Astoria, NY | Topsham, ME | Ithaca, NY
Also known as: MicheleMarut
I'm currently a Senior User Researcher and have been working in the human factors and usability field for fourteen years. My background includes a M.S. in Human Environment Relations (concentration Human Factors) from Cornell University and experience working on both hardware and software across a variety of industries (medical, financial, and consumer). My primary role has been to lead user research at both the concept and validation stages of product development and to provide usability and human factors input into the designs. As an Innovation Catalyst, I coach teams and facilitate workshops using design thinking methods. I'm also active in the greater User Experience community and served as an Interaction Design Association (IxDA) Local Leader for five years. As a way of giving back to the UX community, I presented the tools that enabled me to grow my network without changing my introverted personality at the Information Architecture Summit.
