Ph.D. candidate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- President Emeritus at TriUPA
- Ph.D. candidate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Past
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- President at TriUPA
- User Experience Engineer (co-op) at IBM
- Vice President at TriUPA
- User Experience Engineer (co-op) at IBM
- Education
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Princeton University
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Abe Crystal’s Summary
User Experience professional with background in human-computer interaction, user-centered design, and information architecture; able to contribute to entire design lifecycle through research, design and evaluation. Skilled in conducting contextual/qualitative field research, usability studies, and translating findings from user research to design. Strong communication abilities demonstrated in numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
Abe Crystal’s Specialties:
user experience, user research, information architecture, user-centered design, human-computer interaction, personal information management
Abe Crystal’s Experience
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President Emeritus
TriUPA
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Organizing the TriUPA Advisory Council, and helping the new officer corps make TriUPA a great organization for UX professionals.
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Ph.D. candidate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
August 2002 — Present (6 years)
I conduct field research (interviews, observation), usability studies, surveys, and other empirical work to inform the design of next-generation information access systems. My current focus (for my dissertation work) is personal information management for undergraduate students, using Microsoft Research's MyLifeBits platform.
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President
TriUPA
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
December 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 1 month)
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User Experience Engineer (co-op)
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)
User/design research, conceptual design, and evaluation for Rational software.
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Vice President
TriUPA
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year)
Founding officer of Research Triangle-area chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA).
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User Experience Engineer (co-op)
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
User research (interviews; persona creation), user-centered design and evaluation for the Rational software line.
Abe Crystal’s Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Information Science, 2002 — 2007
A. R. Zipf Fellowship
William N. Reynolds Fellowship -
Princeton University
AB, Economics, 1996 — 2000
National Merit Scholarship
- Activities and Societies:
- Clockwork Orange (Ultimate), Terrace Club, Innovation magazine
Additional Information
Abe Crystal’s Websites:
Abe Crystal’s Groups:
Carolina Triangle Princeton Club, TriUPA
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Carrboro Coworking member
