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International Business Machines Corporation | May 2008 - present

Research Scientist (external)

Conduct independent research through the Service Practices Group of IBM Almaden Research Centeron service systems design and educational curriculum development for IBM's Service Science, Management, & Engineering (SSME) initiatives.

Institute for Social Research | April 2005 – August 2006

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Summer Program in Quantitative Methodologies
Computing and Statistical Consulting Staff Manager

Co-managed a staff of 14 doctoral consultants providing support for statistical computing during an 8-week intensive summer program. Maintained hardware and software installations in two campus locations.

Opinity.com | April 2005 – September 2005

Statistical Consultant

Freelance consulting to assist a technology start-up in generating new methods of aggregating online reputation scores and useful visualizations of data for service subscribers.

University of Michigan | October 2004 – November 2004

School of Information/Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work
Statistical Consultant

Freelance consulting to CREW on various projects requiring advanced statistical analysis to prepare articles for conference and journal submission.

University of Michigan | September 2003 – April 2004

School of Information
Graduate Student Research Assistant

Assisted in the preparation of five National Science Foundation grant proposals. Responsible for detailing theoretical foundations of studies related to standards-setting practices. Proposed and constructed experimental designs to carry out research. Worked with two students at the School of Law to construct studies related to digital empowerment of underrepresented cultural groups, and advised projects on information science content.

University of Michigan | September 2003 – December 2003

School of Information/Department of Sociology
Graduate Student Instructor

Led two discussion sections of undergraduates in "Introduction to Information Studies". Responsible for lecturing on course topics, and development and evaluation of all written assignments and exams. Designed and developed course web site.

University of Michigan | May 2003 – August 2003

Ford School of Public Policy
Graduate Student Research Assistant

Assisted professor in revising curriculum for the course "Information Technology, Emerging Law, and Applied Policy".

University of Michigan | February 2003 – August 2003

School of Information
Graduate Student Research Assistant

Researched the evolving role of XML in information reuse/repurposing in email applications. Worked with Microsoft Corporation in implementing beta tests of XML-based applications at the School of Information.

University of Michigan | January 2003 – August 2003

School of Information/Alliance for Community Technology
Graduate Student Researcher

Served as experimental design and research coordinator for a project involving ICT development and implementation in Haitian higher education institutions.

University of Michigan | December 2002 – April 2003

Department of Statistics
Web Consultant

Engaged the departments of statistics and biostatistics in a user-centered design process to create a web portal for all statistics activities on campus. Guided the departments through user analysis, design, development, and implementation stages.

Integral Factors, Inc. | September 2001 – September 2002

Principal Consultant and Owner

Provided human-computer interaction, usability and accessibility, and business consulting services to a number of clients including Fortune 500 companies.

Optavia Corporation/Optavia Network | January 2000 – December 2002

Principal Network Consultant
Senior Consultant
Knowledge Integration Manager
Product Development Manager

Involved in the core group of a technology start-up providing human factors and usability consulting to high-tech clients. Presented workshops on interface design, usability, accessibility, and web and software evaluation. Provided consulting services concentrating on electronic commerce and transactions. Managed new consulting product and service development.


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