Nicholas Murphy nwmurphy1@gmail.com | (502) 551-0301 | nickwmurphy.com (coming March 2016)
Objective
Education
To solve challenging problems by taking a humancentered approach
Carnegie Mellon University Masters, Human Computer Interaction Graduation: August 2016 Courses: -User-Centered Research & Evaluation -Interaction Design -Software Structures for UIs -Web Development -E-Learning Design -Gadgets, Sensors, Activity Recognition -Mobile IoT and Computing Services -Methodology of Visualization GPA: 3.87
Experience NASA + CMU
Capstone Project Manager Current -Working on a team of 4 to find a solution to just-in-time training for astronauts exploring Mars -Tasked with project oversight, client management, deadline management, and big picture organization -Research phase: CMU, Spring 2016 -Design and prototyping phase: NASA Ames Research Center, Summer 2016
Teach For America
Corps Member 2 years -2-years teaching in an underserved neighborhood -Graduate of Summer Institute -Certified STEM teacher in the state of Oklahoma -Continuing commitment to improve education STEM Content Specialist 1 year -Expert on identifying and creating rigorous materials -Curriculum expert -Training of colleagues on best practices -Manager of online systems for sharing of materials -Expert on building data collection and analysis tools Leadership Development Coach 4 months -Responsible for the development of 5 new teachers -Responsible for the structure and culture of 5 classrooms -Developer of middle school mathematics curriculum
OKCPS
University of Kentucky Bachelors of Science, Biology Graduation: May 2013 Minors: -Mathematics -Spanish -Honors Studies GPA: 3.53
Skills Research & Usability -Contextual inquiries -Expert interviews -A/B Testing -Heuristic evaluations -Competitive analysis -Journey mapping Creative -Illustrator -InDesign -Photoshop
Mathematics Teacher 2 years -Grades 8, 9, 10 mathematics (Jefferson Middle, TRIO Upward Bound) -Advocate for technology in the classroom -Data collection and analysis specialist -Curriculum author (grade 8 mathematics) -Multi-sport athletics coach
Technical -HTML5 -CSS3 -Javascript -JQuery -C++ -Java
Lead Technology Educator -Mobile device manager (390+ devices) -School technology expert
Prototyping -Sketch3 -InVision
1 year
-Think-alouds -Affinity diagramming -Service blueprints -Cognitive task analysis -Difficulty factors -Empathy building