ALISSA BRIGGS ------------- - Email - alissa@blinkwide.com - Website - www.blinkwide.com EDUCATION --------- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA. - Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction, August 2009. GPA: 4.00/4.00 - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, December, 2009.GPA: 3.55/4.00 WORK EXPERIENCE --------------- Teaching Assistant - Carnegie Mellon University August, 2007 - Present Technology Consulting in the Community (www.cs.cmu.edu/tcinc) - Teach process consulting to graduate and undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University. Web Team Leader - Carnegie Mellon University January, 2007 - Present Women at the School of Computer Science website (www.women.cs.cmu.edu) - Manage web development team responsible for establishing vision and direction of dynamic website. User Experience Design Intern - Intuit - Mountain View, CA Summer, 2008 Service Assistance Portal - Unite data from multiple systems under one common interface. (www.intuit.com) - Independently guided project through design process. Performed background research, ran contextual inquiries, and designed and tested multiple prototypes. Synthesized and presented findings. - Led design for two unstructured time projects, working closely with development and marketing teams. Research Assistant - Carnegie Mellon University January, 2008 - May, 2008 WhisperMobile - Application for creating, sharing, and discovering social events via mobile phones. - Generate new ideas, create and run studies, and analyze survey data and trends to support research. User Experience Designer - Bright - Pittsburgh, PA October, 2007 - May, 2008 Funded by Carnegie Mellon University's Project Olympus - Internet startup company (www.askbright.com) - Designed and developed web-based user experiences for new micro-collaboration portal Software Developer Intern - Management Science Associates - Pittsburgh, PA Summer, 2007 Gabriel Division - Data management software for major cable networks (www.msa.com) - Worked closely with a team of business analysts, senior developers, and quality assurance analysts to develop software features to meet clients' needs. - Wrote, presented, and maintained technical specification documents including UML diagrams. - Participated in code reviews. Led 2 feature team tests. Performed automated testing. Research Assistant - Carnegie Mellon University Spring, 2007 CogTool - Cognitive performance modeling (www.cs.cmu.edu/~bej/cogtool) - Responsible for implementation of new parts of CogTool user interface using MVC architecture. Technology Consultant - Guide Runners - Pittsburgh, PA Spring, 2007 Growing nonprofit that provides guided assistance for visually impaired athletes (www.guiderunners.org) - Facilitated nonprofit organization's sustainable technology planning, management, and integration. Developer Intern - Icovia - Londonderry, NH Summer, 2006 Online space planning tool (www.icovia.com) - Turned idea for targeting teenagers into proposal-ready format for integrating product into Facebook. - Optimized website to increase user traffic and conversion by analyzing web trends. Redesigned company weblog. Developed content for Icovia affiliates. Performed quality assurance. Product Design and Development Specialist - Not-A-Diet, LLC - Londonderry, NH Summer, 2005 Startup company within the personal health industry - Used research, communication, and coordination skills to deliver product on schedule, within budget. SKILLS ------ - Development: Java, Swing, JavaScript, Flex, ActionScript, HTML, CSS, JSP, C. Exposure to SQL, PHP, JSP, Visual Basic, automated testing tools. - Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, DreamWeaver, professional writing, Microsoft Office. Exposure to Flash, 3ds Max. HONORS, AWARDS -------------- - Member of Carnegie Mellon University Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Fall 2008 - Spring 2009. - Recipient of Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars Award, Fall 2008. - Panelist at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, Fall 2008. - Guest speaker at Wayne State College Conference on Technology and Diversity, Spring 2008. - Carnegie Mellon University Dean's List, Spring and Fall 2007, Spring 2008. - Recipient of Carnegie Mellon University's Upstart/Startup Grant, 2007. - Recipient of the Carnegie Mellon University Judith Resnik-Challenger Scholarship, 2005. PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL ----------------------- - Big Sister/Little Sister Mentoring Program Organizer. Create supportive student/mentor relationships for undergraduate women studying computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, 2006 - Present. - Women at the School of Computer Science (W@SCS) Committee Member. Active in Roadshow outreach program to promote interest in computer science at grade school levels, 2005 - Present. - Carnegie Mellon University Ultimate Frisbee Team, 2005 - Present. - Strategic Planning Committee for Education and Student Life. Determined the strategic direction for the next ten years in Carnegie Mellon education, Spring 2008. - Carnegie Mellon University Karate Club, 2008. - Carnegie Mellon University Orientation Counselor, 2006 and 2007. - US Citizen.