Allison Gallant

Communication Design | Human-Computer Interaction | Cognitive Psychology

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  BFA and BHCI, May 2008, GPA: 3.7
  Masters HCI, December 2008

Professional Experience

• User Experience Intern

  Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc | May 2007 - August 2007

• Graphic Design Assistant

  Institute for Complex Engineered Systems | October 2006 - May 2007

• Student Assistant

  Oregon Sea Grant | Summer 2005 and Summer 2006

• Design Consultant

  Envivial, LLC | March 2006 - November 2006

• Personnel Manager / Computer Consultant

  Carnegie Mellon Computing Services | September 2004 - present

• Layout Manager

  Tartan Newspaper | August 2005 - May 2006

• Multimedia Intern

  Pathworks, Inc. | June 2002 - December 2004

Skills

• Software

  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • AfterEffects
  • MS Office
  • Flash
  • Actionscript 3
  • Dreamweaver
  • FinalCut Pro
  • Premiere
  • HTML + CSS
  • VB.net
  • Java

• HCI Methods

  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Contextual Inquiry and Design
  • Keystroke-Level Model
  • Heuristic Evaluation
  • Cognitive Walkthrough
  • Think Aloud
  • Personas and Scenarios