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

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Connections

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Industry

Information Services

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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 Development

Evan Carroll’s Experience

VP of Social Programs

Triangle Usability Professionals Association

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)
User Experience Designer

Capstrat

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 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, DataFlux, Duke Energy, PPD, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Asheville, Strategyn
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