Marcos Almeida

mengo.fringe.org

Tangible examples of my software and web development experience and HCI training.

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Industrial Experience

• Oracle OCS Web Access Client [DHTML, AJAX, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSP, Java, XLIFF] (2004-2006)
• Oracle 9iAS Web Cache Manager interface [HTML, JavaScript, XML, C/C++] (2000-2003)
• Oracle 9iAS Database Cache [SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++, JavaScript, ASP, ADO] (1998-2000)
  • Patent: "Dynamic caches with miss tables"
• Claritech [C++] (1997)
• Signal Internet (Entigo): BIB NET interface [HTML, JavaScript] (1996)

Masters in Human-Computer Interaction: Project Work

• Carnegie Learning Assistments Interface [Contextual Inquiry, Surveys and Questionnaires, Think-Aloud User Studies, Card Sorting Tasks, Paper Prototyping; Flash, Java, SQL] (Masters Project, Spring and Summer '04)

• "Fancy Grape Juice" (Interface and Interaction Design, Spring '04)

• Pittsburgh Voyager [Contextual Inquiry, Think-Aloud User Studies, Card Sorting Tasks, Paper Prototyping; VB.NET, PHP, SQL] (Rapid Prototyping, Spring '04)

• "Card-Board-Tron" (Game Design, Spring '04)

• "Teacher Tools" [Contextual Inquiry, Think-Aloud User Studies; DHTML, JavaSCript] (HCI Methods Lab, Fall '03)

• "Life, The Universe, and..." typography and layout [Adobe InDesign] (Communication Design Fundamentals, Fall '03)

Personal Web Development

• GuildWars Collectors Database [.Net, C#, SQL] - data-backed dynamic mapping site to search for information from an online game (2005)
• Engagement of Miti & Marcos [HTML, Photoshop] - photo collection with index page (2004)