Aug 23 2010

User Interface Engineer at Avance

Published by Dharmesh under Uncategorized

Please submit your resume to Jeff.Shea@stratus.com

Description:

User Interface Engineer – Avance

Stratus Technologies is the global leader in the design, creation, and delivery of continuous availability solutions for mission critical applications. With 29 years of industry-leading experience in the systems environment to build on, Stratus is now expanding its offerings with our new Avance high-availability solution. This software product delivers “four nines” availability on commodity server technology, using the latest virtualization technologies. Avance is the most economical and easy to use high-availability product in history, designed for the virtualization age.

Position:

Avance is looking for a User Interface Engineer to enhance the ease of use and customer experience of the next-generation Avance high-availability product. The engineer must be a highly motivated team-player, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and will be expected to:

· Work with field sales, product management, and development teams to drive usability improvements for partners and end-users with regards to:

o Overall product usability

o Web-based management portal

o Contextual help system

o Core documentation

· Develop and validate product work flows for new and existing features.

· Contribute to user interface development, including wizard-based work flows and online internationalized help.

Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate should have the following qualities and experience:

· Excellent written and verbal communications skills

· Web development experience: HTML, Javascript, XML, XSLT, CSS

· Object-oriented design experience with Java, .NET, or C++

· Graphic design experience with Photoshop, Illustrator highly desirable

· Web app experience is a huge plus

Educational Background Required:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent with 3-5 years of experience

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Apr 23 2010

Looking for human factors assistance …

Published by Dharmesh under Uncategorized

Part-time Contract or Paid Intern Opportunity

User Interface Design and User Experience

Job Description: Boston area startup developing a business to business SaaS application seeks a motivated, detail-oriented Human Factors student or recent graduate to provide the following:

  • Help establish a world class user experience for business users
  • Define consistency of style throughout user interface
  • Ensure ease of use in UI for common business workflows related to buying and selling
  • Assist developers with style-related issues
  • Simplify, simplify, simplify

Required Background:

  • Completed at least one year of studies in Human Factors
  • Minimum three years experience in a business environment as a Systems Analyst or related position
  • Experience creating wireframes and visual designs
  • Personal experience with and interest in social networking
  • Self-starter, be highly productive working independently
  • Excellent communication skills including verbal, messaging of all types, and presentation
  • Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, DreamWeaver
  • UI Development experience in a Java environment a plus

Compensation commensurate with experience. Contact wendy@xpeerient.com.

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Apr 13 2010

Don’t forget: Friday is the HFID/Alum Mixer!

Published by CBLoeb under Career,Discussion,Events

Invitation to Student/Alum Mixer

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Apr 09 2010

Participate in a usability study at Smith 223, Bentley

Published by Dharmesh under Uncategorized

When: Thursday, April 15, 2010

From: 10 AM to 5 PM

Where: Smith 127, Bentley Design and Usability Center, Waltham

Duration: 20 minutes

Criteria: Used Amazon.com before

Never shopped groceries online before

Contact: Cynthia Kamishlian(KAMISHL_CYNT@bentley.edu) to reserve your spot !

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Apr 08 2010

The HFID Student Alum Panel & Mixer

Published by CBLoeb under Events

Design, Dinner, & Dessert … Oh My!

Join us for a student alum mixer. HFID alums will be available to share advice about internships, the usability job market, and where the usability field is headed. There is a possibility of tales of usability gone horribly wrong. The gathering will be casual and followed by dinner and dessert.

Remote Availability

If you cannot attend the event on-campus, mention your preference for attending online when you RSVP to Dharmesh Mistry.

Locale: Bentley Campus, Smith Room 223
Online: Via Centra
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Panel: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dinner: 8:30PM – Onwards
RSVP: Dharmesh Mistry

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