Design Manager

Location:

Pittsburgh, PA

Posted:

October 24, 2012

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INTERACTION DESIGNER / Carnegie Mellon HCII

EXPERIENCE

PITTSBURGH, PA / JANUARY 2012 - PRESENT

Design web and mobile interfaces to show parents when

child s school bus is coming. Design mobile interface for bus

drivers to initiate a GPS trace for their bus. Coordinate study

of system with school, parents and bus company.

INTERACTION DESIGN RESEARCHER / LG Electronics

R ACHEL INMAN PITTSBURGH, PA / MAY - AUGUST 2011

Worked on a team of design researchers to investigate

current mobile devices and come up with criteria for

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evaluation of these devices. Designed and executed make-

tools, interview questions, and user journals for study

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participants. Transcribed and coded the results of interviews.

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DESIGN INTERN / Pittsburgh Department of City Planning

SMC 4997 CMU / 5000 Forbes Ave

PITTSBURGH, PA / JANUARY - JULY 2011

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Assisted the City Planning s Senior Urban Planner and Public

Art Manager in reviewing proposals for the city s design and

art masterplans, urban design manual, and artist outreach

program. Researched examples of masterplans, urban design

manuals, and artist outreach programs from other cities to

create a set of design criteria for the reviewing process.

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION

RESEARCH FELLOW / Carnegie Mellon University

PITTSBURGH, PA / GRADUATED MAY 2011

PITTSBURGH, PA / MAY - AUGUST 2010

BFA Industrial Design / GPA: 3.78

Observed and analyzed inhabitants and artifacts in parks,

Business Administration Minor street corners, and busways in Pittsburgh. Interviewed

Fifth Year Scholar 2011-2012 residents about their public space needs. Generated new

designs for public spaces and design recommendations for

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IN FLORENCE future public spaces. This project was fully-funded by the

Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Research Office.

FLORENCE, ITALY / SUMMER 2009

COMMUNITY ADVISOR / Carnegie Mellon University

SKILLS Sketching ACTIVITIES

Storyboarding PITTSBURGH, PA / MAY 2010 - PRESENT

Physical Prototyping Train and supervise seven Resident Assistants in planning,

publicizing and implementing weekly events for over 200

Design research & synthesis undergraduate residents.

Interaction & experience design

CO-PRESIDENT / IDSA Student Chapter

Wireframing

PITTSBURGH, PA / MAY 2010 - PRESENT

Apple / Windows OS Organizing the School of Design s first student lecture

Microsoft Office series. Coordinated chapter trips to Toronto, Portland, New

Adobe Photoshop York City and organized visits to design firms and museums

Adobe Illustrator in these cities.

Adobe InDesign

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT / CMU Bridges Program

Basic HTML / CSS

PITTSBURGH, PA / FEBRUARY 2009 - PRESENT

Digital Photography Created a program that connects CMU undergraduate

Film & Darkroom Photography students with local middle school students. Coach CMU

Mural Painting students on teaching and activity planning. Awarded a

Sculpture Methods full paid scholarship for an additional year at CMU, post

graduation, to continue leading the Bridges Program and

study interaction design, web design and education policy.