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Amazon HR
Led a team at Amazon to revamp the HR portal, homepage, and search features, resulting in cost savings and improved user experiences for the global Amazon workforce.
CXBR/Exec. Coaching
Created and led the AWS Customer Experience Bar Raiser (CXBR) program, facilitating Amazon-style "press release" writing and review sessions.
Amazon Prime Video
Collaborated with the new VP to redefine the UX vision for Amazon Prime Video, focusing on a more delightful user experience across subscription services, a store, and live TV.
Amazon QuickSight
Led the design team of 8 designers and researchers for Amazon QuickSight, implementing UX Critique and Product design meetings for efficient decision-making.
Microsoft Office
Led the data experiences group and office art platform, focusing on theming and data visualization in all office products.
PowerMap
Led UX design efforts for interactive 3D geospatial and temporal visualization projects, guiding multiple small teams to achieve experience goals.
Tangram
Led a small team of program managers and designers to develop new 3D data visualization experiences under Microsoft technical fellow Darryl Rubin.
Visual Studio
Led the Visual Studio 2008 Technology Adoption Program, driving the experience for the team.
Utilized visual design and interaction skills to enhance the user experience for Team Foundation Server (TFS) Query builder.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless user experience for Expression Blend.
3Motion
Led the development of a mobile 3D gestural interaction system for gaming, from concept to funding, at Glasgow School of Art.
Type 45 Control Room
Led a team of designers to redesign and test the engineering room of the Type 45 Destroyer ship for BAE systems.
Bimanual Manipulation in VR - PhD
A fully funded PhD in partnership with QinetiQ investigating how bimanual interaction techniques could be leveraged in the design of microelectromechanical systems.
As part of this work I had to become highly knowledgably in 3D interaction techniques, holographic imaging, gestural interaction, virtual environment way finding and interaction, 3D sound.
I also presented my work at world class conferences such as SIGGraph 03/05, CHI05, IEEVR06, BHCI 03/05