EDUCATION
M.S. Human Computer Interaction / design Indiana University School of Informatics – May 2007
B.S. Informatics Indiana University School of Informatics – May 2004
Cognate – Instructional Systems Technology Indiana University School of Education – May 2004
Minor – Business Indiana University Kelley School of Business – May 2004
WORK EXPERIENCE
Interaction Designer Analyst – Pearson Education User Experience Group – June 2007 through Present
Currently help to lead the research and design of a full scale educational and organizational content delivery application. Combining the mentality of students, professors, department heads, project managers and user interface experts, our team works to develop an application designed to manage the distribution and delivery of content in any educational setting. As an Interaction Designer my focus begins with developing an understanding of the user’s true desires and conditionally determining from the given information what actual needs persist. These needs are developed into logical work flows and associated interface layouts based on behavioral and development constraints. The application, Pegasus, is currently in its 5th versioning cycle.
Instructional Designer / Developer – Kimball Office Jasper, IN – 2004 through 2006
Worked with subject matter experts to create, develop and implement multiple suites of instructional training programs in the areas of office furniture sales, production and installation. Programs were developed for internal sales persons.
Associate Instructor I101 Introduction to Informatics – I202 Social Informatics – Spring 2007
Taught discussion section on understanding and developing social interactions, social computing, introductory Informatics skills and theories such as computational computer understanding, HTML, CSS, and basic coding.
RELEVANT PROJECTS
Doghma – [et al.]
Conceptualization, research and design of a creative web-based social communication application. Successfully created a collaborative environment from a distance with multiple interaction designers, user interface designers and developers using a variety of distance communication tools and techniques.
Traditional Artists of Indiana – [et al.]
Design and implementation of a web-based application developed using Flash and a self designed XML database. The application allows users the ability to browse Indiana based artists through an interactive, multi-modal interface of conceptual and geographic maps. Continue Reading… www.folktraditions.com
eDemocracy in the City of Bloomington – [et al.]
Research for the city of Bloomington, IN concerning the feasibility of eDemocracy and the development of social capital. Project culminated in the development of a framework with which the city could begin to increase efforts in the area of democracy.
Communication Facilitation for Creative Narratives (Master’s Thesis)
Research and design of an Open Source Web 2.0 tool used to facilitate group communication for development of collaborative creative narrative.
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Entertainment Computing Research Group (ECRG)
Spectator sport themed massive multiplayer online game. Collaborated on the design this online platform for sports fans with an emphasis on social interaction.
Glerb.com – Instructional Design Development Research
Worked collaboratively in a with a team of specialized designers on workflow and interface design conceptualization of an application and instructional methodology used for the purpose of supporting a massively online collaborative learning environment.
SKILLS
Design & Development – Application, Human Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Interface
Usability – Contextual Inquiry, Ethnography, Heuristic Development, Task Analysis, etc.
Tools – Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Omni Graffle
Coding – ActionScript, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, XML
Business – Competitive Analysis, Project Management, Product Development
Artistic/Graphical – Graphical Design, Layout Design, Instructional Design Methodologies
REFERENCES
Available upon request