Andrew Wirtanen

My very first class in college was an introduction to Human Factors. When I stepped in the class and sat toward the back (but not too far back), I honestly had no idea what I was getting into. I entered college with the intention of making intangible things on electronic devices, but I learned quickly that there's more than code and Adobe Photoshop. I left graduate school with a passion for not only making things, but making things more useful and usable.

Since joining HumanCentric, I have worked on mobile phone interaction design and research, handheld computer/netbook evaluation and website evaluations. I have experience with usability testing, heuristic evaluations, interviews, surveys, card sorting, focus groups, and consolidating usability feedback from online sources. I have a deep interest in new technologies and I subscribe to many blogs, podcasts, and email lists. In the past, I have developed websites, built databases, configured networks and repaired computers.

Someday, you will probably see me:

• Trying to go to every major and minor league baseball park in the country
• Playing with new gadgets in the Apple store, the week they are released
• At RDU, occupying one of the seats near a power outlet
• Struggling on a softball field or golf course, but still having fun

Education

• M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design, Bentley University
• M.S. in Information Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology

Professional Involvement

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
• Association of Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI)
• Usability Professionals' Association (UPA)

More About Me

• LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/wirtanen
• Bloghttp://www.andrewwirtanen.com

Contact Me

• Phone: 919-228-2853