Michael A. Crane : User Experience : User Interaction (312) 909-1570!
[email protected] ! www.realuses.com OBJECTIVE I am currently seeking a position within an organization or design firm in User Experience / User Interaction (UI/UX) and/or Interaction Design (IxD). I am a masters candidate in Human-Computer Interaction, and would like to continue focusing on producing creative interfaces based on user-centered design prin- ciples. My ultimate goal is to work, collaborate & learn from creative, driven people. My motivation is fueled by working on creating better interfaces & experience's for the user; focusing on making experiences using the web, application's & technology easier for the user. Ultimately, I would like to work with software or web design firms, communicating application design principles & strategies for ongoing development. In my work, I have always tried to simplify communication barriers, fo- cusing on bridging the gap between end-users, designers & developers. SPECIALTIES User experience, user interaction, website layout & design, schematics, wire-framing, prototyping, information architecture. LANGUAGES (X)HTML | CSS | JavaScript | jQuery | ActionScript 3 | Markdown EDUCATION DePaul University, Chicago, IL !2009 - Present MS Candidate | Human-Computer Interaction Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL !2004-2007 MS | Personnel & Human Resource Development Northwestern University, Chicago, IL !2006 Executive Certificate | Managing Product Design & Development University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO !1999-2003 BS | Psychology WORK EXPERIENCE UI/UX Designer | SpiderOak, San Francisco, CA!Oct 2011 - Present • Mobile application design • Designed version 2 of SpiderOak's iOS application for the iPhone & iPad (in development) • Designed version 2 of SpiderOak’s Android application (in development queue) • Website design • Designed the admin management console web app interface to control user’s file sharing portals (Share- Rooms) for SpiderOak’s enterprise product.