seeking internship for summer 2008


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Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 09/07 – present

  • Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), expected May 2009.
  • Courses for Spring 08: Principles of Interactive Design, Management of Technology, Qualitative Methods.

Tufts University, Medford, MA 09/00 – 05/04

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with focus in Human Factors.
  • Magna Cum Laude Graduation Honors.
  • Studied abroad at University of Melbourne for one semester.

Academic Project Work

Battling Childhood Obesity, Intro to HCI, Georgia Tech 09/07 – 12/07

  • Carried out innovative team brainstorm yielding 20+ potential technological solutions.
  • Presented top 3 solutions in poster session at GVU Center’s 15th Anniversary Research Showcase.
  • Created mobile Adobe Flash prototype of digital grocery scavenger hunt game.
  • Ran usability test to evaluate child performance and satisfaction.

Redesigning MARTA Ticketing System, Engineering Psychology, Georgia Tech 09/07 – 12/07

  • Evaluated existing system through user, task, environment, workload and interface analysis.
  • Drew detailed functional and decision/action flow diagrams.
  • Designed new system, including user interface and supporting infrastructure.

Audio Graph Training for Visually Impaired, Sonification Lab, Georgia Tech 09/07 – present

  • Work with local schools to create teaching curriculum for auditory graphing.
  • Tutor math and teach computer skills to visually-impaired children.
  • Plan internet-based surveys and focus groups to explore math education system.

Work Experience

Schematic, User Experience Designer, Los Angeles, CA 07/06 – 07/07

  • Designed interaction-rich, user-centered solutions for interactive television and web applications.
  • Drove user experience vision for clients including ABC and Home Shopping Network.
  • Conducted information-gathering sessions with clients and technical team members.
  • Created information architecture deliverables, including personas, feature value matrices, site maps, work flows, use cases, wireframes, and functional specifications.

Pitney Bowes, Inc., Human Factors Engineer, Shelton, CT 05/05 – 07/06

  • Planned, designed, and conducted in-lab and field usability tests and evaluations.
  • Designed interfaces for both consumer and business-to-business products.
  • Wrote, distributed, and analyzed web-based surveys.
  • Authored instructional documentation for software and hardware.

Gillette Company, Research Associate, Reading, UK & Boston, MA 05/03 – 12/04

  • Conducted research, development, and design work for instrumentation.
  • Created physical prototypes, ran usability tests, and statistically analyzed results.
  • Utilized piezoelectric technology to develop sensor to quantify human perception of smooth shave.
  • Implemented data acquisition software to acquire, process, and analyze acoustic data.
  • Traveled to United Kingdom for 6 months to work with instrumentation team there.

Swimming Instruction Business, Founder, Fairfield County, CT 05/01 – 08/02

  • Managed finances, scheduled and taught private lessons for students of diverse ages.
  • Forged strong relationships with customers resulting in 90% client retention for following summer.

Professional & Community Involvement

Atlanta Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), Atlanta, GA 09/07 – present

  • Attend monthly lectures on industry issues and case studies.

Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI), Volunteer, Atlanta, GA 09/07 – present

  • Work at after-school program teaching computer skills and tutoring math.

CT Usability Professionals Association (UPA), Co-Founder, Fairfield, CT 03/06 – 07/06

  • Took initiative to start the UPA Connecticut Chapter with others.

Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Activities Coordinator, Boston, MA & Fairfield, CT 01/03 – 07/06

  • Worked to encourage young women to enter engineering careers.

Tufts Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES), Boston, MA 01/03 – 05/04

  • As President, expanded membership and organized First New England HFES Student Conference, which has since become an annual event.

Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Flash (intro-level)
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft Visio
  • OmniGraffle
  • HTML & CSS
  • PHP (intro-level)
  • SolidWorks
  • AutoCAD
  • Mac&PC
  • Russian (fluent)

Interests

  • Triathlon Training
  • Rock Climbing
  • Cooking
  • Traveling
  • Healthy Living
  • Dancing