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| Michael W. Mitchell, Ph.D. User Experience Consultant |
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| Summary | Resume |
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Objective I make things more usable. I am available to consult with companies and organizations seeking to design, test and improve innovative devices, software applications, services and games for desktop, web and mobile platforms. • Heuristic Evaluations
Background I am a human factors generalist by training with over fifteen years of experience in usability and interface design. With positions at IBM, Scient and a growing list of startup web-services and social-technology companies, I have been involved at every point along the software development process. I co-founded Networked Insights, Inc., serving as Chief Experience Officer from 2006 until 2009. I continue to serve as an advisor in the areas of user experience and social data visualization. I am co-inventor on United States Patent 7,080,139, "Method and apparatus for selectively sharing and passively tracking communication device experiences." I hold a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Human Factors Option with Human-Computer Interaction Concentration) from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Idaho.
Interests I have a growing number of convergent interests that center around enhancing one’s situational awareness by understanding and supporting human information processing, memory and attentional needs through appropriate data presentation. |
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