Jerone Dunbar

About Jerone Dunbar

I am a User Experience Researcher passionate about improving technologies that real people use.• Google, Inc. Geo UX, Sydney, AustraliaExperience with Google Maps involved a collaborative research effort for in-home user interviews, analyzing a user needs survey, and conducting a usability study of concept designs. For each effort, data was analyzed using affinity diagramming techniques, charts, and tables; and then turned into reports to highlight insights, wins, and losses.• Google, Mountain View, CAGoogle Search experience focused on two user experience projects. First, evaluated the search experience end to end from initial starting page to query formulation to search results and finishing with result filtering. Results informed the current mental model of results for the Content and Ads team. Second project evaluated the production experience for searches focused on Sports. Results will inform the next generation of the Sports vertical inside of Search.• University of Florida, Gainesville, FLGraduate Research Assistant – Lead and collaborate on programming, designing studies, conducting experiments, writing papers and presenting research relating to Voting Systems, Verification Systems, Naturalistic Driving Experiments and In Vehicle Infotainment Systems and Applications. Advisor: Dr. Juan E Gilbert•User Experience Researcher, Hillsboro, ORIntelLead the entire UX effort for the Seamless Device Switching project. Techniques used included user interviews, cognitive walkthroughs, user interface design, scenarios, personas, wireframes, prototype development, usability testing and programming.•Interaction and Experience Research Scientist, Santa Clara, CAIntel LabsCollaborated on rapid experience prototyping, including landscape research, user interviews, interaction design, visual design, prototype development and user assessment.

Experience

1. User Experience Research Lead

   Honda R&d Americas, Llc

   Jul 2019 — Present

   Lead, design and conduct evaluative research for future vehicle infotainment systems. Co-lead holistic generative research for in-vehicle experiences and provide direction for a wide variety of infotainment user experience research areas and processes.

Education

• St. Thomas Aquinas College

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

  2007 — 2009

• University of Florida

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human-Centered Computing

  2014 — 2017

• Clemson University

  Master's of Science, Computer Science

  2010 — 2013

• Clemson University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human-Centered Computing

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Statistics
• Access
• Artificial Intelligence
• Human Computer Interaction
• C
• Programming
• Mysql
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Rapid Prototyping
• C++
• Human Factors
• Research
• User-Centered Design
• Java
• Usability Testing
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Analysis
• Python
• Microsoft Sql Server
• User Experience
• Linux
• User Interface Design
• Visual Basic
• Databases