Usability Consultant
CurrentUser experience evangelist inside the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Federal Reserve System.Develop relationships and work with clients throughout the Federal Reserve System, including inter-district projects. Assemble plan and guide/execute work on client projects: determine goals, scope, success measures, and appropriate tools/techniques. Develop, design, lead, and improve annual Usability Workshop training conference for development and product staff from throughout the Federal Reserve System. Schedule project studies, recruit testers, and write updates and reports as necessary.Execute plans, using appropriate tools and techniques: interviews, site visits, focus groups, surveys, personas, mental models, cognitive reviews, heuristic evaluations, prototype tests, JAD sessions, formal and informal usability testing, and remote testing.Train developers, team leaders, and project managers in latest user-centered design methodologies and techniques.Experience with both agile and traditional waterfall software project methods. Extensive experience with multi-location teams.