Michael Devries
Senior Managing Scientist @Exponent
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Managing Scientist @Exponent
Phoenix, AZ, US
As Senior Managing Scientist- Continue to grow product development research at all phases of the product development lifecycle - Work with companies to optimize research to fit their specific needs with both standardized and unique research methods that gather the data they need in support of their products user experience and greater company needs - Support a growing team that focuses on Qualitative UX and Medical Device research - Act as an umbrella point of contact that pulls…
EDUCATION
University of North Texas
B.A, Psychology: Human Factors Emphasis
University of Idaho
M.S., Psychology: Human Factors Emphasis
ABOUT MICHAEL DEVRIES
I specialize in helping product teams identify the user-requirements needed to bring products to market and ideate on the next ones. As a user experience and human factors specialist with 25+ year experience, I integrate business objectives, product team needs, and quantitative and qualitative research methods, resulting in delightful, useful, and usable products. Over my career I have conducted user-research on consumer electronics, warnings, vehicles, education platforms, industrial/office equipment, medical devices, aircraft, websites, mobile platforms and apps, and other user interfaces. I specialize in collaborating with product teams to discover and operationally define target user experiences and ideating on products to discover new experiences and business opportunities. I’ve designed a highly efficient method for evaluating multi-page interfaces (e.g, mobile phones & websites). I’ve also designed a method of integrating many user and business data points into a map that can help product teams identify where the most problematic experiences are in a product’s ecosystem. I also define and design world class User Experience/Human Factors research centers. Exponent’s Phoenix User Research Center (PURC), has flexible lab suites that include participant, research observation, and separate client rooms. The vehicle bay suite is connected to a 2-mile enclosed test track so that researchers can remotely observe and communicate with participants in the vehicles. What Drives Me Most! I am an idea enthusiast. I enjoy turning my mind to expansive thinking, regularly looking into “what might come next.” This focus has been the cornerstone of my contributions to the patents I have co-authored, and to other ideas I’ve turned into realities on my own time, for example, a game for couples and a prototype game table to support it. Outside of work, I’m a father of six, outdoorsman, home-improvement enthusiast, teacher, and Tru-Vue film reel collector.
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