Alan James Salmoni

Current

Interaction designer at Westpac NZ Ltd

Past

Founder & Chief designer at user: number 1
Researcher at Department of Dermatology, Cardiff University School of Medicine
Consultant at Independent Consulting (Self-employed)

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Education

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
University of Bristol

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Alan James Salmoni’s Summary

Interaction designer with experience from small and medium enterprises, international corporations, government agencies and academia. I've worked with people from the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, and Australia among others. Software has included (but not limited to) online banking, workflow, scientific / data analysis, oil exploration, social websites, e-learning and galleries. Been seriously involved in this field since 1999 and have a PhD in human-computer interaction.

Strengths: user research, user requirements, interaction design, information architecture, user experience, methods for getting useful information from customers, bringing a passion to my work.

Alan James Salmoni’s Specialties:

Prototyping at all levels
Interaction design
Interface design
Interface testing
User experience
Statistics and research methods
Solving very hard problems with minimal resources
Working "smart" and getting things done
Learning quickly and efficiently

Alan James Salmoni’s Experience

Interaction designer

Westpac NZ Ltd

(Banking industry)

February 2009 — Present (10 months)

Working to create the best possible online experience for Westpac's new and existing customers.
Founder & Chief designer

user: number 1

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Having lots of fun chasing after work and providing solutions that inspire. I've dealt with companies across the world in this time, developed my business skills, and learned lots more about how to make the best products.
Researcher

Department of Dermatology, Cardiff University School of Medicine

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

February 2005 — January 2008 (3 years )

Here, I researched e-learning and virtual learning environments in a professional setting. This involved leading several projects simultaneously, developing connections for successful collaborative work, communicating the findings to stakeholders on an international level (orally and in writing), and even being consulted upon for research methods and statistics. I got my department nominated for the THES Awards in 2006 ("most imaginative use of distance learning"), cognitive modeling, and developed a new method to measure collaborative online learning.
Consultant
Independent Consulting (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2001 — January 2005 (4 years 1 month)

During this time, I was researching my PhD thesis but also underwent independent consulting. In this time, I worked on projects such as aircraft cockpit design, scientific software and oil drilling software, e-commerce shop fronts, workflow systems, some collaborative software. This work gave me a wonderful insight into how real world projects actually get done.

Alan James Salmoni’s Education

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

PhD , Human-computer interaction (psychology) , 1999 — 2004

My thesis looked at the usability of web search engines; and how information scent related to real-world information search.
University of Bristol

BSc , Psychology , 1996 — 1999

My classification was upper second class honours.

Additional Information

Alan James Salmoni’s Websites:

Alan James Salmoni’s Interests:

Interaction design, user interface design, user experience, photography, acting, art, writing.

Alan James Salmoni’s Groups:

Catalyze Community
Interaction Design Association
Boxes and Arrows
Python Community
UX Professionals
Banking and Finance Technologies
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Digital Banking Innovation
University of Bristol Alumni
User Experience
User Experience Group
The Psychology Network
Cardiff University Alumni Network
User Experience Professionals Network
HCI Researchers
Usability Practitioners
Advogato