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User Experience Designer
Cynthia Huynh
Palo Alto, CA
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About
UX specialist with focus in interaction design, and 14 years in the mobile industry. Passionate advocate of human-centered experiences that informs and drives design decisions. Successfully create mobile applications across multiple platforms. Effectively manage projects in global cross-functional teams, and directing collaborative partnerships.
Specialties: Mobile User Interfaces, Mobile Application Design, User Experience (UX), Competitive Analysis, Interaction Design, Apple iOS, Android, Nokia, CDMA, Speech Recognition, Native Apps, Search Engine -
Education
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B.S. Cognitive Science, HCIUniversity of California, San Diego1997 - 2001
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Experience
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Sr User Experience DesignerYahooJan 2014 - Present (12 years 5 months)
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Manager, UEDYahooJan 2013 - Feb 2014 (1 year 1 month)
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Sr. Interaction DesignerYahoo!Jun 2010 - Jan 2013 (2 years 7 months)Produce high-quality applications on a variety of mobile phone platforms, and tablets.
- Yahoo! Finance (Android)
- Yahoo! Sportacular (iPad)
- Yahoo! Livestand (iPad)
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Sr. Design ManagerPromptu SystemsMar 2009 - Jun 2010 (1 year 3 months)- Contributed to strategic product planning and requirements for voice user interfaces in messaging, social networking, & transportation across mobile platforms.
- Managed external creative resources.
Mobile Applications:
- ShoutOUT (iPhone, Android)
- ProntoTreno (iPhone)
- TAXINOW (iPhone)
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User Experience Project LeadNokia Mobile PhonesJul 2006 - Mar 2009 (2 years 8 months)- Managed all aspects of the user experience for CDMA feature phones - interaction design, visual design, brand, specifications, UI requirements, localization, fonts, and tones.
- Successfully led 3 co-development partners to create, integrate, and test mobile devices, resulting in a seamless launch.
- Served as point of contact for user experience needs to various third-party vendors.
- Researched existing and emerging mobile device technologies to identify and recommend user interface improvements aimed at enhancing ease-of-use and product differentiation for North America and global regions. -
UI DesignerNokiaAug 2003 - Jul 2006 (2 years 11 months)- Owner of CDMA mobile phone feature interfaces.
- Applied brand guidelines, user-centered design concepts, and internal/external customer requirements.
- Assisted usability team in creating and conducting usability studies, cognitive walkthroughs and heuristic evaluations on responsible features. -
Human Factors EngineerPhogenix ImagingMay 2001 - Dec 2002 (1 year 7 months)Commercial software application for managing digital imaging via touch screen.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@CynthiaHuynh, member since 2011