Resume
Objective
Seeking a full time position in the field of user experience, preferably in the Boston area.
Education
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Masters level coursework in Human Centered Design & Engineering
January 2010 – March 2010
Courses: User-Centered Design, Computer-Assisted Communication, Usability Seminar, and Human Interface Technology Seminar
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
Bachelor of Science in New Media Interactive Development
September 2001 - May 2007
Employment
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Teaching Assistant – Intro to Technical Writing: January 2010 – March 2010
- Taught undergraduate students as the sole instructor for the section
- Planned lessons designed to ensure a thorough understanding of course content
- Graded student assignments based on several criteria
- Assisted students in need of additional guidance outside of the classroom
Monster Worldwide (Maynard, MA)
Interaction Designer: June 2008 - February 2009
- Worked with various project teams for the employer site (hiring.monster.com)
- Served as a user experience project lead, coordinating efforts of interaction design, copywriting, usability research, and visual design
- Assisted in the definition of project requirements
- Created wireframes and interactive specifications
- Created HTML/Javascript prototypes for use in usability testing
Parse3 (Warwick, NY)
Information Architect: January 2008 - May 2008
- Worked on a redesign for the Ramsey Outdoor website, as well as a new Parse3 microsite
- Constructed information architecture
- Designed user interface and created wireframes
Auragen Communications (Rochester, NY)
Freelance User Interface Designer / Web Developer: March 2007 - November 2007
User Experience Designer: December 2005 - March 2007
User Experience Co-op (full time): June 2005 - December 2005
- Designed user interfaces and created wireframes for clients such as Xerox, M&T Bank, Russell Company, and Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Constructed information architecture
- Created clickable prototypes for usability studies
- Performed heuristic evaluations and competitive analysis
- Created visual designs
- Produced and edited sites using HTML, ASP, PHP, CSS, DHTML, XHTML, and CSS for clients such as Birdseye Foods, Home Properties, and TextWise
- Worked with Content Management Systems such as DotNetNuke, IBM Websphere Portal, and IBM WWCM