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Since around 1995, I have been a product interface designer and design researcher for products ranging from complex systems for expert users to everyday products for regular people. I have formal backgrounds in both Human Factors research and Industrial Design. I have led the study design, data collection, analysis, and synthesis of numerous “Phase -0” user research projects and product/system designs.I am currently using this body of knowledge and past experiences at Gordon Manor and Hopkins Manor, two assisted living facilities for the elderly. I am acting as technology implementer and decision maker. This job requires both the ability to observe and analyze, both the clients and staff and the ability to synthesize strategic solutions to move this business forward.

Senior product interface designer and design researcher for products ranging from complex systemsfor expert users to everyday products for regular people.Interface Designer with formal backgrounds in Human Factors research and Industrial Design with over15 years of experience. Products have ranged from enterprise software, web‐based applications,medical devices, navigational systems, mobile devices, and natural language interfaces.• Discovery: Lead study design, data collection, analysis, and synthesis.• Design: Provide effective design solutions by first defining and refining the problem statementsinto a series of solvable challenges.• Development: Collaborate with geographically distributed and culturally diverse Development,Product Management, and Product Management, QA, User Assistance, and Marketing teams toproduce releases within budget and on‐time.Advocate for customers, communicator of user needs to both business and engineering stakeholders,and user experience/interface designer for intelligent products.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Research user requirements through customer visits and discussions with marketing- Translate customer requirements into innovative design solutions- Prototype and validate designs with customers- Design and implement usability testing- Create conceptual designs and author feature specifications- Lead visual design of the user interface- Work with usability specialists to ensure highly discoverable, learnable, and usable designs

Design of the next generation of the on-line survey authoring tool.Design refinements and enhancements for an on-line market research survey instrument.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Design of natural interaction and natural language software.• Responsible for product human factors, design research, and user interface design.• Manage the design and development of user interface prototypes.

• Responsible for product human factors, design research, and user interface design.• Founded User Interface Design & Research consultancy in partnership with the principals of Praxis Product Design. Mission: to seamlessly support the entire product design process with excellent qualitative user-centered research and innovative user interface design solutions.• Hired and managed an interdisciplinary team of 2 anthropologists, a human factors engineer, and a business development strategist• Managed working relationships with several contract graphic designers as well as the Praxis product design team (engineers, industrial designers• Developed strategy for incorporating research toolkit and interface solutions into the product design process for a variety of types of clients• Collaborated with client partners communicate findings and design ideas• Designed and brought on-line a product usability lab capable of streaming live video over the Internet to remote locations

Houston, Texas, Us

• Worked as a member of an interdisciplinary team (project manager, database administrator, programmers, and marketing) to define and develop applications for intranet and Internet applications• Main UI challenges involved privacy, security, localization, and software compatibility

• Negotiated contracts with clients with regard to project scope, cost, and time frame• Collaborated with other consultants and clients to form project teams for both short and long-term design projects• As an consultant, I worked for Coherent Medical, WebSentric, and Harvest Technologies• Conducted contextual data gathering and analysis exercises using field observations and interviews• Designed user interface solutions based on sound human factors principals while taking into account other factors involved with product development such as cost, engineering feasibility, marketing concerns, and time to market

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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

•Captured user and contextual data using methods ranging from controlled lab experiments to field observations and interviews.• Analyzed a range of product user interfaces from a human factors perspective• Designed user interface solutions based on sound human factors principals while taking into account other factors involved with product development such as cost, engineering feasibility, marketing concerns, and time to market.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Researched HF&E issues regarding the control and display of interactive moving-map displays• Designed and executed experiments using a low-fidelity part-task simulator with commercial and general aviation pilots• Analyzed experiment data using statistical analysis, ANOVAs, and qualitative methods• Designed a next generation user interface for an interactive moving map for use in commercial airline cockpits during low-visibility ground-taxi situations

Ms, Ergonomics & Human Factors

Ba, Economics

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