Tim Altom

Current

• Consultant at Coremetrics
• CEO at eProvement (Sole Proprietorship)
• Adjunct Faculty at Indiana University

• Columnist at Indianapolis Business Journal

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Past

• Information Architect at Delta Faucet
• Sr. Business Consultant at Perficient Inc.
• Systems Interaction Designer at Indiana University

• Technical Communications Manager at Solution Technology Inc.
• Vice President and Head Technodude at Simply Written Inc.
• Technical Writer at Pentek
• Service Manager at Yamazen
• Service Engineer at Advance Machinery
• Electrician/Electronics at Stewart-Warner Inc.

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Education

• Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
• Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Tim Altom’s Summary

I've not only had multiple jobs in my life; I've had multiple careers. From zookeeper to electronics technician to technical writer to Webmaster to columnist and author, to technical writer to user experience professional, I've touched on many fields. However, my abiding interest is in how people use technology in their ordinary lives. That's why I pursued an MS in Informatics/HCI, and why I teach usability on both the graduate and undergraduate levels, and statistics (all at IUPUI). The statistics part is for my Six Sigma green belt experience, and for Web analytics.

Tim Altom’s Specialties:

Information architecture, interactive design, usability, testing, analytics, statistics, writing, Six Sigma, facilitation, Web design, research (survey, etc.), SEO

Tim Altom’s Experience

• Consultant

  Coremetrics

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

  November 2007 — Present (9 months)

  Coremetrics is in the Web analytics business, serving a wide variety of clients. When clients have special analytical needs, they call on us in Strategic Services. We data mine, analyze sites, and do usability work.

• CEO

  eProvement (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  eProvement specializes in getting clients more out of their websites and other online efforts. This may include Web analytics, SEO, or fixing poor site usability.

• Adjunct Faculty

  Indiana University

  (Higher Education industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

• Columnist

  Indianapolis Business Journal

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2002 — Present (6 years 7 months)

• Information Architect

  Delta Faucet

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  October 2006 — August 2007 (11 months)

• Sr. Business Consultant

  Perficient Inc.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 2 months)

• Systems Interaction Designer

  Indiana University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2005 — July 2005 (7 months)

• Technical Communications Manager

  Solution Technology Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2001 — May 2004 (3 years)

• Vice President and Head Technodude

  Simply Written Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 1995 — June 2001 (6 years 6 months)

• Technical Writer

  Pentek

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1991 — 1992 (1 year)

• Service Manager

  Yamazen

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Machinery industry)

  March 1989 — February 1990 (1 year)

• Service Engineer

  Advance Machinery

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Machinery industry)

  August 1988 — March 1989 (8 months)

• Electrician/Electronics

  Stewart-Warner Inc.

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Machinery industry)

  July 1977 — August 1988 (11 years 2 months)

Tim Altom’s Education

• Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

  MS, HCI, IA, Statistics, 2004 — 2007

• Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

  B.A., English/Journalism, 1979 — 1990

Additional Information

Tim Altom’s Groups:

IUPUI, Usability Professionals Association

Tim Altom’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
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