UX design Lead @ Office Labs at Microsoft
Greater Seattle Area
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- UX design Lead @ Office Labs at Microsoft
- Experience designer (Self-employed)
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- Student in the Masters program for Interaction design at Interaction design institute, Ivrea
- Intern at Nokia
- Owner, creative director at Max. Interactive ltd
- Associated Professor at Bezalel Academy of art and design, Jerusalem
- Corporate art director, project manager at Zapa Digital arts
- Education
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- IDII-Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
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Ruth kikin-Gil’s Summary
User experience designer and researcher with over 10 years of experience in designing desktop, web and mobile products, with expertise in user research, HCI, information design, visual and oral communications, and management
I am looking for a job which combines research and design, and I mean design in the sense of looking ahead, identifying problem areas and offering solutions from a strategic point of view.
I’m interested in the interplay between society and technology and the ways in which people appropriate technology in unexpected ways. I would like to explore how existing social interactions and behaviors can be supported or transformed by technology and be better facilitated through new products and services. I believe that interesting and unexpected solutions emerge by listening to people and observing them.
Ruth kikin-Gil’s Specialties:
Strong user-centered research and design skills. Ability to translate findings into insightful design recommendations
Research experience with a wide range of techniques including ethnographic field research, conceptual prototypes, personas and scenarios development, etc.
Excellent visualization skills with the ability to articulate concepts and ideas and communicate them effectively
Managerial experience
Effectively collaborate with other team members in cross-functional teams
Ruth kikin-Gil’s Experience
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UX design Lead @ Office Labs
Microsoft
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
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Experience designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Wireless industry)
September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
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Student in the Masters program for Interaction design
Interaction design institute, Ivrea
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Design industry)
September 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Ideally I am looking for a job which combines research and design, and I mean design in the sense of looking ahead, identifying problem areas and offering solutions from a strategic point of view.
My interest lies in the creation of experience platforms that change the way people act and perceive their actions.
I would like to explore ways where existing social interactions and behaviors can be supported (or transformed) by technology and be better facilitated through new products and services -
Intern
Nokia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
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Owner, creative director
Max. Interactive ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
January 1999 — January 2003 (4 years 1 month)
Co-founder and creative director of a digital products design consultancy, combining user-centred design together with a business focused approach to ensure that the design will increase the end-user's satisfaction while serving the client's business goals. My role was divided between operational work as a manager and professional work as a designer, design mentor and supervisor. I initiated creative processes, managed relationships with clients and supervised production.
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Associated Professor
Bezalel Academy of art and design, Jerusalem
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
November 1999 — July 2001 (1 year 9 months)
Associated Professor at Bezalel Academy of art and design, Jerusalem, Visual communication department. I wrote the curriculum and tought interactive and interface design.
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Corporate art director, project manager
Zapa Digital arts
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 4 months)
1995-1996: Art director and interaction designer for CD titles for News Corp. England. (Including the Frankfurt book fair gold award winning "Makers of the 20th Century" CD ROM title)
1996-1997: Creative director, Interaction designer and content production manager of Broderbund's "The PrintShop LiveMail": a multimedia greeting cards authoring tool with visual associative search engine (VSE):
1997-1998: Corporate art director. I lead a team of Creative professionals and programmers, being responsible for Zapa's GUI, Company communications and website.
Ruth kikin-Gil’s Education
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IDII-Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
Masters , Interaction Design , 2003 — 2005
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Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
B.Des , Visual communication , 1990 — 1994
Additional Information
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Ruth kikin-Gil’s Interests:
Food, Reading, Film, Music, Ubiquitous computing, Techno-Social trends
Ruth kikin-Gil’s Groups:
Mobile Mondays London, BayCHI, IxDA
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IxDA Seattle
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