seeking internship for summer 2008

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Anya B Kogan