EDUCATION
TANSY PEPLAU
Master of Science, Human-Computer Interaction, School of
Information Studies, University of Maryland
August 2011 - May 2013
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Saint Lawrence
University
Sept 2007 - May 2011
tansy.amelia@gmail.com
661 524 5269
tansyamelia.com
3300 Ginger Tree Ct.
Fairfax, VA 22030
TP DEVELOPMENT
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Java
MySQL
Processing
Arduino
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
PROTOTYPING
Omnigraffle
High/low fidelity
Wireframing
DESIGN METHODS
User-centered design
Participatory design
Affinity diagramming
Personas
USER RESEARCH
Usability testing
Qualitative Analysis
Contextual inquiry
Heuristic evaluation
Interviews
Task analysis
Focus group
Wizard-of-oz
Survey design
Requirements
Card Sorting
Mental Model
Skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
UI Developer
Interfolio Inc. Washington, D.C.
Sept 2015 - Present
- Worked as member of engineering team to produce tools in
AngularJS for users to accomplish conplex workflows
- Worked with lead UX Designer to develop and conduct user
research including surveys, click-task analysis, mental model,
etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
TANSY PEPLAU
TP UI Design S.M.E.
Enlighten IT Consulting / Hanover, MD
Aug 2014 - Present
- Lead assessment and redesign for existing products to reflect
more efficient usability
- Lead designer for new solutions of analytics tools and system
administrator tools
- Lead designer in charge of refocusing image and theme of web
applications and tools through the company
Lead UX Developer
Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD
May 2013 - Aug 2014
- Assessing current projects to improve ease of understanding
and usefulness to users
- Designing new technologies to surpass current market options
in both appeal and usability and usefulness
Software Developer
Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD
Feb 2012 - May 2013
- Worked with a team to build an application to visualize data
recorded by traffic detectors
- Built applications to be easily understandable through graphs,
charts, and exportable tables
Internship - Application design and quality assurance analysis
Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD
Summer 2012
- Qualitative/usability analysis of an application in development
- Convenience sample user study after iterations to improve
design and usability
Consultant
Converge Networks Corporation / Bethesda, MD
Sept - Dec 2011
- Performed research for product comparison
- Edited bid/proposal documents
- Migrating company documents and information to Sharepoint
tansy.amelia@gmail.com
661 524 5269
tansyamelia.com
3300 Ginger Tree Ct.
Fairfax, VA 22030
WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
TANSY PEPLAU
TP UMASS Research Experience for Undergraduates- Adaptive
Gaming lead by Dr. Andy Barto
Summer 2010
- Researched and designed an adaptive game of pacman to be
furthered during undergraduate senior thesis
iMagine Research Experience for Undergraduates -Efficient
Processing of Hyperspectral Imaging lead by Dr. Stefan Robila
Summer 2009
- Researched methods for facial recognition using hyperspectral
imaging and orthogonal subspaces
tansy.amelia@gmail.com
661 524 5269
tansyamelia.com
3300 Ginger Tree Ct.
Fairfax, VA 22030

TansyPeplau_UXUIResume

  • 1.
    EDUCATION TANSY PEPLAU Master ofScience, Human-Computer Interaction, School of Information Studies, University of Maryland August 2011 - May 2013 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Saint Lawrence University Sept 2007 - May 2011 tansy.amelia@gmail.com 661 524 5269 tansyamelia.com 3300 Ginger Tree Ct. Fairfax, VA 22030 TP DEVELOPMENT HTML CSS JavaScript Java MySQL Processing Arduino Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator PROTOTYPING Omnigraffle High/low fidelity Wireframing DESIGN METHODS User-centered design Participatory design Affinity diagramming Personas USER RESEARCH Usability testing Qualitative Analysis Contextual inquiry Heuristic evaluation Interviews Task analysis Focus group Wizard-of-oz Survey design Requirements Card Sorting Mental Model Skills WORK EXPERIENCE UI Developer Interfolio Inc. Washington, D.C. Sept 2015 - Present - Worked as member of engineering team to produce tools in AngularJS for users to accomplish conplex workflows - Worked with lead UX Designer to develop and conduct user research including surveys, click-task analysis, mental model, etc.
  • 2.
    WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED TANSYPEPLAU TP UI Design S.M.E. Enlighten IT Consulting / Hanover, MD Aug 2014 - Present - Lead assessment and redesign for existing products to reflect more efficient usability - Lead designer for new solutions of analytics tools and system administrator tools - Lead designer in charge of refocusing image and theme of web applications and tools through the company Lead UX Developer Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD May 2013 - Aug 2014 - Assessing current projects to improve ease of understanding and usefulness to users - Designing new technologies to surpass current market options in both appeal and usability and usefulness Software Developer Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD Feb 2012 - May 2013 - Worked with a team to build an application to visualize data recorded by traffic detectors - Built applications to be easily understandable through graphs, charts, and exportable tables Internship - Application design and quality assurance analysis Center for Advanced Transportation Technology / College Park, MD Summer 2012 - Qualitative/usability analysis of an application in development - Convenience sample user study after iterations to improve design and usability Consultant Converge Networks Corporation / Bethesda, MD Sept - Dec 2011 - Performed research for product comparison - Edited bid/proposal documents - Migrating company documents and information to Sharepoint tansy.amelia@gmail.com 661 524 5269 tansyamelia.com 3300 Ginger Tree Ct. Fairfax, VA 22030
  • 3.
    WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED TANSYPEPLAU TP UMASS Research Experience for Undergraduates- Adaptive Gaming lead by Dr. Andy Barto Summer 2010 - Researched and designed an adaptive game of pacman to be furthered during undergraduate senior thesis iMagine Research Experience for Undergraduates -Efficient Processing of Hyperspectral Imaging lead by Dr. Stefan Robila Summer 2009 - Researched methods for facial recognition using hyperspectral imaging and orthogonal subspaces tansy.amelia@gmail.com 661 524 5269 tansyamelia.com 3300 Ginger Tree Ct. Fairfax, VA 22030