aman parnami
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EDUCATION SKILLS
M.S. Human-Computer Interaction (GPA: 4.0)
Expected Data Gathering
May 2013 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Contextual Inquiry
Focus Groups
B.S.- M.S. Computer Science
2003-08
Persona
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
Scenarios
EXPERIENCE
Evaluation
Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
2011-Present
Cognitive Walkthrough
Enable new interactions using embedded and environmental Heuristic Analysis
sensors. Build applications for mobile devices and tabletops. Think Aloud
Interviews
Interaction Designer, freelancer
2010-11
Created a Customer Relationship Management tool in
Prototyping
collaboration with the sales team of a startup providing
Adobe Creative Suite
tutoring to high school students. Advised design and
Design Sketching
development teams remotely of another startup in Michigan.
Powerpoint
Usability Analyst, Standard Chartered Bank, Chennai, India
2008-10 Balsamiq
Axure
Initiated user-centered design process in the development
of nancial applications for web and mobile. Interviewed
stakeholders. Proposed wireframes that incorporated their Development
feedback. Conducted normative evaluation of prototypes. Visual Studio
Guided visual designers, prototypers and developers. Eclipse
XCode
PROJECTS
Languages
Jan-Apr 2012 Energy Conservation for Adults, Dr. Jim Foley
HTML5
Surveyed adult college students and newlyweds about their
CSS
energy usage behavior. Generated persona and scenarios
Javascript
that informed multiple designs. Prototyped a plant-like
PHP
artifact, read-only display and a mobile app. Evaluated
Java
prototypes with potential users.
Python
2011-Present Tangible Anchoring, Dr. Ali Mazalek SQL
Generated storyboards complete with information Processing
visualizations and novel interactions between interactive C#
tabletop and tangibles for news reading room setup.
Fabricated interactive tangible prototypes. Mobile
Android
2008 Collaborative Draw, Winner, Google Product Prodigy
iOS
Conceptualised and programmed parts of a real-time online
collaborative drawing tool for Android and PC with extensive
Misc
use of AJAX concepts.
Arduino
Vision-based 3D simulations, Dr. Sharat Chandran
2007-08 ZigBee
3D Modelling
[Master s Thesis] Designed and implemented a 3D Shooting
Range Simulator using camera mounted on a weapon
to provide visual feedback on projection surface and target.