JACKY YIP
Human-Computer Interaction Institute abqiyn@r.postjobfree.com
Carnegie Mellon University 650-***-****
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EDUCATION
HCI METHODS
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, United States
2010 Aug
User Research
Masters of Human-Computer Interaction, GPA 4.0/4.0
Contextual Inquiry
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, Waterloo, Canada
2009 Apr
Directed Storytelling
Bachelor of Software Engineering with Distinction, Minor in Cognitive Science, GPA 85/100
Diary Study
Maketools
PROJECTS Modeling and Analysis
Contextual Design
2010 Jan Present RADIOLOGY SOFTWARE REDESIGN, GE Healthcare
Service Blueprint
User Researcher, Technical Lead
Eight-month capstone project to create a unified experience for GE s radiology suite through Design
conducting field research with radiologists by validating designs with working prototypes. Persona and Scenario
Participatory Design
PERSONAL ROBOTICS INTERFACE, Intel Research Lab
2009 Sep Dec
Paper Prototyping
User Researcher, Interaction Designer, Software Developer
Wireframe
Designed the user interface between seniors and a robotic caregiver that performs routine
tasks at home. Performed contextual inquiry at senior homes to understand the elders Usability Evaluation
latent needs. Developed a functional UI prototype and iteratively refined the design through Keystroke-Level Modeling
usability testing. Presented at Intel Labs Pittsburgh 2009 Open House. Think-Aloud Protocol
Heuristic Evaluation
SAVING THE NEWS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2009 Sep Dec
User Researcher, Service Design Lead SKILLS
Employed service design methodology to inform the newspaper company on feasible in- C
novations. Presented to Post-Gazette executives monthly on research insights and design C++
concepts, and prepared the presentation content and slide design. Prototyped a service Java
framework to address the needs of Pittsburgh s younger generation for neighborhood news. Python
HTML / CSS
PHP
DESIGN EXPERIENCE MySQL
MICROSOFT, Redmond, United States
2008 Jan Apr ActionScript
Program Manager Intern OpenGL
Brainstormed ideas with user experience designers to create a new Active Directory man- MATLAB
agement UI for Windows 7. Conducted think-aloud usability testing. Authored feature
specifications including design mockups and user scenarios, which were signed off by TOOLS
feature, partner and management teams as part of Windows 7 s document review process. InDesign
Photoshop
MICROSOFT, Shanghai, China
2007 Jun Aug
Dreamweaver
Program Manager Intern
Flash / Flex
Designed an experimental single sign-on web service for mobile users as sole designer.
Eclipse
Took initiative to resolve blocking issues across Shanghai and Redmond.
Visual Studio
Omnigraffle
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE Visio
GOOGLE, Mountain View, United States
2008 Sep Dec
PLATFORMS
Software Engineer Intern
Windows
Added new revenue and clicks reporting for AdSense front-end. Developed an internal
MAC OS X
dashboard to display usage statistics for AdSense s public API.
Arduino
RESEARCH IN MOTION, Waterloo, Canada
2006 Sep Dec
LANGUAGES
Software Developer Intern
English
Created file I/O drivers to simulate Windows Mobile and Symbian logging storage on the
Cantonese
PC. Implemented Unicode support for wireless logging.
Mandarin
RESEARCH IN MOTION, Ottawa, Canada
2006 Jan Apr
Software Developer Intern
Analyzed BlackBerry OSes and identified key features to be added in a new OS. Developed
device-independent management systems for battery and backlight.