Entrepreneur, User Interface Designer
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- CEO & Founder at Protohaus
- Past
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- Director Advanced Interface at Sony Pictures Digital
- Research Designer at Sony Computer Science Labs
- Sr. Interface Designer at Sony Electronics
- Design Intern at Apple Computer
- Education
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- IIT Institute of Design
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Eduardo Sciammarella’s Summary
In 2004 I established a next-generation design and technology, consulting firm known as PROTOHAUS. PROTOHAUS is focused on rich-media interfaces for CE devices from TVs to mobile phones. You can see work at http://www.protohaus.com
In 2006 I established a mobile start-up with a social network address book product called Fidgt. http://www.fidgt.com
From 1992-2003 I was at Sony my last position there was as creative producer charged with linking new hardware/software research in Tokyo with digital content/services in the US. Part of this was exploring new kinds of entertainment experiences and the human interfaces needed to support them. I started my career designing Walkmans and now I design Experiences.
Eduardo Sciammarella’s Specialties:
user interface, product design, software prototyping, creative producing, strategic planning, innovation
Eduardo Sciammarella’s Experience
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CEO & Founder
Protohaus
(Design industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Protohaus is focused on designing and engineering the best user experiences possible. We use a rapid prototyping process to develop and test ideas. The majority of our work is in the consumer electronics segment with a particular focus on mobile. We are experts in connecting the Web and mobile around social networking. We also have a strong body of work in data visualization. Our clients include Apple, Disney, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, Sony Electronics, and Sony Ericsson.
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Director Advanced Interface
Sony Pictures Digital
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SNE; Design industry)
August 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 3 months)
In this position I took it upon myself to create a bridge between the electronics side of Sony and the content side. I did this by developing project proposals for collaboration between various groups. My biggest accomplishment was to be the catalyst for a mobile phone project in which I brought together a key R&D lab in Tokyo with my team in LA. Over the course of a year we developed a number of concept prototypes, from personal media sharing, to location-based services, and group coordination. This project is now positioned to be in the Japanese market by early next year and continues to be one of the better chances Sony has to coordinate a corporate strategy for personal media.
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Research Designer
Sony Computer Science Labs
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SNE; Design industry)
April 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 4 months)
As a Research Designer in the Interaction Laboratory, I was working under the direction of Jun Rekimoto. I was charged with designing tangible interfaces, interfaces that blur the boundary between the physical and the virtual.
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Sr. Interface Designer
Sony Electronics
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SNE; Design industry)
February 1992 — May 1999 (7 years 4 months)
As part of the Sony Design Center, I worked on a range of products from designing Walkmans to mobile phones. I spent my first four years designing hardware, before switching to interface design. As an interface designer I worked on a key strategic innitative that proposed a common UI for all Sony devices from wall to wallet size.
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Design Intern
Apple Computer
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AAPL; Design industry)
November 1991 — January 1992 (3 months)
Proud member of the Human Interface Group @ Apple
Eduardo Sciammarella’s Education
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IIT Institute of Design
B.S. , Design , January 1989 — May 1992
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Eduardo Sciammarella’s Honors:
Over 40 patents in user interface methods and product design
