Objective

I make things more usable.

I am available to consult with companies and organizations seeking to design, test and improve innovative software applications, services and games for desktop, web and mobile platforms.

• Heuristic Evaluations
• User Testing, Analysis and Recommendations
• Conceptual Exploration and Prototypes
• User Interface Design
• Wireframe Development

Background

I am a human factors generalist by training with more than fifteen years of experience in usability and interface design. My work with IBM, Scient and a growing list of startup web-services and social technology companies involved me 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.

Public bits of current projects will appear on The Moment Collective website as they become available.