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Somerville, Ma, Us

Documentary Educational Resources’ mission is to amplify underrepresented voices and inspire understanding about people and cultures of the world through the creation, circulation, and preservation of documentary film and media.

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Leads design thinking engagements with Tufts research and administration clients to address complex problems at many levels. Approaches include discovery, problem definition, visioning, ideation, and prototyping using stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and research synthesis. Designs and leads strategic planning processes for schools and departments. Optimizes business processes through service design with an eye towards leveraging new and existing resources to improve customer and… Show more Leads design thinking engagements with Tufts research and administration clients to address complex problems at many levels. Approaches include discovery, problem definition, visioning, ideation, and prototyping using stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and research synthesis. Designs and leads strategic planning processes for schools and departments. Optimizes business processes through service design with an eye towards leveraging new and existing resources to improve customer and employee experience. Developed and implemented training programs for science teams and Tufts staff. Clients include Foster Hospital for Small Animals, Tufts Office of the Boards of Advisors, Tufts School of Medicine, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Friedman School of Nutrition, STOP Spillover (USAID funded project), University-Wide NECHE Accreditation Committee, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Show less

Led the critical process of understanding business and user needs, and mapping those needs to exceptional user experiences for websites and applications. Conducted quantitative and qualitative user research, led discovery workshops, created user personas, conducted heuristic evaluations, developed UX recommendations & concepts, built site maps, wireframes, pattern libraries, low- and high-fidelity prototypes, and conducted online and in-person usability testing. Developed proposals and… Show more Led the critical process of understanding business and user needs, and mapping those needs to exceptional user experiences for websites and applications. Conducted quantitative and qualitative user research, led discovery workshops, created user personas, conducted heuristic evaluations, developed UX recommendations & concepts, built site maps, wireframes, pattern libraries, low- and high-fidelity prototypes, and conducted online and in-person usability testing. Developed proposals and participated in pitches for dozens of projects.Over the course of 20 years collaborated with graphic designers, technologists, and content specialists to design over 150 user experiences for clients in healthcare, higher education, emerging business, professional services, and nonprofit. Clients include Ability Network, Harvard Business School, Loeb & Loeb, Communispace, Cardozo School of Law, Museum of Science Boston, MIT, BBN Technologies, Visible Measures, Tufts CTSI, Isis Parenting, Biogen Idec, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Innosight, Tuck School of Business, Visible Measures, Phillips Exeter Academy, E Ink, Nickelodeon, PTC, Forrester Research, Northern Light, and American Girl. Show less

Working in project teams, developed user experiences for a wide range of websites and interactive experiences. Managed and coordinated development team during front-end and back-end website implementation. Collaborated in development of interactive project process including leading the development of Corey’s technical development and information architecture processes and standards for site organization, navigation, labeling, and usability.

Developed and taught an ongoing course, “Reading Graphic Novels,” focused on deep study of the form and language of literary graphic novels from a variety of traditions and cultures. Course has continued for over five years as a monthly study group. Lectured on topics in comics, sequential art and cinema at the Cambridge Center, Center for Cartoon Studies, MIT, Boston University and other institutions.

Co-developed and co-taught new undergraduate course, “Film Form”, introducing the art and design of cinema. The course gave design students basic analytical skills that could be applied to the design of static and dynamic media. Course work included close analysis of film, writing, sketching and storyboarding as well as an outline of film history. Responsible for curriculum development, weekly lectures, discussions, and grading. Advised student projects.

Conceived, designed and prototyped research projects including a layered multi-media city map, a description-based video clip selection mechanism, video annotation tools, and interactive story structures. Experience included interactive movie design (documentary and narrative), creating and presenting demos for corporate sponsors, and human interface design. Worked closely with visiting scholar Richard Saul Wurman on the conception, research and compilation of a planned book and interactive… Show more Conceived, designed and prototyped research projects including a layered multi-media city map, a description-based video clip selection mechanism, video annotation tools, and interactive story structures. Experience included interactive movie design (documentary and narrative), creating and presenting demos for corporate sponsors, and human interface design. Worked closely with visiting scholar Richard Saul Wurman on the conception, research and compilation of a planned book and interactive experience chronicling the history of the MIT Media Lab. As an undergraduate, helped design and implement *Logo, a massively parallel version of Logo running on The Connection Machine supercomputer. Show less

Worked in the Languages group creating massively parallel languages *Lisp and *Logo for The Connection Machine.

Ms, Media Arts And Sciences

Research assistant and graduate student in the Interactive Cinema Group working with Glorianna Davenport. Thesis research included tools.

Bs, Computer Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: Minor in Film and Media Studies President - MIT Caving Club