Education

University of Michigan School of Information -MSI

I received my Master’s of Science in Information from UMSI in December of 2013. While there, I focused my studies on ways to make information useful to users and how to effectively convey layers of meaning.

University of Rochester –BA English

I received my Bachelor’s degree in English literature from The University of Rochester in Rochester, NY in 2010. My academic interests included 18th century British literature, the ‘print revolution,’ authorship, and the invention of copyright.

Work Experience

University of Michigan School of Information Entrepreneurship Program March 2015-Present

I am currently working as a program assistant. I am developing a lexicon and program description which clearly describes the program goals, and positions it within the larger domains of entrepreneurship and information science. This “what” work will be used in the “how” tasks of promoting the program, tracking progress internally, and developing new programming which meets our goals and appeals to our students.

 Washtenaw ID Project January 2015-May 2015

I worked with a team of students and recent graduated to redesign the Washtenaw ID Project website.  The original site had been made to support efforts to create a county-wide ID card, and after the bill passed the site needed an overhaul to serve it’s new user types: those seeking an ID, those deciding if they would accept an ID, and those looking to donate to a scholarship for those getting an ID. I created user flows and a site map for the redesign and advocated for user needs based on personas developed by the sponsoring agency.

General Electric September 2013- May 2014

I worked as a co-op for GE capital from September 2013 until May 2014. I worked with the Capital Quality Assurance Center of Excellence, where I created test plans, developed test cases, executed tests, and reported on defects for GE Capital IT projects. I worked on projects using both waterfall and Agile methodologies. Read more about my work at GE

University of Michigan Library September 2011 -Dec 2011

I worked for the UM Library’s 7Fast program from September 2011-December 2011 as a clerk. I was responsible for locating requested materials, checking requests for copyright compliance and producing quality scans for digital delivery.

Projects

Read more about these, and other projects I have worked on here