Gus Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Scotland

I apply the experience gained in the course of my research and consulting work to deliver practical solutions that address the requirements of users.Key skills:• Gathering and analysis of user requirements, tasks, knowledge and processes;• Modelling of users, expert knowledge, tasks, processes and information architectures;• Design, wire-framing, prototyping and testing of highly interactive User Interfaces;• Design of evaluation studies, protocols, instruments and questionnaires;• User evaluations, heuristic reviews, cognitive walkthroughs and observation studies;• Working with users, stakeholders and developers to produce highly acceptable User Experiences;• Analysis and presentation of data, results and reports;• Visualisation of concepts, knowledge, processes, data and prototypes;• Design and building of websites using HTML, CSS and Javascript, and graphic design.My work has been with a wide spectrum of stakeholders and users, from senior management levels of the NHS and industry, to mechanical assembly line workers and data entry personnel. The focus of the work has been to enable the pragmatic use of technological innovation to address real-world problems. This has been achieved by using effective requirements and task analysis leading to creative and innovative interface design and system implementation.I am accustomed to working on my own initiative while collaborating and coordinating my efforts with other members of a team. My research work has given me experience in leading teams and facilitating interaction between developers and stakeholders including senior management in the NHS and industryThis work has included HCI contracting for NCR, consulting on the use of ICT in conservation, website and graphic design for a number of small businesses and research projects and design, development and deployment of a Microsoft Access networked database system for clinical and patient records.Details at: http://www.gusferguson.com

St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Examiner for the BCS (British Computer Society) Professional Examinations in User Interface Design since 2006, initially at Post Graduate Diploma level, and then from 2008 to the present, at Diploma level.

University Of Dundee

OME (Open Microscopy Environment) develops open-source software and data format standards for the storage and manipulation of biological light microscopy data. A joint project between universities, research establishments and industry in Europe and the USA, OME has over 20 active researchers with strong links to the microscopy community. Funded by private and public research grants, OME has been a major force on the international microscopy stage since 2000.As part of the OME team, I worked over the full software development cycle in a hybrid Kanban-Agile development environment. My primary responsibilities, as lead in User Experience, included user requirements gathering, task analysis, specification and design of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) developments, and design, development and delivery of User Support, including Help and training documentation. In addition to this I was involved in daily standup meetings, testing of new UI functionality, features and bug-fixes, on- and off-site user support, user training and contributed to developer and project documentation.These are some of my commits to the design repository on Github that illustrate the design process, wireframing/mockups and specifications that went into UI changes and developments:https://github.com/openmicroscopy/design/issues/created_by/gusfergusonI was part of the teams that:- was awarded the University of Dundee College of Life Sciences Innovator of the Year Title (2015) for the development of OMERO.figure (goo.gl/4jlvty)- developed the IDR system that stored and visualised large screening and other data (http://idr.openmicroscopy.org)- created OMERO.learning, a virtual microscope for award-winning anatomy and medical teaching.OME website: www.openmicroscopy.org

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

As a full- and part-time Researcher, I worked on projects in a wide area of applications, including Medical and Biomedical Informatics, Bioinformatics and in industry. I was Investigator on five projects and led or co-led three of these, bringing in funding worth in excess of £850,000 to the University.While focusing on HCI/UX aspects of the projects, including design, implementation and evaluation of User Interfaces and UX, I was still involved in the full development lifecycle, working with stakeholders, users and developers.My research interests were primarily in HCI/UX, and my research included:• modelling and visualisation of complex medical and biological data;• modelling of medical and biological systems;• interactive system design, development and evaluation;• HCI aspects of augmented and virtual reality systems;• evolutionary and biologically inspired computing;• analysis of genetic risk and diagnosis of genetic conditions;• ontologies.I drew extensively on my medical and biological training and experience in my Computing research and teaching and made extensive use of real case studies and practical problems from my research and wider sources in my teaching.Details of my research projects can be seen below, and at: http://www.gusferguson.com/portfolio.htmlSummary of the funded projects I worked on:Argudas and Sealife - the use of argumentation and planning in bioinformatics workflows;XSPAN - development of a cross-species developmental anatomy browser;Cancer Genetic Screening - modeling of genetic populations and cancer genetic screening;SCANweb - development of an online resource and management system for Clinical Network;genISYS - the use of computers in Clinical Genetics and Cancer Genetic Risk Analysis;Augmented- and Virtual Reality Systems in electro-mechanical assembly - BAE SystemsSee below for more detail.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lecturing / Course and Module DevelopmentFrom 2001 to 2005, I lectured on a part-time and sessional basis for the School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (MACS) in the following subjects:• Human Computer Interaction for BSc CS/IT 3rd Year (2002);• Introduction to Bio- and Medical Informatics for BSc IT 2nd Year (2005) (New course);• Bioinformatics (50% of module) for MSc IT and BSc IT (2001 - 2005) (New course).Included setting and marking of tutorials, coursework and examinations. Undertook the development of the new courses: Introduction to Bio- and Medical Informatics (campus and online), and Bioinformatics (campus), from the initial planning stages, of the following new courses. Included creating sample examination papers with solutions, setting and marking of examinations and coursework and working with developers to create and deliver online materials.• External examiner for MSc Dissertation for the Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Cape Town (2004).Student Supervision / Tutoring:• MSc Dissertations - supervision of 3, co-supervision of 8 students (1999 - 2004);• BSc Honours Projects - co-supervision of 3 students (1999 - 2004);• PhD - co-supervision of 2 students (2000 - 2005).• Human Factors and Usability Evaluation for MSc and BSc (1999 - 2003);• Programming and Software Engineering I for BSc (2002).Topics covered by these projects included:• the use of evolutionary computing and neural networks in cancer genetic risk analysis;• analysis and diagnosis of genetic facial dysmorphology from clinical photographs;• hierarchical task analysis of genetic consultations and risk analysis;• usability evaluation and requirements analysis of genetic family tree drawing software.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Working at the Scottish Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at the Astley Ainslie Hospital, I undertook a study into the effects of traumatic brain injury in the presence of alcohol abuse, focusing on the role of thiamine deficiency and Korsakoff’s syndrome. My role included design of the study, gathering of data, statistical analysis and presentation at conferences and in journal papers.I also worked on:• the development of a computerised system to quantitatively measure and classify limb spasticity using an electro-goniometer designed in collaboration with Prof. Jon Tapson of the University of Cape Town;• a study into the use of standardised systems for the measurement of rehabilitation outcome;• audit of outcomes from Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit;• multi-centre clinical drug trials. Latterly I worked part-time while doing my MSc in Computer Science.

Uk, South Africa And New Zealand

Medical roles including substantive and locum posts in:General Practice, Paediatric Surgery, Care of the Elderly, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Surgery, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Post Graduate Dipl, Education

Msc. Computer Science (Hci), Human Computer Interaction

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery (Mbchb), Medicine