Catriona Cornett

Current

• Blogger and User Experience Advocate at inspireUX
• Information Architect at The Vanguard Group

Past

• Student at Penn State College of IST
• Information Management Leadership Program Intern at General Electric Corporate
• New Media Programmer Intern at AccuWeather Inc.

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Education

• Pennsylvania State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Catriona Cornett’s Summary

I am a User Experience Designer with a passion for creating useful, usable, and desirable products and services. My primary interests lie in the areas of design strategy, information architecture, usability, and interaction design. I view myself as a user experience generalist with the ability to specialize in various disciplines. My long-term career goals include leading cross-discipline user experience teams with a focus on user experience strategy.

Through my blog, inspireUX (www.inspireux.com), I aim to share my passion for user experience by posting quotes to inspire other user experience designers.

I am currently an Information Architect at Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies. I have had experience as a Web Business Lead, an Information Architect, and a Usability Engineer, furthering my ability to appreciate all areas of user experience.

I am a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University's College of Information Sciences and Technology. I have had experience across the field of Information Technology, such as being a Web Developer at AccuWeather and a Project Manager/Business Analyst at General Electric. I also held an undergraduate research position that focused on implementing advanced content based image retrieval technologies. My background in IT has helped me understand how User Experience fits in with business strategy and the development of products and services.

Catriona Cornett’s Experience

• Blogger and User Experience Advocate

  inspireUX

  (Design industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  inspireUX is a blog that posts quotes to inspire user experience designers. Each quote on inspireUX focuses on the impact that user experience has on people, business, or the world. inspireUX aims to connect the user experience community by posting quotes from a wide variety of UX practitioners and others who have an appreciation for user experience, all with the common goal of creating the best possible user experiences.

• Information Architect

  The Vanguard Group

  (Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  I am currently an Information Architect working on the Institutional Investors websites for 401(k) participants and plan sponsors.
  
  Through Vanguard's Technology Leadership Program, during my first 2 years at Vanguard I rotated through three User Experience roles:
  
  Web business lead for Vanguard's intranet: Coordinated business priorities with the design and development teams.
  
  Information Architect for Vanguard's Personal Investors website: Created wireframes and other IA deliverables for a redesign effort of high visibility areas of Vanguard.com
  
  Usability Engineer: Created and analyzed a remote usability test that generated feedback from over 800 Vanguard prospects, conducted in-house lab usability testing, and analyzed Vanguard's usability tools and techniques.

• Student

  Penn State College of IST

  (Higher Education industry)

  September 2003 — May 2007 (3 years 9 months)

• Information Management Leadership Program Intern

  General Electric Corporate

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

  During my internship in GE's IMLP program, I served as a project manager and business analyst at GE Asset Management (GEAM) in Stamford, CT. Projects included managing an offshore development team on the development of an internal application, improving and automating GEAM's printing process, and creating quick view reports from CRM data.

• New Media Programmer Intern

  AccuWeather Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

  During my internship at AccuWeather I worked on the design and development of weather components for the company's website and their clients. Projects included the development of an online photo gallery, improvement to development bug tracking and source control management, and developing weather webpages for a television network affiliate in New York City.

Catriona Cornett’s Education

• Pennsylvania State University

  BS , Information Sciences and Technology , 2003 — 2007

Additional Information

Catriona Cornett’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Catriona Cornett’s Interests:

information technology, information architecture, user experience, interaction design, user interface design, project management, consulting, business process improvement, telecommunications, e-commerce

Catriona Cornett’s Honors:

Co-Student Marshal for the IST Commencement Ceremony (2007)
Nominated for the IST Student Service Class of 2007 Award (2007)
Evan Pugh Senior Scholar Award for Academic Excellence (2007)
Evan Pugh Junior Scholar Award for Academic Excellence (2006)
PNC Technologies Scholarship (2006)
Lockheed Martin Scholar (2005)
President Sparks Award for Academic Excellence (2005)
Nominated for the IST Student Leader of the Year Class of 2007 (2004)
President's Freshman Award for Academic Excellence (2004)
Dean’s List (Fall 2003 – Spring 2007)
Raytheon Scholarship in the School of IST (2003)

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