Interaction Design Resume
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Interaction Design   |   Information Architecture   |   User Experience   |   User Interface Design   |   Usability Research   |   Visualization
Education
        Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
        M.S. - Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
 Troy, NY
Graduated May 2008
        MIT Sloan School of Management
        Entrepreneurship Development Program
 Cambridge, MA
Completed Jan 2008
      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
      B.S. - Computer Science and Psychology
      Minds & Machines Program 		Troy, NY
08/2000 - 12/2003
Graduated Dec. 2003
Skill Set
      Interaction Design:
Persona Development, Task Flow Analysis, OVID Modeling, Story Boarding, Wire Frames, Prototype Development (high fidelity & low fidelity), Visual Design, Competitive Analysis, Style Guide Development, etc.

      Usability Research & Testing:
Experiment Design, Contextual Inquiry, Ethnographic Study, Surveys, Questionnaires, Heuristic Evaluation, Individual Interviews, Statistical Analysis, Formal Usability Testing, etc.

      Software, Programming & Scripting:
Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Visio, Paint Shop Pro, AJAX, Action Script, Java Script, PHP, ASP, SQL, HTML, CSS, AJAX, C++, Objective-C, Visual Basic, etc.
Key Strengths
      - Synthesize research and usability studies into actionable product improvements
      - Working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary environments to bring products to market
      - Enthusiasm and passion for applying creative solutions to derive simplicity from complex systems
      - Skills to take designs from pie-in-the-sky ideas to a working proof of concept
      - Attention to detail and the desire to create rich user experiences for products of all types
      - A solid understanding of technologies and design challenges for web, software, and mobile apps
      - An eagerness and curiosity to learn new skills and provide out-of-the-box solutions to complex problems
      - Champion user needs aggressively while being mindful of business, time-to-market, and technical restraints
Employment
      Stacks
      iPhone App Start-up - Entrepreneur
 		San Diego, CA
05/2009 - Present
      - Conceptualized, designed, developed, and launched multiple iPhone apps in the Apple iTunes App Store
      - Worked tirelessly to design highly usable touch-screen apps with a focus on minimalism and stunning visuals
      - Completed all graphic design and development work for both the iPhone applications and the interactive website
      - Received excellent reviews and praise from users and continue to see steadily increasing sales
      Hewlett-Packard
      Core Technology Lab (R&D) - Interaction Designer
 		San Diego, CA
11/2006 - 05/2009
      - Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams around the world to design software experiences for printing
      - Balance business, marketing, and technical requirements while advocating for the end-user
      - Develop innovative solutions to foster positive user experiences around web printing
      - Increase usability through testing, analyzing metrics, and incorporating preferred HCI/UCD methodologies
      Benefitfocus.com
      Product Management - Interaction Designer
 		Charleston, SC
08/2004 - 11/2006
      - Assess business requirements and develop software interface specifications
      - Design and prototype interfaces incorporating new features into the existing software architecture
      - Collaborate with engineers, business analyst, and customers to add new features and increase usability
      MITRE
      Department of e-Services - UI Designer / Engineer (internship)
 		Bedford, MA
06/2003 - 08/2003
      - Designed & Developed ICE, a new ubiquitous meeting and collaboration system
      - Documented and prototyped interaction process for scheduling, setting up, and processing meetings