Binaebi Akah

Current

• Interaction Design Intern with the eCommunications Group at Cook Medical
• Associate Instructor at Indiana University Bloomington

Past

• Web Development Intern at Reflex Design & Technology
• Computer Science Engineering Helpdesk Operator at The Ohio State University
• Java Consultant at The Ohio State University

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Education

• Indiana University Bloomington
• The Ohio State University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Binaebi Akah’s Summary

Interaction designer with experience using contextual inquiry, prototyping methods, Wizard-of-OZ techniques, affinity diagramming, brainstorming, personas, and scenarios. Technical experience incluedes Adobe CS4, OOP Programming, HTML/CSS/PHP/XML, and multiple CMS systems.

Binaebi Akah’s Specialties:

Small group management, sketchnoting, human-centered design, emotional design, participatory design, paper prototyping

Binaebi Akah’s Experience

• Interaction Design Intern with the eCommunications Group

  Cook Medical

  (Privately Held; Medical Devices industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Introduced interaction design user research methods and design ideation for internal computing services. Prototyped proposed designs using hand-drawn sketches, white board sessions, wireframes, image mock-ups, and working HTML/CSS/Javascript mock-ups.

• Associate Instructor

  Indiana University Bloomington

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  As an Associate instructor for the Fundamentals of Informatics course, I introduce web technologies such as HTML, CSS, PHP, and podcasting, as well as heavier topics such as the ethics of computing.

• Web Development Intern

  Reflex Design & Technology

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Front-end developer focusing on content management using Ektron, Kentico, PHP, ASP, and .Net technologies. Helped launch a website and researched new CMS systems.

• Computer Science Engineering Helpdesk Operator

  The Ohio State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; OSU; Higher Education industry)

  April 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 3 months)

  Provided helpdesk support to the computer science engineering department, fielding questions from faculty, staff, and students about wireless connections, general tech support about personal/lab computers, door access, and account permissions.

• Java Consultant

  The Ohio State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; OSU; Higher Education industry)

  June 2005 — May 2008 (3 years)

  Lab proctor for the computer science engineering department's computer lab. This lab was only available for students taking a computer science class, or had declared the major.
  
  This position's responsibilities included helping students with their accounts, teaching students OOP through their Java labs, and maintaining a healthy learning environment for everyone present.

Binaebi Akah’s Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Masters of Science , Human Computer Interaction Design , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  HCI/d Design Club, Graduate Informatics Student Association, Broadening Participation in Informatics and Computing

• The Ohio State University

  BS , Computer Science Engineering , 2003 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  ACM-W, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Lambda Psi, Ohio State Engineer Magazine

Additional Information

Binaebi Akah’s Websites:

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Binaebi Akah’s Interests:

Interaction design, user experience, web design, art projects

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