paula bennett

Ms. Bennett worked on two prototypes for an odometer-style gauge that reflected SQL Server Perfmon data. She worked with the Mailbox Team to gather requirements and researched the best Microsoft technologies to deliver the specifications. She created a Silverlight web application, initiated the development for a Windows Sidebar Gadget, and presented her work to project managers across the Exchange group.

* Designed a SharePoint portal to provide the CIO with a single site for monitoring company servers. * Worked closely with Technology Operations team to determine requirements for server monitoring. * Wrote ad-hoc SQL queries to gather real-time data from databases. * Created reports using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

Activities and Societies: Step Team, Dance, Varsity Volleyball, DBSC, LAS

In this 12-week course students learn the tools and techniques to make your digital products delightful for users. By the end of this course students will be able to: * Apply user experience best practices as they think, analyze, and design to effectively solve problems. * Conduct effective user research and perform usability tests * Produce full UX documentation deliverables, including: * * Personas * * Competitive assessment documents * * Feature Prioritization * * Wireframes and, potentially, a clickable prototype * Define all possible interactions as a person moves through the structure, functionality and appearance of software interfaces. * Analyze and critique the designs of others

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers, Onyx Dance Troupe