Jessamyn Smallenburg
User-Experience Design and Web Development
Résumé in PDF FormatUser Experience Design Skills
InterviewsPersonas
Scenarios
Competitive Evaluations
Heuristic Evaluations
Surveys
Usability Studies
Card Sorting
Contextual Inquiry
Sketching
Web Design and Prototyping Skills
XHTMLCSS
Adobe Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Illustrator
Axure RP Pro
Programming & Database Experience
PHP with MySQL (XAMPP) Java with Eclipse
Drupal
Python
Software and Operating System Skills
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Access
Windows Vista
Mac OS X
Camtasia
Current Endeavors
AjaxJavaScript
Fall 2009 Classes
SI 543: Java ProgrammingSI 572: Database Application Design
SI 658: Information Architecture
SI 682: Interface and Interaction Design
Winter 2010 Classes
SI 649: Information VisualizationSI 651: Information-Seeking Behavior
MO 501: Human Behavior and Organization
Stats 350: Statistics and Data Analysis
Education
University of Michigan School of InformationMaster of Science in Information, April, 2010
Specialization in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Course Work and Key Concepts:
- Evaluation of Systems and Services, Interface and Interaction Design
- Comparative & Heuristic Evaluations, Usability Testing, Surveys
- Interaction Flow Maps, Personas & Scenarios
- Prototype using Axure RP Pro
- Database Applications in Health Care, Database Application Design
- Microsoft Access, Oracle, and MySQL
- PHP, MySQL, Apache (Xampp)
- Information Architecture
- Wireframes, mock-ups, Information Architecture Strategy
- Tools used were Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, and Photoshop.
University of Michigan Department of Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, December, 2005
- Research Experience:
- Extensive experience conducting research with scholarly journals.
- Involved in research concerning gender stereotypes.
- Conducted experiment sessions with student participants.
- Awards/Honors
- Michigan Achievement Award, Fall 2005
Work Experience
University of Michigan Health Sciences Scholars ProgramWebsite Developer & Administrator, July 2009 ~ Apr. 2010
- Compile resources associated with health professions.
- Organize resources for display on the Web.
- Implement Web 2.0 technologies to enhance website dynamically.
- Tools used were JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, and Flash.
- Visit the public e-Portfolio for further information.
Center for Chemical Genomics
Usability Scientist Intern, May 2009 ~ Jul. 2009
- Conduct usability evaluations to improve client's database system.
- Heuristic & Comparative Evaluation, Card Sorting, Usability Testing.
- Storyboards, Interaction Flow Map.
- Visit the internship's public e-Portfolio for more information.
Drupal Content Migrator, Sept. 2008 ~ Jan. 2009
- Transferred hundreds of library resources into the new Drupal framework.
- Used HTML markup to edit the pages in the new framework.
Freelance Website Designer, Current
- View samples of my web design work in this portfolio under the Web Design tab.
- I use XHTML; CSS; Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Photoshop;
configurable Flash and Java applets; and JavaScript in my web design work.
Research Assistant, Sept. 2004 ~ Dec. 2004
- Involved in research on gender stereotypes and mathematics performance.
- Conducted experimental sessions with student participants.
- Skills utilized include:
- Testing session moderation.
- Facilitation of research studies involving participants.
- Photo editing using computer software.
- Scenario development to uncover implicit aspects of mental models.