Rourke Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, Gb

Edinburgh, Uk

United Kingdom

Cologne Area, Germany

London, United Kingdom

Providing UX and User Experience training to organisations through public and in-house courses. All training includes practical examples of key design principals to improve the user experience, and fundamental user-centred design methods.

ScotlandIS is the trade body for software, telecomms and IT in Scotland, and represents members from all ICT disciplines - from small specialist businesses to global companies. Our remit is to raise the profile of the industry in Scotland, lobby policy makers on relevant issues and support our members in the development of business relationships, with customers, suppliers and partner companies.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I started the first community in Scotland for UX professionals and students by creating the Scottish chapter of the UXPA and served as its President for the initial years. We oganised monthly talks and other events to promote UX, usability & accessibility in Scotland.

Creating and maintaining the new product design documentation, leading to the implementation of the interface design, in conjunction with the development team. Conducting external usability tests, information architecture inspections, and expert analysis to gather usability feedback for prototype Windows and Web-based products.Developing Statement of Requirement documents for forthcoming products, re-aligning the focus on user needs profiling and task analysis.

Management of human factors and usability consultancy projects for companies from various business sectors (including software, consumer electronics, aerospace, automotive, retail, financial, and offshore oil) and government organizations. Prepared and conducted client-specific training courses and conference presentations on human factors and ergonomics topics.Carried out sales and marketing activities to generate new consultancy business, including proposal preparation, seminar presentations, sales meetings with prospective clients and cross-selling initiatives. Secondment contracts to - Hewlet Packard, Barcelona Spain - NCR, Scotland - Health and Safety Executive, OSD, Liverpool

Mse, Ergonomics

Studies focused on human factors, HCI, ergonomics and usability issues in various settings including industrial and office environments.

Bsc, Engineering Psychology

Engineering Psychology degree included extensive experience in the application of psychology to the design of products and work.

Exchange, Ergonomics & Hci

A year abroad at Loughborough as part of my undergraduate studies for Tufts University in the US. Terrific learning and time in the midlands