Design Manager

M I KE W ATT

**** ******* ***. ** *******, WA ***05 206-***-**** *********@*****.*** www.mikewatt.co

S KILLS

User Experience Design Mobile Interaction Design Client Project Management Usability Testing

User & Flow Design User Research Concept to Launch Ideation Experiment Design

Wireframe Design Requirements Gathering Client Pitch Presentations Data Analysis

E XPERIENCE

U ser - Centered Design Lead G eneral UI, Seattle, W A 3 /2011 Pre sent

Responsible for designing interactive and detailed, annotated mobile application wireframes for client iOS

applications. Contributes interaction design assets to product development process through concept sketches,

personas, scenarios, and storyboard design. In-depth knowledge of iOS Human Interface Guidelines and

engineering nomenclature. Responsible for developing and pitching mobile design ideas to clients. Support,

assist, and management of client projects. Design and facilitate user research studies and usability testing plans.

Facilitate concept brainstorming activities and product development across teams of engineers, developers, and

product managers. Mentorship of junior developers and user-centered design interns.

R esearch Assistant U niversity of W ashington, Seattle, W A 1 2/2010 6/2011

Contextual inquiry, clinical workflow modeling, business process simulation, and wireframe design of award

winning prototype physician communication tool. Remote and mobile usability testing, experiment design, and

data analysis. Research of clinical decision support, healthcare informatics, and clinical workflow analysis for the

National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare (University of Texas, Houston).

Prepared research application materials for Human Subjects Review Board and assisted with writing grant

materials.

G raduate Instructor U niversity of W ashington, Seattle, W A 9 /2009 11/ 2010

Prepared and conducted lectures on effective workplace writing and communication techniques. Taught

professional writing styles and oral presentation strategies to engineering undergraduates (Advanced Technical

Writing and Oral Presentation, HCDE 333). Developed course materials, held office hours, calculated and

submitted final grades.

S ystem s M anager S eattle Public Library, Seattle, W A 2 / 2004 8/ 2009

Co-developed system user-interface for automated materials handling system, devised strategies for ongoing

software development with user experience designers, software engineers, and mechanical engineers.

D esigner and Partner M ountain Consolidated, Seattle, W A 1 / 2001 2/ 2007

Served as visual designer and marketing manager for independent music production company. Managed

product development, promotion, and distribution for national digital and retail music campaigns. Engineered and

produced audio recordings for commercials, video games, and websites.

E DUCATION

M asters of Science, Human Centered Design and Engineering J une 2011

University of Washington, Seattle WA

B achelo r of Arts, Com m unications J une 2008

University of Washington, Seattle WA

T OOLS AND CODE

OmniGraffle, Axure, Visio Techsmith Morae and Camtasia, Tobii Eye-Tracking, ClickTale

Adobe CS4: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver

MS Office

Competency in HTML, CSS

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