Mathew Halpern

155 Washington Street • Apt 1103 • Jersey City, NJ 07302 • matt[a]thesindicate.org

Summary

A practitioner and passionate advocate of User-Centered Design who strives to create usable and enjoyable interactions with technology. Six years of experience, contributing to the releases of seven commercial products, lead designer on four. Specialties include information architecture, interaction design, rapid prototyping, user testing, and expert usability evaluations.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Human Computer Interaction, August 2003

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Philosophy, May 1998

Experience

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
User Interface Design Engineer, 7/04 - Present
Responsible for all aspects of visual design, information architecture and interaction design on the CityTime application. Created high-fidelity prototype used by development as a spec, by management to foster client feedback, and to support inside sales. Worked closely with development to ensure successful implementation of GUI spec. Helped refine the technological concepts (XSL/Ajax) that power the application front-end. Wrote production ready JavaScript code. Currently working closely with clients, analysts and developers to create an interface for biometric data collection devices and an IVR system.

HSBC Bank USA (Contract through Kanbay)
User Experience Architect, 12/03 - 6/04
Designed web applications for both Internet and Intranet. Modeled user behavior, produced wire-frames, use cases, and prototypes. Oversaw the work of team of designers in India, also worked with offshore developers. Spearheaded internationalization efforts.

Cyrusoft International, Inc.
Usability Consultant/Interface Designer, 1/03-8/03
A collaborative effort between Cyrusoft and Carnegie Mellon University to redesign the interface of the Mulberry email client. Worked as a visual design lead on a multi-displinary team. Responsible for visual interface design, prototyping, and conducting user tests.

Think Tools AG
Interface Designer, 2/02 - 7/02
Worked as graphical lead on the product development team. Created new features and interface enhancements for the company's software products. Designed icons, dialog boxes, and splash screens. Used flash to prototype proposed new functionality. Collaborated in the creation of technical specifications for use by the software developers.

IntraLinks Inc.
Webmaster/Designer, 1/00-1/02
Designed and maintained the IntraLinks corporate website, the gateway for 70k+ users to access the company's application services. Prototyped new features for IntraLinks core application. Reported weekly on website and application traffic.

Citizens Union Foundation/GothamGazette.com
Policy Associate, 1/99-1/00
Played active role in all stages of development of the Gotham Gazette website. Directed creation of new content, marketing and traffic reporting. Designed multimedia features on New York City history. Performed daily site updates and other maintenance tasks.


Skills

Programming
Java, Visual Basic, ActionScript, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML and XSL.

Software
Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator, Maya, Flash, Dreamweaver, Visio, ImageReady, IIS, MKS, Index Server, Rational Tools, WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server, Sonar, Cubase, Protools, Peak, & Soundfordge.

Human-Computer Interaction
Think-Aloud User-Testing, Cognitive Walk-Through, Heuristic Evaluation, Contextual Inquiry, Task-Flow Analysis, User surveys and Interviews.