March!
March
Happy Birthday, Mela!
What drew you to human factors and what drew you to Core?
Core's understanding of usability and its culture which encourages collaboration.
Core's understanding of usability and its culture which encourages collaboration.
What is one fun fact about yourself?
In 2018 I spent the holiday break or the time in between Christmas and New Years backpacking through Vienna, Prague, Milan and Como. I had never spent the holidays away from my family before but I had so much fun meeting new people and reconnecting with friends along the way.
What is your educational or professional background and how does it relate to your everyday job at Core?
What is your educational or professional background and how does it relate to your everyday job at Core?
My undergraduate degree was in Public Relations. In this degree program I found myself most interested in classes focused on communication and sociological research but ultimately I did not have a career path mapped out or that I wanted to pursue. When I graduated I accepted a role in User Experience where I analyzed sets of qualitative data from customer surveys, usability tests and managed a customer review program. At this point, I realized that I was passionate about user experience, usability and translating user feedback into actionable insights for business development. For this reason, about a year and a half ago, I decided to pursue a master's degree in usability engineering to learn more about how research and analysis can contribute to product development lifecycles from the perspective of human centered design.
What do you enjoy doing most at Core? Have you found a "specialty" or "niche" within Core?
So far, I've enjoyed protocol development but I think I have more to learn and to experience before I can consider it my niche.
What is the worst (or best?) design you have ever seen and why? (Does not have to be medical related)
I bought a backpack a few months ago and made it my designated work bag because it was just the right size for my work laptop, notebooks and other supplies but after taking the bag out for one wear, I knew right away that I wasn't going to use it again. The bag was made so that it could not be zipped shut without first setting it down on a surface and drawing both zippers from the opposite ends of the opening of the bag towards its center to properly close it. I usually close my bags while they're dangling in midair or while I'm getting ready to sling one of them over my shoulder so I didn't like using it.
What is the worst (or best?) design you have ever seen and why? (Does not have to be medical related)
I bought a backpack a few months ago and made it my designated work bag because it was just the right size for my work laptop, notebooks and other supplies but after taking the bag out for one wear, I knew right away that I wasn't going to use it again. The bag was made so that it could not be zipped shut without first setting it down on a surface and drawing both zippers from the opposite ends of the opening of the bag towards its center to properly close it. I usually close my bags while they're dangling in midair or while I'm getting ready to sling one of them over my shoulder so I didn't like using it.