Product & Company |
Product
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Lisa's
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System Center Operations Manager Microsoft |
Allows IT professionals to monitor the health and performance of IT resources, services, and infrastructure | Interaction and visual design for new features and UX improvements; two product releases |
Live Search (Bing) Microsoft |
Search engine | Interaction design for several standardized UI elements; evelopment of a graphical/navigable site map (for MS internal use); IA and implementation of a Search UX guidelines web site (for MS internal and partner use) |
Glofun Labs Web Site Glofun Labs |
Multiple iterations of company web site for Glofun Labs | All aspects of design and implementation; all writing not explicitly attributed otherwise; editing |
GPS Fishtrap Glofun Labs |
Location-enabled game for mobile phones | Game design; art; UI design; Help text |
Glofun RayGun Glofun Labs |
Location-enabled game for mobile phones | Art; UI design; help text |
Excelsior Bonifico Company Web
Site Excelsior Bonifico Company |
Company web site of the Excelsior Bonifico Company | Layout; implementation; some writing; editing |
Data Protection Server Microsoft |
Continuous, disk-based backup and recovery solution | Conducted a series of conceptual design workshops (with PM and dev participants); developed conceptual model for entire product; designed/specified overall UI "container"; monitored design consistency of various UI components and worked with PMs to resolve troublesome UI issues; supervised a contract visual designer; worked with usability engineer to carry out iterative user studies; reviewed UI text for entire product |
File Server Resource Manager Microsoft |
A suite of tools that allows administrators to understand, control, and manage the quantity and type of data stored on their servers. | Provided UI design feedback and recommendations for web and MMC user interfaces. |
Storage Manager for SANs Microsoft |
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in used to configure simple SAN-based storage arrays | Conducted a series of design workshops (with PM and dev participants); designed/specified UI; worked with usability engineer to carry out user study. |
Enterprise Storage Division "Concept Car" Microsoft |
A high-level concept design for storage management three to five years in the future | Defined users/roles, features, and scenarios; supervised a contract UI designer, who developed screenshots |
Tutorial: Wearable Computing UI Development ISWC 2002 |
Half-day tutorial on UI design and development presented at International Symposium on Wearable Computing | Co-taught with Tangis company president; developed and presented curriculum covering development process and interaction technologies (slides 36 - 78) |
Tangis In-Motion UI Tangis Corporation (defunct) |
A generic application UI optimized for mobile computing | Served as UI design lead through two full release cycles; conducted numerous user studies. |
Tangis Application Builder Tangis Corporation (defunct) |
A desktop tool for rapidly prototyping and developing applications that use the Tangis UI | Served as UI design lead through two full release cycles; provided all visual design; conducted several rounds of usability tests; wrote and edited portions of online help. |
FireWire Guidelines Apple Computer |
Developer guidelines for FireWire devices | Drafted guidelines for 3rd party developers of FireWire devices. |
b3interactive.com B3 Interactive (defunct) |
Corporate web site for an e-services startup | Served as information architect and writer for entire site; as Practice Leader for User Experience, contributed one UI design article to the Workshop section. |
Online Customer Service AT&T Wireless |
Customer service web site | Assessed overall usability of web site; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered specific recommendations for improvement. |
Management Console Attachmate |
Distributed software management application for installing, monitoring, and managing applications and files on networked PCs | Designed a setup wizard for configuring Management Console. |
WorkWise
Data Agent Server WorkWise, Inc. (now Global Software, Inc.) |
Software for automating computer-based business tasks. | Assessed overall usability of current design; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered recommendations for short-term improvements; proposed design process for long-term usability improvements. |
WatchGuard Security Management System WatchGuard Technologies | Software for configuring and managing an "appliance" style firewall | Assessed overall usability of current design; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered recommendations for short-term improvements; designed user interface for the next release; conducted usability study for short- and long-term solutions. |
AnswerExpress Support Suite Intel Corporation |
Web site providing point-of-sale information about Intel's AnswerExpress, a suite of PC support services | Assessed overall usability of web site; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered recommendations for improvements. |
ServerBuilder Web Site Intel Corporation |
Web site for helping resellers identify parts and assemble Intel-based server systems | Assessed overall usability of web site; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered recommendations for improvements. |
Control Panels Guidelines Apple Computer |
HI guidelines for developers of Macintosh control panels, part of the System 8 SDK | Identified, researched, and resolved UI design issues related to control panels; drafted guidelines; conducted reviews. |
Apple Network Administrator Toolkit (2 releases) Apple Computer |
Comprehensive suite of network management tools: At Ease for
Workgroups, Network Assistant, User & Group Manager
|
Identified and prioritized usability and consistency issues; worked with team members to resolve them; supervised the work of a graphic artist. |
Macintosh OS Usability Competitive Analysis Apple Computer |
Competitive analysis of Macintosh System 8 and three additional operating systems in terms of support for mobile computing | Used, evaluated, and rated four computer systems; drafted a report; made a formal presentation of findings. |
Location Manager Apple Computer |
A utility for saving and switching configuration sets. | Worked with marketing and engineering to refine the product definition; designed user interface; conducted iterative user studies; identified and resolved issues relating to various product groups at Apple; drafted UI specifications. |
XactLabs Automated Backup and Recovery Software MCI & XactLabs (now Atrieva) |
Automated backup and recovery system | Assessed overall usability; identified and prioritized usability issues; offered recommendations for improvement. |
Apple Universal Remote Control Apple Computer |
Remote for controlling a television tuner, cable, VCR, and interactive TV | Conducted an in-home usability study evaluating Apple and other remotes. Supervised a complementary lab study conducted by a consultant. |
Disk Image Mounter Apple Computer |
A simple utility that allows disk images to be used as if they were actual disks | Designed user interface; drafted UI specifications. |
Sound & Displays Apple Computer |
A control panel for configuring complex AV systems | Proposed concept; designed user interface; built prototypes; conducted 2 rounds of user studies and supervised 2 more; identified and resolved issues impacting related product groups at Apple; drafted UI specifications. |
Password Security Apple Computer |
A control panel for preventing unauthorized access to data on portable computers that are lost or stolen | Designed user interface; built prototypes; drafted UI specifications. |
Control Strip Apple Computer |
A utility that provides quick access to frequently-used configuration settings | Identified and prioritized usability issues; conducted a user study; proposed specific recommendations for improvement. |
Energy Saver Apple Computer |
A control panel for adjusting energy conservation features on EPA-compliant desktop computers. | Designed user interface; built prototypes; conducted a user study; drafted UI specifications. |
Assessment of Advanced Traveler Information Systems Washington State Department of Transportation and University of Washington |
Study of four computer-based traffic information systems in western Washington. | Developed a taxonomy for Advanced Traveler Information Systems; developed a methodology for evaluation of their usability and effectiveness; conducted a field study of Traffic Reporter (at the time available at a kiosk in Westlake Center, now web-based); performed statistical analysis of results; composed first draft of final document. |
Flight Management Computer Boeing |
Macintosh-based simulation of a flight management computer under development | Conducted a user study; offered specific recommendations for improvement; redesigned user manual. |