Project Manager Design
Resume:
p rojects
Kathryn Summers-Knoll School Digital Portfolio: Interface & Interaction Design
o Designed digital portfolio system for students, teachers, and parents
Totz*
o Collaborated with team on UX research and design methods, including
the creation of wireframes and low- and high-fidelity prototypes
Ulysses Anquiro Digital Variorum: Information Architecture Challenge
o Created information architecture strategy and user interface
wireframes & workflow for theoretical system used to compare
c ontact
different editions of James Joyce s Ulysses
1601 McIntyre Street
Zotero Usability Analysis: Evaluation of Systems & Services
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
o Comprehensive usability analysis of Zotero, a Firefox-based reference
[Relocating to Durham in
management program
July 2011]
o Collaborated with team on a variety of UX research methods
The Effect of Mood on Implicit Learning: Senior Honors Thesis, IWU
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o Designed, documented, implemented, and analyzed research project
o Prepared manuscript and presented in oral defense
U X methods
F or more on these projects and others, visit Ka thrynTotz.com .
User testing, live and
remote
e ducation
Wireframing
Prototyping University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor
User interviews Master of Science in Information, Human-Computer Interaction 2010
Contextual inquiry o Relevant coursework: Interface & Interaction Design, Evaluation of
Ethnographic observation Systems & Services, Information Architecture, Contextual Inquiry &
Personas & scenarios Project Management; Design of Complex Websites
Competitive evaluation Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
Heuristic evaluation Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Cognitive Science 2007
Survey design o Magna Cum Laude with Research Honors
o Relevant coursework: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science,
p rogramming Statistics, Research Methods
XHTML, CSS
Python r eleva nt e xperience
Java ForeSee Results
Javascript (familiar) Usability Auditor Jan. 2011-present
MySQL (familiar) o Conduct Usability Audit Reviews and critically analyze results to create
actionable recommendations; prepare and deliver results to clients
U X software o Maintain research on current online best practices, including mobile
Morae & UserVue applications and social media
Axure Usability Intern Apr.-Dec. 2010
Omnigraffle, Visio o Supported Usability Team in conducting Usability Audit Reviews,
preparing reports, and managing database of online best practices
o ther software U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, National Vehicle and Fuels Emissions Laboratory
Dreamweaver
Usability Specialist May 2009-May 2010
Illustrator
o Performed in-depth usability audit of OTAQ@Work, the Office intranet
Protovis
o Implemented UX testing results in a complete site redesign using
Joomla!, WordPress
Joomla! Content Management System
Google Analytics,
University of Michigan LSA Psychology
AdWords
Research Project Manager, Dr. Denise Sekaquaptewa July 2007-July 2008
SPSS
o Managed and collaborated on the research project, including IRB
Inquisit, E-Prime
submission, instrument design, data collection, and analysis
MS Office
Illinois Wesleyan University Psychology
Windows Vista, XP, 2000
Research Assistant, Dr. Jean Pretz Sept. 2004-Apr. 2007
Mac OS X
o Collaborated on experiment design, data collection, and analysis
p rofessional
p ublications
m emberships
Pretz, J.E., Totz, K.S., & Kaufman, S.B. (2010). The effects of mood, cognitive
Usability Professionals
style, and cognitive ability on implicit learning. Learning and
Association
Individual Differences, 20, 215-219.
Pretz, J.E., & Totz, K.S. (2007). Measuring individual differences in affective,
a wards and honors
heuristic, and holistic intuition. Personality and Individual Differences,
Phi Beta Kappa
43(5), 1247-1257.
Girl Scout Gold Award
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