Résumé
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Education
Master of Science, Human-Computer Interaction & Design Indiana University, School of Informatics (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
August 2004 - May 2006
August 2004 - May 2006
Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction, University of California San Diego
September 2000 - June 2004
September 2000 - June 2004
Graduate, ThoughtWorks University, Bangalore India
August 2006 - October 2006
August 2006 - October 2006
Work Experience
Interaction Design Consultant, ThoughtWorks
August 2006 - Current
August 2006 - Current
- Facilitate project inception processes to gather initial requirements & design software that is ready to be built
- Collaborate and facilitate design efforts on development teams of varying size (4 to 40 people) in various industries
- Define methods of User-Centered Design for the Agile Development context
- Led the internal Global User-Centered Design Community
User Centered Design Intern, Intuit, User Centered Design Group
May - July 2005
May - July 2005
- Conducted exploratory research considering the application of Instant Messaging capabilities to online tax software
- Created and implemented an internal software package to aid team communication
- Developed a promotional video for the Intuit Internship Program
Associate Instructor, Indiana University and UC San Diego
September 2003 - May 2006
September 2003 - May 2006
- Instructed students in lecture-style classes and one-on-one setting in HCI undergraduate survey courses covering User-Centered Design and Usability
- Assisted Professors with long-term course strategy as well as planning weekly lectures and assignments
Technical Information Intern, Southern California Edison Electric Company, Transmission and Distribution Business Unit
June - September 2003
June - September 2003
- Researched and created technical documents for new Lineman Training Course.
- Implemented and wrote technical instructions for Scantron enabled testing
Team Member, HCI & Distributed Cognition Lab, University of California at San Diego, Dept. of Cognitive Science
April 2003 - March 2004
April 2003 - March 2004
- Studied the use of digital photos and designed a Software User Interface based on ethnographic data and the Contextual Design process
- Participated in meetings, interviewed users, and designed implement layout
Ropes Course and Team Building Specialist and Senior Counselor, Wilshire Boulevard Camps, Malibu, CA
Summers from 1998 to 2002
Summers from 1998 to 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
Speaking Engagements
IxDA Interaction 08, Savannah, GA, USA
February 2008
February 2008
ThoughtWorks Away Day Conferences, USA & UK
- Session titled, “A Contextual Design Approach to Agile Software Development”
Courses & Skills
- HCI/Design Theory: Cognitive Ethnography, Cognitive Ergonomics
- HCI/Design Practice: Prototyping, Cognitive Engineering, Multimedia Design
- Development: Ruby on Rails, PHP, ActionScript (Flash), JavaScript, Perl, Python
- Web Design: DHTML (XHTML, CSS, and Javascript), Macromedia Studio, Adobe Photoshop
- Databases: SQL, MySQL
Other Experience
- Co-Founder (November 2004 – Current), Iota Nu Phi National Informatics Honors Society
- Co-Founder (January 2004 – Current), Design Club, Indiana University
- Informatics Department Representative (September 2004 – Current), Indiana University Graduate & Professional Student Organization (GPSO)
- Board Member (September 2004 – Current), Indiana University Department of Informatics Graduate in Informatics Student Association (GISA)
- Student Member (September 2004 - Current), Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIG CHI)
- Member (January June 2004), San Diego Computer-Human Interaction Group (SandCHI)