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Cora Cowles
Experience
Quicken Loans Jan 2007-Present
User Experience Analyst
Develop wireframes and interactive comps to be used in user testing
Plan and execute all aspects of local and remote user feedback and usability
testing
Analyze video and other data obtained from user feedback
Manage software used to gather and aggregate user insight
Manage and analyze data from Voice of Customer and Customer Experience Management
solutions
Communicate user feedback findings to project managers, designers, engineers and
senior leaders
University of Michigan Library - Usability Working Group Sept 2006-Dec 2006
Usability Intern
Created and facilitated usability testing while adhering to the project plan set
forth
Recommended updates for current website and created wireframe specifications for
new website
Analyzed navigation of current website using usability heuristics and focus group
feedback
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) May 2006-Aug 2006
Research Intern
Navigated online public access catalogs
Collected and analyzed research data
Evaluated Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) records
Education
University of Michigan- School of Information Ann Arbor, MI
MSI Master of Science in Information 2007
Specialization: Human Computer Interaction
Relevant Courses:
Use of Information: Assessed a help desk support team's work flow by conducting
contextual inquiries, analyses and other approaches to user-centered needs analysis
and design
Interface and Interaction Design: Assessed features of a piece of software,
conducting usability evaluations for that software and recommending updates for the
company that owns it
Design of Complex Websites: Used Ruby, XHTML and CSS to build a database-backed
website
Choice and Learning: Learned about the relationship between learning, cognitive
psychology and macroeconomics as applied to game theory and problem-solving
Search and Retrieval: Learned about search and retrieval algorithms and methods of
searching with and without the aid of a computer
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
BA African American Studies 2005
Technical Knowledge and Membership
Software
Tealeaf, Coremetrics
Axure RP, Morae
Programming Languages and Web Design
HTML, CSS
Member, Usability Professionals' Association