As a leader in the New York City Information Technology community, I have created business development and outreach programs with the goal toward elevating and connecting technology leaders and practitioners across industry and government. This experience includes group facilitation and coaching for individual, nonprofit and business clients as well as negotiating partnership agreements, sponsorships and … Read more
Research projects include general research and UX research, including remote and moderated user testing, ethnographic research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluation, cognitive walkthroughs, as well as customer development, product integrity testing, and business intelligence. UX Research and Expert Review Internet Safety Labs Me2B Alliance IDEF Registry Decision Fish Association for Computational Linguistics OWASP Foundation MediaWiki Pro Bono … Read more
Background The Me2B Alliance is a standards development organization comprised of software engineers, policy analysts, UX experts, business and philanthropic leaders who are committed to giving individuals more say in how technology treats people. We are setting up a rigorous independent testing and certification program for websites, apps and connected devices. The Me2B Alliance is … Read more
During the Winter 2022 intercession, I took part in the Living Lab General Education Seminar which is described on its website as follows: The seminar is designed to make General Education more visible in our classrooms and courses. We will build an engaging environment for learning through exploration, implementation, and assessment of a variety of proven teaching practices using Oral … Read more
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Information Architecture projects entail the design of structured information spaces with a goal to make the complex clear. This includes developing navigation schemes, taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and creating optimal information flow and layout. ISL Safe Technology Specification Me2B Alliance Information Architecture Gateway Decision Fish OWASP Foundation Wiki Redesign Architecture_MPS Social Media Campaign West 104th Street Block … Read more
Pinterest as Exhibition Map Mosaic: From Queens to the World Gephi – The Marvel Universe Unite for Humanity Hackathon NYPL Open Audio Weekend Timeline JS – NYC Community Gardens Bloomingdale Walking Tour Musapaedia: NYPL Open Book Hackathon 2015 Fire and Light: Illumination in Religious Art Bloomingdale Neighborhood Timeline Linked Open Data for Cultural Heritage Institutions … Read more
Working within constraints is an important skill of any good product designer. At a hackathon or design competition, your constraints include time, of course, as well as available data, resources and the knowledge and skill of your team members. I try to join diverse groups that include at least one person who understands the underlying … Read more
Client: OASIS/Identity Ecosystem Steering GroupVisit Website My Role I led user testing for the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) Registry as part of the National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a White House initiative. The IDEF Registry, a digital identity standard assessment tool, launched its alpha version on June 6, 2016. Because development of the alpha version … Read more
Data Visualizations and Data Science have represented a large part of my career, first in real estate research and advisory services and later in website development and content curation. Map Mosaic: From Queens to the World Bloomingdale Neighborhood Timeline Gephi – The Marvel Universe Tableau Software – Joseph Stiglitz’s Economic Research Google Refine: NYC Public Bathroom … Read more