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I worked as a design engineer at Alpine Electronics, dealing with the user interface and usability for car navigation systems. One of the biggest challenges is designing a full feature system that is easy to use and learn while minimizing potential driver distraction and dealing with a limited screen space. I mainly worked with the aftermarket system which had three different ways to interact with the system: touch, voice, and remote control.
Some of my main duties include:
- Analyzing, creating, and negotiating customer requirements
- Designing, creating and evaluating wireframe screen transition flows for the navigation system
- Designing and developing prototypes using Flash
- Testing the User Experience and evaluating competitor systems
- Researching potential designs and establishing improved schemes
- Brainstorming and creating strategic patents
Alpine navigation systems have won numerous awards and have consistently been ranked highest in customer satisfaction, mainly due in part, to the intuitive user inteface.
Skills:
- User Experience
- Requirements Engineering
- HCI
- Usability Testing
- Software Engineering
- Flash
- Photoshop
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