A recent graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Information, I have just earned a master's degree in information management and systems. My main focus in school was human-computer interaction, and I'm eager to apply what I've learned to the development of useful interfaces for data-intensive applications.
I Believe In . . .
Standards-based development
Following standards helps make applications accessible, usable, expandable, and adaptable.
User-centered design
Good designers give users what they want, and find out what they want by working with them throughout a project. The more I work with users, the more valuable I find their observations. I also see graphic design as an important part of usability as well as a defining aspect of the user's experience.
Accessibility
The web is for all of us, and making a site accessible is less work than most developers expect. Please build web sites that comply with Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Basic scientific research
Scientists working in basic research have the hardest time making the case for funding and recognition, mostly because the ultimate value of their work cannot be judged from the work itself, but from applications derived from it. Applied science (medicine, gadgets, energy production, etc.) would be nothing without basic science.
