katey deeny katey.deeny@gmail.com | 1250 Bellevue Way NE #8, Bellevue, WA 98004 | 425.354.

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SKILLS
Interaction Design Expert, 10 years experience
User Research Expert, 10 years experience
Visual Communication Design Advanced, 15 years experience
Product Design Advanced, 2 years experience
Design Specifications Advanced, 9 years experience
University Teaching Advanced, 4 years experience
Interior Architecture Expert, 7 years experience
Photoshop Expert, 16 years experience
Illustrator Expert, 15 years experience
InDesign Expert, 15 years experience
PowerPoint Expert, 11 years experience
AutoCAD Expert, 10 years experience
OmniGraffle Expert, 1 year experience
Axure Advanced, 1 year experience
HTML Advanced, 15 years experience
CSS Intermediate, 1 year experience

SUMMARY
I am a designer and researcher focused on creating holistic experiences at a variety of scales that traverse multiple touch points.
My work includes solutions for web, software, mobile, consumer products, way-finding, built environment, and service design. I
have demonstrated skills in user-centered design and research, a wide variety of 2D and 3D computer graphics applications,
effective visual and written communication, project management, education, and facilitating collaboration. My professional
experience is complemented by advanced academic work in traditional design craft, user research, and cognitive psychology.
Having earned MFA and MS degrees, I teach design at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
EXPERIENCE
Senior User Experience Architect Ascentium
Interaction design: writing scenarios, storyboarding, wireframing, and prototyping for Bellevue, WA 6/2010 – present
transactional web sites and mobile applications.
Facilitating collaborative brainstorming sessions across experience disciplines.
Presenting pitches and solutions to clients.

Instructor and Research Assistant University of Washington

Instructor for User Experience Design (HCDE 418) Seattle, WA 9/2009 – 12/2010
Conducting multi-factorial experiments in human-robot interaction
Guest Lecturer for Visual Communication in Human-Centered Design. (HCDE 411)

Professor, Interior Design Savannah College of

Creating and facilitating course content for technology, studio, and theory courses at both Art and Design
graduate and undergraduate levels. Savannah, GA 9/2005 – 3/2009
Educating and mentoring 20-50 design students per quarter and one-on-one academic
advisement of additional 40 undergraduates. Mentoring junior faculty.

Designer Aref & Associates

Interpreting programmatic user requirements and applying them to schematic and design Los Angeles, CA Summer 2008
development phases.
Creating visual presentations using 2-D and 3-D modeling and design software.
Space-planning and architectural detailing for work environments.

Product Designer Working Class Studio

Collaborating with designers from multiple disciplines to create marketable retail products. Savannah, GA Summer 2004
Creating new product designs using both traditional and computer-aided processes.
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Designer Chatham County Public Schools

Designing teaching environments for at-risk student populations. Savannah, GA 6/2003 – 11/2003
Ensuring achievement of universal design and accessibility goals through user-centered design.
Preparing project specifications and written documentation for bid and construction

Designer Moshe Safdie & Associates

Designing presentation materials and business proposals. Boston, MA 8/2002 – 5/2003
Researching and sourcing materials for high-profile international public-use projects.
Creating surface designs for large-scale architectural graphic applications.

User Experience Designer Cogenix

Designing interfaces for proprietary business software with complex task flows. Redmond, WA 9/2001 – 4/2002
Presenting design concepts and product mock-ups to clients.
Designing icons and developing color palettes.
Writing functional design specifications.

Program Manager, User Interface RealNetworks

Designing system support experience for RealOne media player. Seattle, WA 8/2000 – 9/2001
Designing user experiences for emerging mobile communication technologies.
Collaborating with design team to implement branding initiatives.
Writing usability scripts for formal user-testing sessions.
Conducting usability tests and heuristic evaluations.

Product Designer Microsoft through ArtSource

Responsible for user experience design of Microsoft web-based bill-pay application. Redmond, WA 5/2000 – 9/2000
Collaborated with program managers and content team to improve usability of product.
Involved in administration of formal heuristic evaluations.
Created prototypes for use in functional specifications

Lead User Experience Designer eSociety

Designing corporate website, featured on NBC Nightly News Bellevue, WA 10/1999 – 5/2000
Creating interfaces for websites for trade association communities.
Developing and presenting branding, conceptual direction, wireframes and mock-ups.
Designing print and online marketing collateral.

Lead Designer Talkspot.com

Creating graphics and animations for live interactive web broadcasts while effectively Bellevue, WA 6/1998 – 9/1999
delegating and executing multiple tasks. Developing graphical branding strategies.

EDUCATION
Master of Science University of Washington
Human-Centered Design & Engineering, March, 2011 Seattle, WA
3.9 GPA, Recipient of full funding
Studies in user-centered design, interaction design, communication theories, cognitive
psychology, qualitative and quantitative research.

Master of Fine Arts Savannah College of Art and

Interior Design, 2005 Design
3.9 GPA, Recipient of Academic Fellowship Savannah, GA
Studies in evidence-based design, visual communication, multidisciplinary design, and
qualitative research.

Bachelor of Arts Hampshire College

Communications and Cognitive Science, 1993 Amherst, MA