Resume

Education
Master of Science
Human-Computer Interaction Design
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2008-2010

Bachelor of Science
Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2004-2008

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2004-2008

Experience
Lexmark International (2010 – current)
Human Factors Engineer (Intermediate)

  • Lead the design process and user experience of Lexmark software and solutions
  • Presented research, concepts, and interactive prototypes to development team and marketing

GameZombie.tv (Jan 2009 – May 2010)
Lead Web Designer

  • Responsible for designing the user experience of GameZombie.tv
  • Utilized surveys and interviews to generate user feedback
  • Presented sketches, concepts, and wireframes to present to Creative Team

Hanapin Marketing (August 2009)
Design Consultant

  • Redesigned PPC Hero and SEO Boy through the use of sketching and wireframing site mockups
  • Critiqued and developed concepts in a team of two to present to the CEO and blog team

Shareable Interfaces Research Group (May 2009 – May 2010)

  • Researched user engagement on interactive surfaces using Flash on the Diamond Touch Table

2009 Imagine Cup Design Competition (May 2009)

  • Placed in the semi-finals in a competition to use technology to help teachers improve education
Skills and Software

  • Sketching, Paper Prototyping, Wizard-of-Oz Prototyping, Card Sorting, Affinity Diagramming Contextual Inquiry, Interviews, Surveys, Observations, Heuristic Evaluations
  • Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Hand-created HTML and CSS, WordPress, Computer Programming (C++, Java, PHP, Flash), Balsamiq Mockups, and Microsoft Visio
  • Continuing to hone design skills by researching new design tools and methods