Interaction Design Consultant M.S. Human-Computer Interaction ThoughtWorks Aug 2006 - Current Aug 2004 - May 2006 Facilitate project inception activities to gather initial Indiana University School of Informatics requirements and design solutions that are ready to be built Thesis – Prepare • Project • Present: Collaborate and facilitate design efforts on development teams Using Technology to Encourage Effective of varying size (4 to 40 people) in various industries Presentations josh.ev9.org/p3 Guiding clients through a project inception Define methods of User-Centered Design for the Agile Major Project – ECHOES: Encouraging Development context Companionship, Home Organization, & Entertainment in Seniors Led the internal Global User-Centered Design Community B.S. Cognitive Science, Specialization in Associate Instructor Human-Computer Interaction IU, Informatics Aug 2004 - May 2006 University of California San Diego UCSD, Cognitive Science Sept 2003 - June 2004 Sept 2000 - June 2004 I lead the design of CruiseControl.rb, an Open source Continuous Integration Instructed students in lecture-style classes and one-on-one Major Project – Picture This 1.0: Toward Tool setting in HCI undergraduate survey courses covering User- Better Photo Organization Software Centered Design and Usability ThoughtWorks University Assisted Professors with long-term course strategy as well as Bangalore, India planning weekly lectures and assignments Aug - Sept 2006 7 week training course covering topics in Interaction Design Intern Consulting, Software Delivery, and Agile Software Development Intuit TurboTax, User-Centered Design Team May - July 2005 Conducted user research considering Instant Messaging in Places I’ve Worked (in the US) online tax software Chicago, IL Home Sweet Home
Created & implemented a tool to publicize team findings
With Snapshot, an arduous
process was automated Ropes Course & Team Building Specialist Wilshire Boulevard Camps Summers from 2000 - 2002 Facilitated team-building exercises with youth and adults through the use of low element and high element activities Trained and managed staff in the set-up & maintainance of a high element wilderness ropes course Professional & Academic Associations Iota Nu Phi National Honors Society in Leadership & learning also happen outside the office Speaking Engagements Informatics, Co-Founder IxDA 2008 Conference, Feb 2008 Design Club at IU, Co-Founder Topic: Agile User-Centered Design Interaction Design Association, Member ThoughtWorks North America Day, UK Day, & Chicago Day ACM Special Interest Group on Topic: Taking a Contextual Design Approach to Software Computer-Human Interaction, Member Delivery