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My name is Kevin McDonald and I live in Austin, Texas. My chosen profession
is a field called Human Computer Interaction - which is a fancy way
of saying that I strive to make technology easier for average people. |
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research interests:
contextual design, ethnography, design cognition, information visualization
and aesthetics |
long-term plans:
Alright, a last minute distraction surfaced. Instead of enrolling
in the Computer Science Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech come August,
I am staying here in Austin. After some soul-searching (blah, blah,
blah), I decided to stay and work at .
Ribbit. |
acknowledgments:
I'd like thank the following blogs (and their owners) for both design
inspiration and borrowed html code/style sheets:
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I hope they don't mind my pilfering too much. |
contact information:
2100 Payne Avenue
Austin Texas 78757
512.698.6471 (cell)
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SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Analyst
• Austin, Texas
Spring 2002 to present
• Implement object-oriented design methodology to create visual
languages and design systems for client companies' interactive offerings
• Devise and execute usability assessments for client companies
• Offer design recommendations based on usability evaluations
User Experience Consultant
• Interactive Division • Austin, Texas
Summer 2001 to Winter 2002
• Devised and implemented a unique usability methodology (based
on Nielsen's heuristic evaluation) for a large scale website
• Performed usability assessments on client companies' interactive
offerings
• Offered design recommendations based on usability evaluations
Lead Interaction Designer/Usability Specialist/ Visual Designer
Aviri, Inc • Development Organization • Austin, Texas
Spring 2001 to late Fall 2001
• Employed an iterative, user-centered design process in the
redesign of the software from version 1.0 to 2.0
• Interviewed existing clients to gather information about
current workflows and determined the success of the software in
meeting their goals
• Conducted informal, qualitative usability sessions to further
establish the strengths and weaknesses of the software
• Designed the information architecture and interface (on both
paper and screen) for the software's 2.0 release
• Scheduled and conducted regular usability sessions with users
to gauge the effectiveness of the prototype designs
• Developed a visual language (iconography, color selection)
consistent with the company brand and the mission of the software
Interaction Designer/Usability Specialist
• Human Computer Interaction • Austin, Texas
Spring 1999 to Fall 2000
• Managed interaction design and usability processes for customers
such as IBM (wireless devices), Nokia, and Manulife USA
• Provided HCI consulting for internal projects, ranging from
configuration software to business to consumer websites
• Designed information architecture and interface solutions
(on both paper and screen), and tested those designs with end-users
and peers
• Excelled in an iterative, user-centered design environment
by working closely with users, software developers, and visual designers
• Regularly interviewed clients to gather information about
workflows, product specifications, goals, and tasks
• Demonstrated expertise in a variety of techniques, such as
formal usability testing, discount usability, comparative testing,
focus groups and surveys in both a usability lab and at client locations
• Developed expertise at concept generation, needs analysis,
performing user studies
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