Résumé
Experience
Instructor Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aug. 2007 – present
Taught Basic Interaction (Spring 2008) to HCI undergraduates. Taught Intro to Design Computing (Fall 2007), a required course for IxD graduate students.
Conference Director Emergence 2007, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jan. 2007 – present
Emergence is a CMU student-run design conference on emerging topics and issues in design.
Interaction Designer Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jan. – Dec. 2007
Collaborative projects with Motorola (mobile media) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (service design).
Interaction Designer Adaptive Path, San Francisco, Cali.
May – August 2007
Performed user research and concept generation for an eight-week project focused on the diabetic experience.
Founder Yum Yum Web, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mar. 2005 – present
Designer for several projects and ongoing maintenance for clients, including the International Transplant Nurses Society and the Manchester Bidwell Corporation.
Web Development Specialist University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aug. 2003 – June 2006
Lead developer for the university’s web team. Built pitt.edu and School of Engineering. Generated content maps, page description diagrams, and wireframes to support user-centered design.
Web Developer + Editor EEI Communications, Alexandria, Va.
Feb. 2002 – Jan. 2004
Contract developer for various websites, including American Institute of Architects, and editor for outsourcing contracts, primarily for Computer Sciences Corporation.
Freelance Web Designer
Sept. 2001 – Mar. 2005
Web Producer Rocketworks, Gaithersburg, Md.
Mar. 1999 – Sept. 2001
Managed two-person team, created and managed content, and performed front-end development for Internet startup.
Reporter Exchange/Monitor Publications, Washington, D.C.
Sept. 1998 – Jan. 1999
Reporter United Press International, Washington, D.C.
June – Sept. 1998
