Kayre Michelle Hylton

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Shelton, CT
December 2006 - January 2008
User Experience Innovator in the Concept Studio (an R&D group)
Planned/participated in various research, evaluation & innovation activities (e.g. think aloud observations, bodystorming, conceptual model building)
Created and tested physical and digital prototypes
Developed concepts for new products, services and opportunity areas

Pittsburgh Voyager - Pittsburgh, PA
Spring - Summer 2006
User testing lead for MHCI Capstone Project
Performed several empirical and analytical HCI methods
Helped develop a software solution for Pittsburgh Voyager instructors, to enhance the learning experience of their students

Penn State University; School of Information Science and Technology - State College, PA
Summer 2005
Research assistant in Human-Computer Interaction
Helped design and implement a notification system utilizing the RSS technology
Designed and conducted user studies, and analyzed findings

Georgia Institute of Technology; Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center - Atlanta, GA
Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
Research assistant in Human-Computer Interaction
Helped develop and build display space optimization applications for Personal Digital Assistant devices, with the use of proximity sensors.
Conducted user studies

OMED: Educational Services - Atlanta, GA
Spring 2003
Tutored students in Introduction to Computing and Object Oriented Programming courses

Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA
August 2005 - August 2006
Master of Human-Computer Interaction
GPA: 3.74/4.0

Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
August 2001 - May 2005
Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Certificate: Social/Personality Psychology
GPA: 3.38/4.0

HCI Project, Interface and Interaction Design, Web Application Development, Software Architecture for User Interfaces, Communication Design Fundamentals, Human-Computer Interaction Methods, Human Factors, Senior Design Project, User Interface Design, Software Practicum, Object Oriented Programming

Contextual Inquiry and Design, Keystroke Level Modeling, Heuristic Evaluation, Cognitive Walkthrough, Think Aloud, Personas, Scenarios, Physical Prototyping, Bodystorming, Surveys, Diary Studies, Wireframing, Lego Serious Play
Java, C#, C, JavaScript, Lisp, Scheme, Squeak, SQL, Visual Basic, XML, XHTML, CSS
Microsoft Office, Visio, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver)
Windows, Mac OS X, Unix/Linux

Hylton, K., Rosson, M.B., Carroll, J., Ganoe, C. When News Is More Than What Makes Headlines. ACM Crossroads 12.2: Human-Computer Interaction (2005).