Matthew Obrakta DESIGN PORTFOLIO RESUME
 
RESUME
Objective:   Seeking full-time position to utilize HCI/design and user experience skills.

 
Education:   Masters - Human Computer Interaction Design
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Expected graduation (May 2010)

Bachelors of Fine Arts - Photography
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (2005)

 
Experience:   Associate Instructor, Computer Ethics (2009 – Present)
Indiana University Bloomington
Held discussions on computer ethics and the implications of technology in society. Grading assignments, contributing to class work load and different teaching methods for generating discussions.

Media Designer/Office Assistant (2009 – Present)
SPEA, Office of Career Services, Indiana University Bloomington
Creating promotional materials for career fairs, sponsored events, and career networking opportunities. Posting and maintaining available positions on the SPEA careers database.

Campus Web Intern (2009)
Indiana University Bloomington
Assisted the Campus Web Manager in daily maintenance and ongoing development of the website, maintaining the office e-mail account, and monitoring social networking presence, suggesting articles and events to be highlighted, editing the spotlight photo, editing and updating events calendar, reviewing and converting press releases to html, and transcribing videos to be posted to the homepage. 

Freelance Web Designer (2007 – Present)
www.kimibox.com (soon to be launched)
www.design.matthewobraktaphotography.com
www.matthewobraktaphotography.com
www.guardianpetsittersllc.com
Providing web design, management, and maintenance; creating marketing and advertising materials.

Owner/Photographer (2005 – Present)
Matthew Obrakta Photography
Professional photography services to a broad range of clients, such as Blue Sky by Pacific Power. Presentation of services to prospective clients using portfolio, website, and other promotional materials. Further developed management, sales, marketing, and advertising skills.

 
Design Skills:   General User Design: Personas, scenarios, user/human-centered design, experience design and prototyping, qualitative/quantitative analysis, participatory design, interaction design, wireframing, flow diagrams, and design process modeling

User Research: Usability testing, contextual inquiry, cultural probes, ethnography, heuristic analysis, cognitive walkthrough, focus group, interviews, data analysis, survey design/implementation, affinity diagrams

Design Development and Prototyping: Microsoft Office 2007 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Adobe CS4: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver – html and CSS, Flash, Affect Effects, and InDesign. Final Cut Pro. Photography, drawing, sketching, sculpting, scoping, and experience prototyping.

 
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(812) 361-7792
mkobrakt@indiana.edu
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