MATTHEW B. DULL
Address: 820 Fuller Rd. Apt. 304, Ann Arbor, MI 48104  ||  Phone: 734-277-1790
Email: mdull@umich.edu  ||  Website: http://www.matthewbrian.com

Education
University of Michigan: School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI
Master of Science in Information (Human-Computer Interaction), April 2005
Most relevant coursework and projects:
-- User Interface Design: comparative analysis, layout, and icon design for a map-drawing program
-- Evaluating Systems and Services: full usability studies on the email program SquirrelMail
-- Information Architecture, taught by Peter Morville: evaluated and reorganized Socialtext's Customer Exchange, a wiki-based enterprise social software program
-- IT for Nonprofit Organizations: consulted for a data integration project between two homeless shelter organizations, creating a database map and automating their reporting process
-- Use of Information: consulted for a division of the Institute for Social Research, doing organizational culture and workflow analysis, and turning their paper-based training manual into an digital version
-- Database Design:  designed and coded online inventory tracking database using MySQL and PHP for real-world customer

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, May 2001

Experience
Web Designer -- Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI  	(2003-2005)
Wide-scale graphical and architectural redesign of the site, with attention focused on easier and more efficient navigation, increased functionality and usability, and greater professionalism and visual appeal

Information Architect Intern -- NetAid, New York, NY 				(March 2005)
Planned and developed content and layout of the online curriculum section of NetAid's site; completed
extensive comparative analysis and designed wireframe layouts during a one week session.

Information Architect Intern -- CCH Wall Street, New York, NY 			(Summer 2004)
Designed a strategy plan for reorganizing CCH's securities regulation document library. Employed many information architecture methodologies, in addition to numerous company interviews and presentations.

Web Developer -- The College Dispatch, Lancaster, PA  				(2000-Present)
Completely redesigned and restructured site to create dynamic, database-driven article publication system

Web Designer -- Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, PA  				(2002-Present)
Redesigned and expanded site, bringing professionalism and increasing revenue through online bookstore

Web Design Intern -- Franklin & Marshall Computing Services  			(2000-01, 2003)
Lead design and development of current Computing Orientation website used by more than 500 students
Created interactive online registration system with PHP and MySQL for over 300 faculty and staff

Help Desk Assistant & Consultant Manager -- Franklin & Marshall Computing Services  (1999-2001)
Identified and repaired student and faculty software conflicts, trained new computer consultants

Skills
Personal Communication:  Excellent formal, informal, and technical writing skills; active, dynamic participant in
many group projects; adept at in-person and remote contact with clients.
	Analytical Methodology:  contextual inquiry, survey design, usability lab testing, task analysis
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Adobe GoLive, Adobe LiveMotion,
QuickTime, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Mac OS 9/X/Server, Windows 95/98/Me/XP