Evan Carroll

Current

• VP of Social Programs at Triangle Usability Professionals Association
• User Experience Designer at Capstrat

Past

• User Experience Design Intern at Capstrat
• Technical Co-Op at IBM
• Information Technology Assistant at The Coastal Companies

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Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Evan Carroll’s Summary

I have industry experience in all aspects of user experience design including user research and testing, interaction design and information architecture. I am an advocate for user-informed design and communicate its value to clients and colleagues.

Evan Carroll’s Specialties:

Web Strategy, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Design Research, Usability Testing, Database Design, Taxonomy Development, Web Implementation

Evan Carroll’s Experience

• VP of Social Programs

  Triangle Usability Professionals Association

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

• User Experience Designer

  Capstrat

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  • Developed and presented Web strategies, information architectures and wireframes to clients
  • Conducted user research including usability testing, surveying, interviewing, and card sorting
  • Clients include Eaton, Quintiles Transnational, DataFlux, Duke Energy, PPD, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill

• User Experience Design Intern

  Capstrat

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

  • Created wireframes and specifications for client Web sites
  • Performed user research including surveying and card sorting
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions for Web functionality
  • Clients include BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, RBC, Scandinavian Child, UNC-Chapel Hill

• Technical Co-Op

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  • Analyzed technical documentation and made recommendations to improve structure
  • Established methodology and guidelines for content analysis and classification
  • Worked in a student-formed team with limited managerial oversight
  • Presented to upper-level management

• Information Technology Assistant

  The Coastal Companies

  (Real Estate industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  • Performed network management and help desk tasks
  • Assisted in implementation of a enterprise-wide Microsoft Exchange project

Evan Carroll’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MSIS , Information Science , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BSIS , Information Science, Music , 2004 — 2008

Additional Information

Evan Carroll’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Evan Carroll’s Honors:

Phi Mu Alpha Collegiate Honor Award, 2008
Cape Fear Award, BSA, 2004
Eagle Scout, 2000

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