August 25, 2020
Nine alumni from the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering join the Department's Alumni Leadership Board.
The Alumni Leadership Board connects alumni leaders who have a desire to give back to the next generation of HCDE graduates and build the HCDE network for years to come. Now entering its second year, the Board is welcoming its second cohort of Board members who will join the first cohort in planning upcoming events, continuing education opportunities, and publishing observations from the field on the ALB Blog.
The nine new members join inaugural Board members Sharla Akers (Board President), Gary J. Anderson, Kendall Avery, Michael Berg, Nathan Bilbao, Hasani C.M. Burns, Matthew Carthum, Paula Chuchro, and Matt Reynolds. The Department thanks the inaugural Board for their dedication and service to get the board off and running.
Incoming ALB Board Members
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BS, 2016 |
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MS, 2016 Ankur is a science geek with a passion for designing new inventive technologies that go beyond screen interactions and explores the relationship between human, machines, and physical materials. As a Design Technologist at Intel Labs, he performs early stage research to find new opportunities for creating innovative experiences. He also works with the technology teams on development by iteratively designing and building concept prototypes of the proposed experiences. He has filed a number of patents based on his work. In his spare time, you can find him in a climbing gym, hiking a peak, shooting some arrows, or just at home with his violin. |
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MS, 2018 Josh is a UX Designer with WSECU, and is the primary designer and researcher for their digital banking platform and mobile app. While attending UW, Josh served on the Graduate Student Alumni board, and received the 2018 Excellence Award for Leadership & Engagement. Since 2017 he has been part of the planning committee for the Puget Sound World Usability Day conference. Before moving into user experience, Josh spent a few years as visual designer and has a BFA in graphic design from Colorado State University. Outside of work, Josh loves connecting with people, tinkering, and taking in the outdoors by hiking or kayaking. |
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MS, 1996 After 37 years in the aviation sector -- both federal government (FAA) and private industry (Boeing) -- Jill retired in 2016. According to Jill retirement is the best job she's ever had! |
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BS, 2012 Alex Fromm is a Senior Design Manager at Microsoft, where he leads a team of UX Designers focusing on the exciting and quickly expanding Security and Compliance product space. He works to solve complex, enterprise level problems with a keen focus on customers and strong visual design. Alex graduated from the University of Washington's Human Centered Design & Engineering department in 2012 and has been working at Microsoft for the past 8 years where he has designed experiences ranging from server management to consumer facing products. In his spare time Alex enjoys relaxing with his wife and golden retriever, playing and listening to music, and a good mezcal. Alex is always looking for opportunities to speak and give back to the local tech and design community, so reach out on LinkedIn anytime. |
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MS, 2015 |
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MS, 2019 Hannah is a contract User Researcher at Microsoft working on Microsoft Edge. In addition to conducting research, she coaches product managers, developers, and designers of Microsoft Edge through the UX Research process in an effort to be more customer driven. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2015 with a BS in Psychology and in 2019 with an MS in HCDE. She enjoys connecting with people and sharing her passions whether it's UX Research, traveling, baking, etc. |
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MS, 2018 |
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MS, 2017 |
Daniel Aldridge
Ankur Agrawal
Josh Baker
R. Jill DeMarco
Alex Fromm
Sarah Kepa
Hannah Nursalim
Rigo Ordaz
Veronika SipeevaLearn more about the HCDE Alumni Leadership Board here. If you have a question for the board, please email the HCDE Events & Outreach Manager Melissa Ewing at mewing3@uw.edu.