User Experience Researcher at Google
San Francisco Bay Area
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- User Experience Researcher at Google
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- User Experience Consultant at Flow Interactive
- Product Design Engineer at Dyson
- Industrial Designer at Perfix
- Automotive Interior Designer at Faurecia
- Education
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- University of Limerick
- National College of Art and Design
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Paul Adams’s Summary
Paul Adams' goal: to create brand loyal customers and drive business growth, by designing engaging and meaningful experiences for people.
Paul currently works as a User Experience Researcher for Google. Before Google, Paul worked in UX consultancy for clients including BBC, the Guardian, Vodafone, UK Government, London Underground, Betfair and Standard Life.
He has also worked in Industrial Design roles for Dyson and Faurecia.
Paul Adams’s Specialties:
- expert in understanding user behaviour, conducted many 100s of interviews + observation studies
- highly experienced in all stages of User Centred Design: research / conceptual thinking / iterative design / detailed design
- skilled at both creative + analytical thinking, from exploring broad unspecified problem areas to rich deep datasets
- expert communicator + persuader
- proven strategic thinker. I have advised many companies on *what* to design, as well as *how* to design it.
Paul Adams’s Experience
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User Experience Researcher
Google
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
I currently work in the Apps and Mobile teams, primarily conducting strategic user research to help define and shape future offerings. I also do plenty of conceptual design and work with teams all the way through development to launch. My remit is global, having conducted research in Europe, the US, India, Japan and China. I focus on Sociability.
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User Experience Consultant
Flow Interactive
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
September 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 6 months)
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Product Design Engineer
Dyson
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
January 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 9 months)
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Industrial Designer
Perfix
(Retail industry)
September 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 1 month)
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Automotive Interior Designer
Faurecia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)
June 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Paul Adams’s Education
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University of Limerick
Master of Science (1st class honours) , Interactive MultiMedia , 2001 — 2002
Thesis on gestural interfaces for children's interactive TV.
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National College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Design , Industrial Design , September 1996 — June 2000
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Paul Adams’s Honors:
Multiple patents from both Dyson and Faurecia
Paul Adams’s Contact Settings
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