Maureen Kerwin
Freelancer, UX Consultant / Design Researcher, Self-employed
Degree: Master of Science in Information, University of Michigan School of Information
Berlin, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Maureen Kerwin
Current , since Jul 2013
UX Consultant / Design Researcher
Self-employed
I'm a Berlin-based, location-independent user experience professional focused on the conceptual side of UX: user research, ideation, and high-level product design.
4 years and 8 months, Aug 2013 - Mar 2018
Interaction Designer
Nokia Solutions and Networks
I supported product teams with UX as well as advancing a company-wide design transformation by helping to grow UX competence and improve internal processes. - Co-led user and domain analysis and design of a complex new security monitoring product - Developed and owned research-based personas for all security products - Gave training sessions on methods like usability testing and user interviews - Initiated the creation of a central UX research database for sharing materials
10 months, Aug 2011 - May 2012
Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction
Fraunhofer AICOS
I contributed to the research and design of health applications for older adults, while also writing and editing academic articles about the methods and findings of our projects. - Co-designed a top 25 app at the Mobile Apps Showdown of the 2012 CES - Planned and conducted user research including interviews and ethnographic observation - Designed wireframes and prototypes; evaluated them through usability testing
Educational background for Maureen Kerwin
2 years and 5 months, Jan 2009 - May 2011
Human-Computer Interaction
University of Michigan School of Information
Evaluation of Systems & Services, Exploratory Data Analysis, Fundamentals of Human Behavior, Graphic Design, Interface & Interaction Design, Pervasive Interaction Design, Recommender Systems
3 years and 9 months, Sep 2004 - May 2008
History, Creative Writing
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Languages
English
First language
Spanish
Intermediate
Portuguese
Basic
Polish
Basic
German
Basic