I'm passionate about a great experience whether its a website, a tangible device, or even finding a new street in a new town. Its my opinion that we're through with the dark ages of technology when users had to deal with a clumsy interface because it was the best we could do with what we had. The future is here and users deserve better, more well thought out products that not only help them accomplish their goals, but may even be gratifying in the process. We have the power, we can rebuild our old tech AND design new things to be compelling and interesting making its use more like second nature than a chore. Lets get together, lets make it right! Lets make the world a better place one user at a time. Specialties: Touch Screen, Hardware, Interface Design, Usability, Human Factors

User Experience Lead @ From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Greater Seattle AreaUser Experience Designer (Contract) @ From February 2015 to Present (11 months) UX Designer (Contract) @ From October 2014 to January 2015 (4 months) User Experience Researcher (Contract) @ From December 2013 to September 2014 (10 months) Senior Consultant, User Experience @ From September 2013 to November 2013 (3 months) Senior Human Factors Engineer @ From January 2013 to October 2013 (10 months) Human Factors Engineer @ From March 2009 to January 2013 (3 years 11 months) Human Factors Engineer (Contract) @ From November 2007 to February 2009 (1 year 4 months) Lexington, Kentucky AreaWeb Master @ From January 2007 to November 2007 (11 months) Project Counselor @ From June 2006 to July 2006 (2 months) Teaching Asistant @ From January 2005 to May 2006 (1 year 5 months)

MS @ Purdue University From 1999 to 2006 BS @ Purdue University From 1999 to 2004 Erik Wakefield is skilled in: Human Factors, Usability, Contextual Inquiry, User Experience, Heuristic Evaluation, Product Design, Usability Testing, Human Factors Engineering, User-centered Design, Task Analysis, Medical Devices, User Research, Design Thinking, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface Design