Anne K.G. Murphy - Systems Design

Systems Design	ANNE K. G. MURPHY

	509 Dartmoor Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4511 USA 734-996-9017 netmouse@netmouse.com
Energetic self-starter with well-developed analytical and creative skills. 12 years of experience and training as an information systems designer. Excellent written and verbal communication and project management. A leader who is active in her community; able to teach as well as do.

Education

M.A.Sc. University of Waterloo, 2002 Systems Design Engineering

Systems Theory, Control Systems, Machine Intelligence, Cognitive Ergonomics and Requirements
Engineering, Human-Computer Interface (HCI), Software Design, Biomedical Engineering

B.A. Grinnell College, 1996 History

Physics, Math, Computer Science, Technical Theater, Non-Western History, Technology Evolution

Experience

2003-present	Associate	The Caravan Shop
	Retail Sales Associate and Inventory/QA Manager. Process documentation and display design.
2002	Copy Editing	ConJosé The 60^th World Science Fiction Convention
	Sole copyeditor for international convention. Met deadlines through self-scheduling.
1999-2001	Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant	University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
	1999-2002 Research Assistant Headed project on interface and information display design for Decomposition-based Quantitative Electromyography software to be used to diagnose neuromuscular disease; introduced polar star display and reduced classification error rates by 30%. Fall 1999, Fall 2000 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Systems Design Engineering Taught design process, teamwork, heirarchical analysis and functional specification, visual communication, drawing and AutoCAD. Facilitated and assessed lab work and team design. Spring 2000 Teaching Assistant, Biomedical Engineering Created web site and assisted students; evaluated work on physiology and biological system signal detection and analysis. Summer 1999 Research Assistant Redesigned user interface for course design/learning styles software.
1999-2000	Publications Head	Minicon 35
	Head of Publications Division for regional Science Fiction convention. Effective long-distance interaction with volunteers. Solicited advertising, artwork, and content; edited three publications.
1998-1999	Information Systems, ConCom	Minicon 34
	Head of Information; also web design and facilitation of online discussions
1997-1998	Web Design Consultant	liQuidprint -- Skokie, IL
	Designed and implemented web sites and relational databases for small start-up company. Estimated and managed projects, coordinated with team in creating informational and e-commerce solutions. Consistently pleased clients with quick response time, clear communication, and attention to detail. Example clients: Joint Center for Poverty Research and Performance Bike
1992-1996	User Consultant	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
	Provided in-lab and online support for users of Macintosh, PC, VAX, and UNIX systems. Taught Workshops on Excel and MS Word.
1995	Quality Services (Summer Internship)	3M Health Care, Cardiovascular Systems Ann Arbor, MI
	Beta-tested software and inspected hardware in a team-led Biomedical research & development and manufacturing company. Ran an audit of inventory and products on the manufacturing floor to ensure standards compliance, researched complaints.
1992-1994	Theater Technician	Grinnell College Theater Department
	Supervised students and crews producing and running 12 productions, including 2 Summerstock internships. Performed research, technical directing, set design and construction, painting, properties, sound design, and stage managing.
Summer 1993, 1994	Theater Technician, Carpenter	University of Findlay Summer Stock Theatre; Dunes Summer Arts Program
	Supervised apprentices and designed, produced and ran variously sets, props, sound, and lights.

Other Leadership Roles

2003-2004 Vice President, Gala, Ann Arbor Association for Women in Computing
2000-2001 Vice President of FASS and Vice Chair of WatCHI, Graduate Student Representative

Skills

Business and Functional Systems Analysis, Planning, Project Management, Interaction Design, Task Analysis, Use Cases, other Usability Assessment, Programming, User Testing, Functional Testing, Database Design, Technical Writing and Documentation, Editing, Training, Technical Support, Problem Solving, Client Contact and Sales, Meeting Facilitation Programming and Supplemental Languages
Pascal, Scheme, C++, Java, HTML, JavaScript, XML, PHP, ColdFusion, WebDNA, UML, PERL

Software and Operating Systems
MS Word, MS Project, WordPerfect, Excel, Access, Matlab, Maple, Emacs, BBEdit, Notepad, PageMaker, CorelDraw, AutoCAD, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Pine, IE, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, FTP, SSH, Fetch, Adobe Acrobat, Apache Windows (3.1, 95, NT, 98, 2000, XP), Unix (Sun OS, HP UX, Linux), Macintosh (OS 8, X), VAX VMS, AS400.