Matt McKeon
matt@mattmckeon.com
http://www.mattmckeon.com/portfolio/
(404) 717-5754


Objective:
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The creation of innovative user experiences through a position
that requires software expertise and a deep understanding of usability.


Skills:
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+ Analysis of user needs through archival study, interviews, and
  ethnographic methods.

+ Task analysis, conceptual modeling, and other 
  formative design methods.

+ Iterative prototyping, including user interface design and layout.

+ Evaluation through heuristic methods, cognitive walkthroughs, and
  user testing.

+ Six years of professional software development experience.

+ Proficient in object-oriented design and development, API design and
  rapid prototyping.

+ Expert programmer in Java; additional experience with 
  C, C++, C#, Python, and Perl

+ Web development in Javascript, PHP, and ASP.NET using 
  HTML & CSS2 web standards. 

+ Experience with SQL-compliant databases, AJAX techniques, 
  and web services.

+ Proven skills in software project leadership and client relations.


Education:
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+ Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
  Expected Graduation: May 2006
  M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction

+ Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
  Aug. 1994 - May 1998
  B.S. in Computer Science and English


Experience:
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+ Graduate Coursework
  Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA (August 2004 - present)

  * Extensive portfolio of projects in user interface design,
    development, and evaluation, including web design, 
    mobile device UIs, online communities, & physical computing.

  * Self-directed master's project, requiring original research 
    in the field of HCI.
		

+ Graduate Research Assistant / Master's Project
  Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA (August 2005 - present)

  * Collaboration with industrial designers and architects from
    Steelcase, Inc. to research context-aware applications for 
    enhanced meeting rooms. 

  * Design, prototyping and evaluation of tightly integrated 
    physical and software interfaces to meeting room services. 


+ User Interface Developer (Intern)
  Amazon.com; Seattle, WA (June - August 2005)

  * While apprenticed to a senior web designer, 
    designed and prototyped key elements Amazon.com's 
    Holiday 2005 features using HTML, Javascript and AJAX

  * Assisted Amazon.com's usability team in the performance of
    heuristic evaluations for several components of 
    the Amazon website, including gift registries and job recruiting. 


+ Graduate Research Assistant
  Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA (August 2004 - May 2005)

  * Design and construction of a web application that integrates
    hyperlinked commentary and production materials from 
    American Film Institute servers with off-the-shelf DVD video.
    Scholars will use this application in the course of their research 
    on classic cinema.


+ Consultant
  MAYA Viz, Ltd; Baghdad, Iraq (May-June 2004)

  * Traveled to Baghdad to conduct user training, evaluation, and
    field support during the deployment of the principal planning and
    decision tool of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division.

  * Conducted interviews, administered surveys, and engaged in
    participatory observation of soldiers' everyday activities in a
    division-level command post.

  * Authored design documents used to guide the exploration and
    development of new features.


+ Consultant
  MAYA Viz, Ltd; Boston MA (October 2002 - July 2004)

  * Key developer in a DARPA-sponsored software project that brought
    collaborative information visualization and analysis to 
    military command posts. 

  * Assisted in the transition of a prototype to production software
    in less than 12 months. 


+ Software Developer 
  MAYA Viz, Ltd; Pittsburgh PA (June 1998 - October 2002)

  * First employee of a software company that develops 
    collaborative data analysis systems.

  * Technical lead for two successful projects that coordinated 
    the efforts of multiple companies, each contributing their
    expertise to create collaborative logistics analysis applications.

  * Designed, built and maintained three generations of a 
    Java-based component SDK for data exploration & GIS-based analysis, 
    with asynchronous client & server components.

  * Teamed up with company sales to analyze customer requirements,
    evangelize technology, and work directly with potential clients. 

  * Collaborated with visual and interaction designers to build
    unconventional dynamic visualizations and user-interface
    components, which were used both for demonstration purposes and
    deployment in production environments.


Further Information:
+ http://www.mattmckeon.com/portfolio/