A high-level summary of my competencies
Mary Vasseur Finn
Creative, UX Designer/Researcher, and Graphic Designer
I began my career in design as a graphic artist, evolving to become a graphic designer working for the Massachusetts Medical Society, creating brochures, booklets, posters and flyers.
Over the past ten years I have worked as a user experience professional in the medical field interviewing patients, evaluating medical applications for usability, and designing the user experience of applications and medical devices used by both clinicians and non-clinicians. Concurrantly, I contributed to three intellectual property inventions, created illustrations for instructions for medical devices, and promoted creativity and innovation through my own self-designed workshops.
I have augmented my skills by earning the following certificates:
IDEO:
AQAI (Adaptability assessments and coaching):
Human Factors International:
For more details on my recent projects, see my résumé.
The tools and processes I use to do what I do
Note: The following skill level ratings are based on purely subjective estimates.
Some Recent (and not so recent) Projects
Dialysis machine UX for "Isolated Ultrafiltration" treatment
Tag(s): UX Design
Empathic modeling: Simulating home peritoneal dialysis
Tag(s): Research, Illustration, Creative
Technical illustrations for dialysis products' instructions
Tag(s): Illustration, UX Writing
Workshop on creativity-boosting strategies
Tag(s): Workshop, Innovation, Presentation
Web site designed and developed for internal Innovation Center
Tag(s): Web Design and Development
Prototype using electronics and sensors integrated with Arduino
Tag(s): Innovation
IP submission: Backback modified for Home Dialysis
Tag(s): Innovation, Illustration
UX design for nephrologists' and nurses' ordering supplies
Tag(s): UX Design
Research report: Needs and motivations of clinic managers
Tag(s): Research, Data Visualization, Presentation
Journey map: Clinic Managers' first year experience
Tag(s): UX Design, Research, Illustration
Innovation Center Kiosk Display Video
Tag(s): Animation
Workshop: Innovating with biomimicry in engineering, medicine and architecture
Tag(s): Workshop, Innovation, Presentation
1–Research
Ascertain clients' mental models and understand their needs, identifying requirements for solutioning.
2–Design
Map out an optimal user experience. How do the key components fit together? What is the simplest form?
3–Creativity
Are there other ways of looking at the problem? Be sure to explore the challenge from multiple angles.
4–Innovation
What capabilities exist that can be leveraged and/or combined? What is unique or original about this solution?
