Noah Iliinsky's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Principal Designer @ Armory.io Principal UX Architect (contract) @ Qualtrics • Improved customer-facing visualizations and dashboards• Wrote standards guide for visualization selection and dashboard design• Improved internal UX and product development process • Contributed to product definitions and long-term planning From October 2018 to March 2019 (6 months) Greater Seattle AreaSr. UX Architect, AWS UX @ Amazon Web Services • Improved the architecture, data visualization, information design, and UX of AWS products• Designer on Kinesis Video streams from inception to launch• Worked or consulted on over 70 products across Amazon, including Guard Duty, Alexa for Business, assorted Kindle projects, Amazon Connect, and AWS RoboMaker• Spoke at several internal Amazon conferences, on topics of UX and information design • Conducted over 150 interviews and phone screens, trained other designers and recruiters, and documented screening and interview process• One of two non-manager Sr. Designers on the UX review committee From October 2015 to July 2018 (2 years 10 months) Greater Seattle AreaSr. Technical Product Manager for UX, Amazon QuickSight @ Amazon Web Services • On founding team for a new product• Contributed to fundamental definition and UX architecture of Amazon QuickSight (cloud-scale BI tool) • Designed core features for:- AutoGraph, our automatic visualization selection heuristic- visualization best practices- UI-level data display scaling strategies From June 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaVisualization Expert and Evangelist @ IBM • Contributed to the design and direction of IBM visualization technologies and platforms• Provided personalized design consulting to high-value customers and internal teams• Generated several hundred thousand dollars worth of leads and opportunities for IBM• Presented on visualization best practices over 40 times in 2013, across a wide variety of contexts• Wrote many white papers, blog posts, and articles on visualization design• Delivered a white paper and several presentations that were “most downloaded,” “most effective,” “most viewed,” and “best-of-year” for 2013 From December 2012 to April 2014 (1 year 5 months) Greater Seattle AreaInformation Visualization and UX Consultant @ ComplexDiagrams.com • Extensive experience writing, presenting, and teaching about visualization best practices• Created data visualization and interface designs for diverse customers and contexts of use• Delivered high-quality specifications, diagrams, wireframes, and other products in a timely manner From November 2005 to December 2012 (7 years 2 months) SeattleInformation Visualization and UX Consultant @ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Designed and documented interfaces for several internal data-access tools• Presented formal and unstructured advising on data visualization best practices From March 2012 to July 2012 (5 months) Greater Seattle AreaInformation Design Instructor @ University of Washington • Taught graduate-level information design course for dept. of Human Centered Design and Engineering From January 2011 to March 2011 (3 months) Greater Seattle AreaSr. Technical Program Manager for User Interface @ VMware • PM and designer for the interface of a tool for managing complex cloud applications• Coordinated efforts of front-end dev team, and was liaison to upper management and other dev groups • Extensive work defining requirements, writing and editing documentation for internal and external use • Originally hired by EMC, VMware’s parent company. The team was transferred to VMware in July 2009. From May 2009 to March 2010 (11 months) Sr. Technical Program Manager for User Interface @ EMC • Group transferred to VMWare, an EMC company. From May 2009 to June 2009 (2 months) Black Rock Ranger @ Burning Man Project I served as a Ranger Trainer, Mentor, and member of the Law Enforcement Liason team, as well as the NW Ranger Council.Rangers are counted upon to remain dependable in a radically non-predictable environment. Responsibilities include non-confrontational mediation and problem resolution, defusing situations before they escalate, spreading information, delegating or requesting alternate resources, and appropriately reacting to stressful or ambiguous situations. From 2002 to 2009 (7 years) Interaction Designer @ Corbis • Responsible for all interaction and interface design of next-generation media cataloging tool • Proactively managed constructive interactions between business and technology • Worked with analysts and internal customers to analyze, define, and document requirements • Created sketches and mockups of all new and revised interfaces • Described and annotated all interfaces and behaviors • Worked with analysts to author functional specifications • Created a variety of associated and supporting documentation • Led twice-weekly iterative design review meetings with business customers, analysts, and management team members • Approved applicant resumes and interviewed interaction design candidates From December 2006 to November 2007 (1 year) User Experience Designer and Evangelist @ Exbiblio _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Responsible for the user experience of our hardware and software product, including feature set, interface design, and interaction design. _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Generated use cases, user flows, specifications, and interface mockups during product planning phases._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Responsible for conveying the company and product vision to job interviewees and anyone who will listen. From April 2006 to August 2006 (5 months) Graduate Student @ University of Washington Dept. of Technical Communication _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Thesis: Generation of Complex Diagrams: How to Make Lasagna Instead of Spaghetti3.9 GPA across all usability and design related courses. Selected courses and projects: _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Information Design: Designed unique graphical representations of hierarchical and multi-threaded linear information._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ User Interface Design: Researched and designed portable device for tracking food intake, exercise and calories._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ User-Centered Design: Successfully researched and redesigned the kitchen mandoline, improving ease of use._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Value Sensitive Design: Investigated loyalty card privacy and informed consent concerns._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Conceptual Design: Designed innovative portable blood pressure monitor._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Usability Testing: Designed and executed pilot usability study for Boswell information management software. From September 2003 to April 2006 (2 years 8 months) Teaching Assistant @ University of Washington Dept. of Technical Communication •Taught Introduction to Technical Writing for engineers• Lectured, wrote curriculum, and graded student assignments• Received high ratings for instructor's contribution and effectiveness From September 2003 to June 2004 (10 months) Volunteer @ Worldshelters • Built temporary structures on the Mississippi gulf coast after Hurricane Katrina. From October 2005 to October 2005 (1 month) Interface Design Intern @ AOL Tegic _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Researched and designed new interface configuration for T9 text input software on new hardware platform._____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Helped design usability study, ran over 30 usability participants across two studies, and authored study report. From April 2005 to July 2005 (4 months)