Oh, hello there.

My name is Emme and I'm a user experience designer. I love data and I love using data to springboard into design. I am well-grounded in the principles and methods of user-centered design. I enjoy both user research and interaction design and truly believe that good design can change the world... or at least human behavior. And changing human behavior for the better is one step in the right direction of making the world a better place.

I am currently open to freelance or full-time opportunities as a user researcher or UX/UI designer. Take a look at my work and drop me a line if you think we'd work well together.

Education

Master of Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) & University of Madeira (Portugal)

Skills

Tools

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Axure
  • Autodesk 3ds Max

Coding

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • jQuery

Research Methods

  • Contextual Inquiry
  • Surveys
  • Think Alouds
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Cognitive Walkthrough
  • Personas/Storyboards
  • ... basically whatever it takes.

Languages

  • Spanish / conversant
  • Portuguese / conversant
  • & a little Russian on a good day.

FlyTalk

Mobile app to help air travelers

User research+interaction design

Brand My Mail

Plug-in for social email templates

User research+interaction design

FINRA Analytics

Analytics to improve user experience

User research+interaction design

Bill Split

Mobile app to split restaurant bills

interaction design

Native Accent

Web app for language learning

Usability tesing

Projector: Redesigned

Redesign of a classroom projector

interaction design

Orbanizer

Ambiant orb to help declutter

User research+interaction design

Light Up the Plaza

Interactive plaza lights display

Interaction design

USDA

Analyzing content to meet user needs

Content analysis

Southern Miss

University website

content management

FINRA Arbitration

Website redesign

User research+interaction design

Copy Cat

Mimicry game for language learners

user research+interaction design