Robert J Begley
robertjbegley@gmail.com | www.robertjbegley.com | 847.571.4110
 
Education
M. S. Human-Computer Interaction Design, Indiana University, Bloomington
August 2009 – May 2011
Graduated May 2011
B.S. Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington
August 2005 – May 2009
Minors - Cyber Security and Criminal Justice
GPA: 3.631
Graduated with Distinction May 2009
Experience
User Experience Designer (Contractor), Designkitchen
October 2011 - Present
Conceptualized, negotiated, and iterated on new ideas, interactions, and annotated wireframe documents using Adobe InDesign for client’s website. Created sitemaps and flows for client using OmniGraffle and Google Drawing.
Interaction Designer, Indiana University
June 2010 - Present
Conducted user research using methods including surveys, focus groups, interviews, and observations for an Academic Roadmap website where students can explore and understand the different arrays of academic disciplines and campus life offered. Brainstormed and designed multiple iterations and prototypes of the website using tools including Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Fireworks. Created multiple design documents updating progress made throughout each iteration.
Associate Instructor, Indiana University
August 2009 - Present
Lectured to Informatics and Computing students teaching lab sections and keeping record of attendance and grades.
Web Master/Web Designer, Motion Unlimited Dancewear
March 2006 – Present
Created and maintained a professional level website using modern technologies including ASP.NET, C#, MSSQL, HTML, CSS, Visual Studio 2005, MyLittleAdmin, and a PayPal shopping cart. Managed upwards of 470-490 products in a MSSQL database.
Summer Intern, StratEx Partners
June 2008 – August 2008
Tested new web application and tracked errors. Helped developers find and fix web application bugs. Organized and entered new and existing client data into application.
Activites
Graduate Informatics Student Association, Technology Chair, Indiana University
February 2010 – Present
Maintained technological resources available for students as well as advocated for fixes and improvements on existing resources.
Skills
User Research Methods
Contextual Inquiry
Cultural Probes
Diary Studies
Ethnographic Observation
Focus Groups
Interviews
Personas
Usability Testing
Design Methods
Affinity Diagramming
High/Low Fidelity Prototyping
Sketching
Storyboarding
Rapid Prototyping
Wireframing
Software
Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
Google Drawing
Microsoft Office
Rhinoceros 3D
Languages
ASP.NET
C
C#
Javascript
Lua
Perl
PHP
XHTML /CSS
Associations
ACM - SIGCHI
IxDA