Design Software Engineer

Kathy Nguyen

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Interests

User Experience User Interface Design Human Factors Pushing the envelope of the marriage between

creative design and practical technology Bridging the distant gap between user and technology

Education

University of California, Irvine Bachelor of Science in Informatics and HCI, 2014

Courses: Human-Computer Interaction Requirements and Evaluations Social Analysis of

Computerization Software Engineering Design Ubiquitous Computing Software Construction

Skills

Languages: Python, HTML/CSS, Javascript, Objective C, Scheme, Java, L TEX

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Design: Balsamiq, Axure, Illustrator, Photoshop/GIMP, Flash, Usability Testing

Software: Eclipse, Xcode, SVN, Mercurial, JIRA, Virtual Machine, MAC OS X/Ubuntu/Windows 7

Experience

Metronome Software Laguna Hills, CA

Software Engineer Intern June 2012 - Current

Worked extentsively on UI design and implementation on mobile and desktop of TransApp Store

Designed dynamic MIAF dashboard that detects malicious attacks and allows operators to catalog

and respond to the events

Conducted android rooting and kernel ashing for Samsung Galaxy

UC Irvine Informatics Department Irvine, CA

Undergraduate Research Assistant April 2012 - Current

Researched and analyzed academic publishings on education and video modeling for autism

Designed a universal user friendly interface with a focus in ASD youth usability

Self taught iOS development to develop an educational app featuring recording to self model

Enplug Inc. Costa Mesa, CA

Marketing & Design Intern May 2011 - Sept 2011

Improved website usability and user interface and designed an optimal homepage layout

Researched extensively in marketing for an early stage digital signage startup to expose and promote

launch within community

Projects

Dubium: The Technical Interview App for iOS

User Interface and Interaction Designer

Conducted competitive analysis and design assessment

Interviewed users to gauge needs and expectations for design evaluation

Created low- delity prototypes and wireframes; made design and interaction recommendations

Think It By Hand

User Interface and Interaction Designer

Designed and developed HTML5 Math-Teaching tablet app for children with learning disabilities

Conducted usability lab tests and redesigned for improvements from results, interviews and research

University Leadership

UCI Counseling Center

Peer Educator - Intern June 2010 - June 2011

Developed primary prevention materials and presented psycho-educational outreach workshops

Lead fundraising committee to rapidly increase fund for non-pro t counseling services

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