Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer

Current

User Research Consultant at User Intelligence
PhD on Design Methods with Children at Eindhoven University of Technology

Past

Project Leader at Chi Nederland, Conference Team 2007
User System Interaction Designer at TUE

Education

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer’s Summary

Focused on creating and simulating the usage experience with product concepts and ideas. An early experience with an innovation allows users to elaborate and evaluate in an early phase of the design process. Their output is my resource to deliver context analysis, creativity probes and design rationales.

Experience in working with multicultural, multidisciplinary teams. Interested in new products with a new and challenging interaction style.

Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer’s Experience

User Research Consultant

User Intelligence

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

March 2009 — Present (5 months)

User research consultant for digital (web) services and interactive intelligent agents. Strategic Consulting for user-driven design processes.
PhD on Design Methods with Children

Eindhoven University of Technology

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Describing the quality of design solutions generated by Children. Designed with 160 children in groups of 5. Analysed information density, effectiveness and creativity of children's contributions.
Developed a mobile usability lab for audio and video analysis, moderated design sessions with children. Work published at Interaction Design and Children, NordiCHI, CHI-NL.
Project Leader

Chi Nederland, Conference Team 2007

(Non-Profit; Information Technology and Services industry)

December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)

Being in charge of a team of 10 members, the Chi Nederland conference 2007, HCI methods: way to go? was organized in 6 months. Chi Nederland is the Dutch chapter of the international SIG-CHI, with currently 400 members.

Facts and Figures:
Location: Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Visitors and Participants: 300 (sold out)
Program: 3 tracks, 2 international keynotes (Tjeerd Hoek and Marc Hassenzahl)
Website: http://www.chi-conferentie.nl/2007/06/website
User System Interaction Designer

TUE

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 1 month)

Educated in latest insights in User System Interaction on web-appplications, adaptive systems, speech interfaces, edutainment, software for children.
Hands-on experience in the development and evaluation of user centered applications,
Design Case: Read-It, a table-top application for five-to-seven-year old children (published at IDC2004)
Traineeship: design a videobrowser for large numbers of video's. A project at Philips Digital System Laboratories, Eindhoven (now Philips Applied Technologies).

Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer’s Education

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

PDEng , User System Interaction , 2002 — 2004
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

MA , Clinical Linguistics , 1994 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

- 1995 -1996 Committee member of Aeolus: a foundation that supports disadvantaged children by organizing affordable sailing holidays,
- 1996 - 1997 President of Aeolus,
- 1997 - 1998 studying at University of Reading,
- 1998 - 2001 Racerowing