Andy Fitzgerald, PhD
Senior UX Designer at Deloitte Digital's Übermind Studio
- Location
- Greater Seattle Area
- Industry
- Information Services
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Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Overview
- Current
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- Senior UX Designer at Deloitte Digital
- Past
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- UX Designer at Deloitte Digital
- UX Designer at Übermind
- Information Architect at Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington
- Web Editor at Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington
- Predoctoral Teaching Associate at University of Washington
- Assistant Director of Computer Integrated Courses at University of Washington
- Teaching Assistant at University of Washington
- Education
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- University of Washington
- University of Washington
- Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
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University of Washington
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University of Washington
- Recommendations
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4 people have recommended Andy
- Connections
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229 connections
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Summary
A self-motivated autodidact and a detail-oriented creator of useful things, I have been designing for electronically mediated user experiences since 2005. My goal is to make the unwieldy intuitive, to find elegant solutions to complex problems, and to engage in purpose-driven work that produces practical results.
Specialties
Information architecture, user research, content strategy, interaction design
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Experience
Senior UX Designer
Deloitte Digital
Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
September 2012 – Present (9 months) Seattle, WA
Active leader on multi-resource UX projects and go-to resource for Android UX and mobile Information Architecture subject matter expertise.
Work with clients, project managers, visual designers, developers, and quality assurance to create superior native mobile applications for Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, and transportation.
UX Designer
Deloitte Digital
Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
January 2012 – September 2012 (9 months) Seattle, WA
Worked with clients, project managers, visual designers, developers, and quality assurance engineers to create superior native mobile applications for Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, and transportation.
UX Designer
Übermind
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry
October 2011 – January 2012 (4 months) Seattle, WA
As a user experience designer at Übermind I bring user-centered design methods to the mobile application development process from concept to launch. I work closely with clients, project managers, visual designers, and development and quality assurance engineers to ensure that Übermind applications are engaging, enjoyable, and effective at meeting user goals.
Duties include:
• User research and persona development
• User goal and task analysis
• Architecture and UI concept ideation and presentation
• Design of both standard and innovative UI patterns for iOS and Android mobile platforms (handset and tablet)
• Comprehensive wireframing and interaction specification of full service native mobile applications
• Continued support of design concepts through engineering and testing
Information Architect
Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
January 2011 – September 2011 (9 months)
Project leader and chief architect for a comprehensive Drupal-based redesign of the Simpson Center for the Humanities website.
Duties include:
• project management
• content inventory and analysis
• traffic analysis
• user research
• content strategy
• information architecture
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
September 2010 – December 2010 (4 months)
• Maintain and develop the Simpson Center for the Humanities’ online presence via its website, social media, and emerging digital/network technologies
• Administer the Simpson Center’s events and calendar databases
• Administer the Simpson Center’s email and other shared accounts
• Develop and maintain the Simpson Center’s listservs for regular web- and email-based contact with faculty, graduate students, and friends of the Center
• Provide writing and editing support both for the web and for the Center’s print communications.
• Conduct research that supports the Simpson Center’s technical infrastructure
Predoctoral Teaching Associate
University of Washington
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
October 2009 – June 2010 (9 months)
• Designed and conducted college level composition and literature courses for both 100 and 200 level classes
• Conducted courses in both traditional and computer classrooms
Assistant Director of Computer Integrated Courses
University of Washington
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
September 2007 – June 2009 (1 year 10 months)
•Ensured the orderly regular operation of the CIC office, which included balancing a variety of tasks with varying immediate goals, timelines, and participants
•Maintained and updated CIC web pages
•Completed and launched the CIC Student Guide Online web site
•Updated faculty and student resource manuals
•Provided as-needed technical support to instructors throughout the English Department
•Worked in close collaboration with CIC Director, support staff, and instructors
Teaching Assistant
University of Washington
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
October 2005 – June 2007 (1 year 9 months)
• Designed and conducted college level composition and literature courses
• Conducted classes in both traditional and computer classrooms
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Publications
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Android & Enterprise
- Deloitte Digital
- November 27, 2012
Authors: Andy Fitzgerald, PhD, Stephanie ChacharonIt is a common misconception that because of the wide diversity of Android devices, the Android platform is difficult to develop for and test. To the contrary, by following Android best practices—such as using flexible layouts, device independent pixel specifications, and consistent design guidelines—a single Android app can be deployed successfully to literally thousands of different device types. In our Android Enterprise whitepaper, we discuss the current state of the Android landscape, why users choose Android, and the advantages it has to offer.
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UX Unicorns & Other Fanciful Creatures
- UX Booth
- September 11, 2012
Authors: Andy Fitzgerald, PhDFewer things in User Experience Design are more contended than the definition of User Experience Design. Most of us who practice it agree on the goals of UX Design (happy users) and even the methods we use to get there (contextual inquiries, user journey maps, wireframes, usability studies, etc). But defining “the thing itself” continues to baffle us. I offer a definition here that takes the mystery out of explaining UX Design to colleagues and clients.
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Skills & Expertise
- Information Architecture
- Content Strategy
- user research
- Mobile User Experience Design
- User Experience Design
- Mobile Applications
- Android UX Design
- Taxonomy
- Task Analysis
- Research
- Usability Testing
- Contextual Inquiry
- Heuristic Evaluation
- Usability
- User Interface Design
- Wire Framing
- Ethnography
- User Research
- OmniGraffle
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Education
University of Washington
PhD, English Language and Literature
2005 – 2011
University of Washington
M.A, English Language and Literature
2005 – 2007
Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Lettres Modernes
2004 – 2005
University of Washington
BA, English
2001 – 2004
University of Washington
BA, French
2001 – 2004
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Languages
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French
(Full professional proficiency)
Andy Fitzgerald, PhD's Additional Information
- Groups and Associations:
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Information Architecture Institute (IAI), Interaction Design Association (IxDA), American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) AIGA, the Professional Association for Design
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