Department of Communication, Stanford University
As a graduate student within the Communication Department, I was a teaching assistant for classes including "Computers and Interfaces: Psychological and Social Issues," and "Communication Research Methods." I also designed, implemented, and ran social science experiments investigating issues in computer-human interface.
The Manus Project, MIT's Newman Lab, Cambridge MA
The Manus project developed a computerized robotic system for neurological rehabilitation and physical therapy. I designed and implemented a graphical user interface for the system to be used by therapists and patients. My duties included generating proposals for interface solutions, meeting with project leaders to finalize project plans and schedules, programming in C++, demonstrating work in progress for the laboratory staff, writing end-user documentation for my programs and those of other programmers, and helping in the installation, testing, and debugging of the system at our first beta site. As part of my research for the Manus project, I also worked for two months as a nurse's aide at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital.
ICAD Inc., Cambridge MA
ICAD developed and distributed a LISP-based CAD adjunct called "The ICAD System." I worked closely with programmers and marketing staff to prepare programmer's references, installation guides, and release notes. I also implemented an in-house hypertext documentation style guide using Framemaker and Frameviewer.
Project GNU, The Free Software Foundation, Cambridge MA
I worked with project programmers to produce technical reference material and tutorials. GNU documentation was written and distributed using Techinfo, a simultaneous text and hypertext publication system.
PC Week, Ziff-Davis Publishing, Boston MA
I researched and wrote news and feature articles for the Connectivity section, which focused on business applications of networking technology (clippings on request). In my last five months at PC Week, I also designed and implemented a networked Paradox database system. PC Week is now known as "e-week."
MIT Lingo Project, MIT's Project Athena, Cambridge MA
I created detailed, cartoon-like screen icons to be used as part of an interactive language teaching program. I also worked with programmers to improve the usability of "Crayon," the project's picture-processing software.
The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper, Cambridge MA
I did page design, layout, typesetting, and paste-up. As production manager, I also acted as the liaison between The Tech's production shop and outside clients who retained our design and production services. As a night editor, I oversaw and trained production workers, and did final editing of copy and artwork. I also wrote the occasional article.