Bios
Director of User Experience
Credentials?
- I hold a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia and have been distinguished with numerous accolades for my work.
- I have acted as a consultant/advisor on a wide range of usability-related projects for clients such as Boeing, Nissan, and General Motors.
- I am the author of numerous scholarly articles, abstracts, and theses. I speak regularly at conferences on user interface design and human-computer interaction.
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Career highlight?
Finishing my Ph.D. in near-record time (3 years) and earning several awards along the way.
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NICKNAME?
“Bear”
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FONDEST MEMORY?
Taking my girlfriend to her first Canada Day celebration.
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CRAZIEST MEMORY?
Going out for dinner alone in Vienna, Austria, as the only English-speaking Asian in a completely German-speaking pub.
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CHILDHOOD AMBITION?
To become an astronaut and work in space.
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WILDEST DREAM?
Not for public consumption.
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WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE BASED ON YOUR LIFE?
Jackie Chan, or so I’m told…
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IF YOUR LIFE HAD A SOUNDTRACK WHAT WOULD IT BE?
The theme to Mission: Impossible.
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TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT?
Email: it’s my all-in-one life organizer.
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HISTORY’S GREATEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION?
Paper, hands down.
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WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT: PIRATES OR NINJAS?
Ninjas, of course!
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