Katie McCurdy

Past

• Interaction Design Intern at VMware
• Interactive Web Producer at EatingWell Media Group
• Senior Customer Service Representative at VSAC

• Research Assistant at University of Vermont

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Education

• University of Michigan - School of Information
• Champlain College
• Université de Lausanne

• University of Michigan

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Katie McCurdy’s Summary

I'm currently pursuing a Master's of Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction, at the University of Michigan's School of Information. My goal in life is to improve online experiences for the masses. I'm graduating in April 2010 and looking for a job as an Interaction Designer, User Experience Designer, or Information Architect.

Katie McCurdy’s Specialties:

Interaction design, information architecture, online collaboration, usability testing, user research, website development, taxonomy design, group facilitation, user training

Katie McCurdy’s Experience

• Interaction Design Intern

  VMware

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VMW; Computer Software industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• Interactive Web Producer

  EatingWell Media Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)

• Senior Customer Service Representative

  VSAC

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)

  October 2004 — February 2008 (3 years 5 months)

• Research Assistant

  University of Vermont

  (Non-Profit; Research industry)

  June 2002 — October 2004 (2 years 5 months)

Katie McCurdy’s Education

• University of Michigan - School of Information

  Master's , Human-Computer Interaction , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

  Key course concepts and interest areas:
  
  - User Experience Design and evaluation methods including prototyping, sketching, contextual inquiry, personas, scenarios, heuristic evaluation, usability testing
  - Information Architecture including wireframes, concept mapping, sitemaps
  - Online Collaboration: Online community design and evaluation, computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) principles and literature

  Activities and Societies:

  Officer - Student Organization for Computer-Human Interaction (SOCHI)

• Champlain College

  Certificate , Website Development and Management , 2005 — 2007

• Université de Lausanne

  1999 — 2000

  I was one of two students chosen to participate in an exchange program between the University of Michigan and the Universite de Lausanne. My courses were all in french, and it was a fantastic year of exploration, growth, and enjoying Switerland's beauty.

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor's , Social Sciences , 1996 — 2000

Additional Information

Katie McCurdy’s Interests:

usability, information architecture, web development, crafting, simple design, plain language, skiing, hiking, basketmaking, jewelry making, reading fiction, snacking, frisbee, php, HCI, jokes

Katie McCurdy’s Groups:

Information Architecture Institute, Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction, Social Computing at the School of Information, Student Organization for Computer-Human Interaction, AlliedWomen business development group

•    University of Michigan School of Information
•    Interaction Design Association
•    Social Network & Community Creators

Katie McCurdy’s Honors:

Half-tuition merit scholarship for the duration of my Master's degree

Katie McCurdy’s Contact Settings

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