• Resume
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  • Education
Indiana University, School of Informatics, Bloomington, IN 5/09
Masters of Science, Human-Computer Interaction Design

Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor 12/03
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
  • Recent Design Projects
Enroll Me! - A Portable Device to Facilitate Homeless Student Education
Advanced to the 2nd Round of the CHI '08 Student Design Competition
  • Problem: Assist the state of living without a home
  • Solution: A Portable USB device that will hold information critical for enrollment

Airport Emergency Assistance Program
  • Problem: Provide direction for passengers in an airport with severe delays
  • Solution: A widely accessible phone system with natural language processing

iPod Touch Multiple Choice Quiz Interface
  • Problem: Create an interface for the iPod Touch to answer multiple choice questions
  • Solution: Design inspirations taken from the existing iPod Touch interface modified to answer questions.
  • Experience
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 9/07-present
Associate Instructor
  • Teach 40 students an introductory Adobe Flash course
  • Grade papers and assignments for 60 students

Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI 2/06-7/07
Web Developer/IT Help Desk
  • Created and maintained multiple websites connected with the company including http://www.caymanchem.com
  • Worked with internal web technologies, such as the Intranet, Alfresco (content management), and Jira (project management)
  • Part of a 3 person rotation of 24/7 tech support for offices in Ann Arbor, MI; Tallin, Estonia; Neratovice, Czech Republic; Sydney, Australia

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Ann Arbor, MI 8/96-8/98, 8/02-2/06
Center Academic Manager
  • Recruited and trained of teachers across 8 courses
  • Supervised 50+ teachers
  • 2005 Teacher Excellence ratings for center ranked 3% higher than the national average
Center Operations Manager
  • Supervised teaching and part time office staff
  • Coordinated logistics for classes and marketing events
Regional Academic Manager
  • Oversaw academics for 15 centers
  • Supervised 10 teacher trainers for multiple centers

Harvest Mission Community Church, Ann Arbor, MI 9/02-4/07
Web Team Leader
  • Technical Skills
HCI/d skills
  • Prototyping, Usability Testing, Affinity Diagramming
  • Interview, Questionnaire, Focus Group
  • Contextual Inquiry, Survey

Programming Background
  • PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
  • Web development for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
  • Apache technologies: Tomcat, Velocity, Turbine, Torque, Maven
  • C/C++, Java

Computer Experience
  • Proficient with Mac OS X, Windows
  • Working knowledge of UNIX/LINUX
  • Working knowledge of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, NetBeans, and MS Office
  • Experience with Apache HTTPD
  • Other Activities
Graduate Informatics Student Association, Indiana University 9/07-present
Member, Technology Group
  • Advocated for student's rights in the university
  • Focused on the technological needs of students

High Road, Climbing Club at the University of Michigan 9/02-4/07
Founder/President
  • Organized a 50+ person kick off event
  • Had various responsibilities including scheduling, web page maintenance, advertisement, and finances