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TITLE of Company: Hibbitts Design
MENTOR:
Paul Hibbitts, Interaction Designer and User-Centered Design Consultant
MENTOR contact:
paul@paulhibbitts.com, www.paulhibbitts.com
OVERVIEW:
Interaction Design/User-Centered Design Consulting Company
PROJECT or Industry Area GOALS:
Goals to be developed with student group in relationship to product viability or user interaction, but my professional areas of interest currently include remote project management & collaboration (Web 2.0 applications/cloud computing), mobile device interfaces, and remote user-centered design.
Areas of past involvement include:
- Business Intelligence
- CRM
- Customer support
- Database applications
- e-business
- Finance
- Healthcare
- Informational websites
- Intranets/Extranets
- Mobile
- Public utilities
- Real Estate
PROJECT or Company DESCRIPTION:
Paul Hibbitts/Hibbitts Design
For 15 years, Paul Hibbitts of Hibbitts Design has provided user interface design, usability design and assessment consultation for projects involving desktop applications, the Web, small screen devices, and CD-ROM courseware. His services have benefited such companies as the BC Securities Commission, CDC Software/Pivotal CRM, SAP Business Objects, The Canadian Real Estate Association, and The University of British Columbia. Additionally, Paul has developed and taught user interface design courses at several Canadian institutions since 1997, including Simon Fraser University and the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design. Paul currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
IMAGE[s] or URLs that exemplify project concept or research area:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/future_of_the_desktop.php
http://www.paulhibbitts.com/workingatadistancelinks.html
http://www.paulhibbitts.com/smallscreenuidesignlinks.html
http://www.paulhibbitts.com/remoteusabilityucdlinks.html
ANY SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
TBD