User:Apheori/CV

Predominantly a font-end designer and MediaWiki developer. I do stuff. It's 2014.

Skills and tools

• Programming languages/markup: Python, PHP, JavaScript, Java, C, SQL, HTML, CSS, LESS, SVG
• Version control: SVN, Git
• Graphics tools: The GIMP, Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Balsamiq Mockups, pencil and paper, more inkscape
• Testing methods: Interviews, surveys, general discussion, persona and heuristic evaluation, A/B testing, UserTesting.com

Education

CU Boulder - Bachelor of Science Computer Science (Human-Centered Computing track) - 2013

• Studies in algorithms, computer systems, software engineering
• Studies in psychology with an emphasis on neuroscience and human-computer interaction
• Studies in 2D, 3D, and user experience design

Work experience

Wikimedia Foundation

Design intern - Flow (2013)

• Testing for usability problems with the existing interface
• Component wireframes and high-fidelity interactive designs for initial testing
• Design changes to ease transitions between different interface styles

Quest Product Development

General assistant (2007 - 2009)

• Quality assurance testing, database sanitisation, and other tasks

Freelance work (2011 - 2013)

• Art commissions and logo design
• Website building and updates

Volunteer work

MediaWiki

Volunteer developer (2011 - present)

• Skin development and design
• Extensions for remote authentication and database imports, screenplay formatting, others
• Google Summer of Code mentoring and project coordination

ShoutWiki

Head of User Experience (2013-present)

• Extension, tool, and branding design and review
• Skin and extension maintenance and upstream coordination with MediaWiki core projects

Uncyclopedia

Director of Semi-visible Operations (Uncyclomedia) (2013 - present)

• Project management of system and server administration
• Prerelease testing and live deployments
• Interface and tool development in response to user needs and upstream changes

Editor and administrator (2010 - present)

• Image manipulation, creation, and editing, as well as logo design
• Community management, cat herding, and damage mitigation
• Article writing, editing, and review

Wikipedia

Editor (2010 - present)

• Copyediting and template editing and creation
• Complex vector image editing and icon creation, and vectorisations of raster images
• Local meetup and events coordination

Miscellaneous projects

Synapse - An app for online education participation (2013)

• Creating layout prototypes for different use cases
• Conducting live product testing against existing solutions

Easy Events - A website and app for finding and scheduling events based on location (2013)

• Evaluating target market reception based on user interview and product pitch responses
• Interaction mockups and component design

Dead Poet Jokes - A random joke database that shows jokes based on viewer interest (2012)

• Interface and layout design, as well as component styles
• Team coordination

Herd Life - An app for finding and coordinating events within a local community (2012)

• Setting up affinity diagrams for persona development, and performing iterative testing with personas
• Setting up surveys and finding participants, both online and in-person
• Testing prototypes through cognitive interviews