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JOSH EVNIN
Recent Work
Guiding clients through a project
inception
I lead the design of
CruiseControl.rb, an Open
source Continuous Integration
Tool
With Snapshot, an arduous
process was automated
Leadership & learning also
happen outside the office
jevnin@gmail.com
+01.773.432.4061
designing interactions & experiences
Education & Background
Interaction Design Consultant M.S. Human-Computer Interaction
ThoughtWorks Aug 2006 - Current Aug 2004 - May 2006
Facilitate project inception activities to gather initial Indiana University School of Informatics
requirements and design solutions that are ready to be built Thesis – Prepare • Project • Present:
Collaborate and facilitate design efforts on development teams Using Technology to Encourage Effective
of varying size (4 to 40 people) in various industries Presentations josh.ev9.org/p3
Define methods of User-Centered Design for the Agile Major Project – ECHOES: Encouraging
Development context Companionship, Home Organization, &
Entertainment in Seniors
Led the internal Global User-Centered Design Community
B.S. Cognitive Science, Specialization in
Associate Instructor Human-Computer Interaction
IU, Informatics Aug 2004 - May 2006 University of California San Diego
UCSD, Cognitive Science Sept 2003 - June 2004 Sept 2000 - June 2004
Instructed students in lecture-style classes and one-on-one Major Project – Picture This 1.0: Toward
setting in HCI undergraduate survey courses covering User- Better Photo Organization Software
Centered Design and Usability
ThoughtWorks University
Assisted Professors with long-term course strategy as well as Bangalore, India
planning weekly lectures and assignments Aug - Sept 2006
7 week training course covering topics in
Interaction Design Intern Consulting, Software Delivery, and Agile
Software Development
Intuit TurboTax, User-Centered Design Team May - July 2005
Conducted user research considering Instant Messaging in Places I’ve Worked (in the US)
online tax software Chicago, IL
Home Sweet Home
Created & implemented a tool to publicize team findings
Ropes Course & Team Building Specialist
Wilshire Boulevard Camps Summers from 2000 - 2002
Facilitated team-building exercises with youth and adults
through the use of low element and high element activities
Trained and managed staff in the set-up & maintainance of a
high element wilderness ropes course Professional & Academic Associations
Iota Nu Phi National Honors Society in
Speaking Engagements Informatics, Co-Founder
IxDA 2008 Conference, Feb 2008 Design Club at IU, Co-Founder
Topic: Agile User-Centered Design Interaction Design Association, Member
ThoughtWorks North America Day, UK Day, & Chicago Day ACM Special Interest Group on
Topic: Taking a Contextual Design Approach to Software Computer-Human Interaction, Member
Delivery
1409 W. Catalpa Ave #2 Chicago, IL 60640, USA