Harry Brignull

Current

• Lead User Experience Consultant at Madgex
• User Experience Consultant at Madgex

Past

• User Experience Consultant at Flow Interactive
• Usability Consultant at Amberlight Partners
• Research Fellow (User Experience Design) at University of Sussex

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Education

• University of Sussex
• University of Sussex (MSc)
• University of Sussex (BA Hons)

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• Find out about Madgex
• Subscribe to my blog
• Send me an email

Harry Brignull’s Summary

Right now I'm consulting on the user experience design of the Madgex Job Board platform. This platform powers about 100 job boards across the world, including for the Guardian and the Times. It’s various installations across the world receive roughly 2 million job seekers per week. In a sense, I’m the person who’s responsible for ensuring all those people are happy.

In prior roles I have carried out UCD consultancy for clients such as Vodafone, O2, AOL, FSA and BAA, using a range of methods and on a variety of platforms (e.g. Mobile, Web, CMS and IVR systems).

I also have experience as an academic Ethnographer and Interaction Designer; and have a PhD and MSc in the field of User Experience Design.

Harry Brignull’s Specialties:

Usability testing, expert reviews, ethnography, paper prototyping, card sorting, wireframing, eye-tracking, persona development, IVR prototyping, focus groups, UCD workshops & training.

Harry Brignull’s Experience

• Lead User Experience Consultant

  Madgex

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  June 2009 — Present (2 months)

• User Experience Consultant

  Madgex

  (Internet industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

• User Experience Consultant

  Flow Interactive

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)

• Usability Consultant

  Amberlight Partners

  (Internet industry)

  September 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 5 months)

• Research Fellow (User Experience Design)

  University of Sussex

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Research industry)

  January 2001 — January 2004 (3 years 1 month)

Harry Brignull’s Education

• University of Sussex

  PhD , Cognitive Science (applied to User Experience) , 2000 — 2005

• University of Sussex (MSc)

  Msc , Human Centred Computer Systems , 1999 — 2000

• University of Sussex (BA Hons)

  BA , Psychology , 1996 — 1999

Additional Information

Harry Brignull’s Websites:

• Find out about Madgex
• Subscribe to my blog
• Send me an email

Harry Brignull’s Interests:

I'm one of the organisers for UX-Brighton, a free monthly event for User Experience Practitioners.

Harry Brignull’s Groups:

UK UPA (Usability Professionals Association), UX-Brighton(User Experience Brighton)

•    Brighton New Media
•    British Human Computer Interaction Group
•    Brighton
•    NORAS
•    User Experience
•    International Service Design Network
•    Design Research
•    UX Brighton

Harry Brignull’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch