Quality assurance

Kerry Young

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Kerry Young

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Prototyping Interaction analysis Quality assurance Research

Mockups Interface design Technical support Management

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Expected May 2012

Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction

Computer Science Specialization

University of California, Los Angeles

August 2007

Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Computing

Minor in MathematicsMember of Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Fraternity

* Member of Psychology Research Opportunities Programs Scholar (PROPS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Corporation, Remond, WA

May '11 - August '11

* Summer internship with the Microsoft Office Division, Graphics and Visualization

* Researched internally and externally the values and implications of a possible feature

addition

* Designed then produced mockups in PowerPoint of the feature and presented it to the

dependencies

* Coordinated with other program managers, developers and testers to write full

specification sheet

3VR Security Incorporated, San Francisco, CA

November 07June 10Technical Engineer

* Lead in redesigning the interface of CrimeDex, an online database of crimes and

suspects

* Designed and applied the web layout of the 3VR Partner Portal

* Wrote and executed test scripts for security surveillance software and hardware

* Provided systems support to customers, partners and field engineers

PixBlitz Studios Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA

April 07August 07Technical Staff

* Developed a script to take meta-data from 3D models to inject clickable regions into

videos

* Performed various system administration such as built and configured servers and

implemented source control system

* Updated website and enhanced Flash demos for partners and investors

Systems Technology Incorporated, Hawthorne, CA

January 07June 07Technical Fieldworker

* Contributed to building the GUI of a driving simulation software using Visual Basic

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Brain Lab,

Georgia Institute of TechnologyAugust 10 - CurrentResearcher

* Discovering the optimal distance and intensity of LEDs in order to successfully apply

solid state visually evoked potentials (SSVEP) into heads-up display units for astronauts

UCLA IDDEAS Memory Lab, UCLA

January 06June 07Researcher

* Designed and executed experiments validating the Expanding Retrieval Process, an

improved method of studying utilizing the spacing effect

* Administered tests to research participants, analyzed data, presented results at

multiple conferences in both poster and paper talk format

Stanford Memory Lab,

Stanford UniversityJune 06 September 06Research Assistant

* Examined differences between meta-cognitive state of knowing and remembering

* Administered experiments, collected data and analyzed results using Excel

WORKING KNOWLEDGE

Python Flash/Actionscript Microsoft Office Drupal

Java HTML/CSS Microsoft Visio Eclipse

Swing SQL Microsoft Windows Pencil Project

AWARDS AND HONORS

1st place division and 1st place competition winner at Web Directions Amped Hack Day

Competition (2010)

* Proposed enhancements to standard broadcast television by utilizing IPTV technology to

allow content overlays in the form of user-defined widgets. Won an all-expense paid trip

to Tokyo, Japan to present winning design at Web Directions East conference in 2010

Winner of PROPS Poster Contest (2006)

* Best research poster among the 20 PROPS members at the commencement ceremony

Dean s Prize at Westwind/Aleph Conference for Undergraduate Research and Writing (2006)

* Awarded Dean s Prize for the Expanding Retrieval Practice is Desirable Only for

Rapidly Forgetting Material talk given at the Eighth Annual Westwind/Aleph Conference for

Undergraduate Research and Writing in 2006

Psychology Research Opportunity Programs Scholar (2005)

* Selected from a pool of approximately 150 UCLA students to be one of 20 PROPS members

in 2005 based on academic achievement, potential for graduate school, and commitment to

research

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