{"id":118,"date":"2020-10-09T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joannahoward.net\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:27:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:27:42","slug":"technology-consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joannahoward.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Human-Centered Design and Technology Consulting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Greetings. My name is Joanna. I&#8217;ve had a passion for technology since I was very young. My professional work and interest have always fallen at the intersection of technology and human psychology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My deepest enjoyment is when design solves human problems. From a <a href=\"https:\/\/snacknation.com\/blog\/online-escape-room-ideas\/\">virtual escape room<\/a> connecting and engaging people in-person to an MRI machine that can save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Inspirations <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early days of the internet, I experimented with usability design and multi-computer processing. While I&#8217;ve been involved in UX experimentation well before, it was a formal discipline. To use a quote from Isaac Newton,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">&#8220;If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.&#8221; <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I have drawn inspiration from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/people\/jakob-nielsen\/\">Jakob Nielsen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nngroup.com\/people\/don-norman\/\">Don Norman<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.buffalo.edu\/mad\/computer-science\/emeagwali_philip.html\">Philip Emeagwali<\/a>. As they stood on the foundation laid by Alan Turing, Chai Keong Toh, Linus Torvalds, and many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the late 90&#8217;s, I&#8217;ve been involved in teaching outside of the traditional classroom. I believe strongly in intellectual emancipation, a concept modeled off Jacques Ranci\u00e8re&#8217;s philosophy. And elaborated effectively in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2014\/06\/the-case-for-grade-inflation\/373251\/\" target=\"_blank\">an article <\/a>in <em>The Atlantic<\/em>.&nbsp;My feeling is that every human is endowed with both reason and the capacity for critical review of information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People learn by doing, and it&#8217;s only outside of textbooks and classrooms that people can develop a firm grasp of a topic. When if comes to used experience, the world is the lab, and every <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2016\/05\/22\/stop-overthinking-ux-and-try-the-coffee-shop-test\/\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2016\/05\/22\/stop-overthinking-ux-and-try-the-coffee-shop-test\/\">coffee shop is an opportunity to study human interaction<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Consulting <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a consulting I focus on helping clients find the right human concentric technology solutions. My approach combines strategic &amp; analytical thinking and over 30 years of domain expertise in technology to deliver solutions for customers. I have a strong understanding of software engineering principles and have worked on projects involving PCI, HIPAA, cloud, and IoT technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m versed in project management methodologies, including Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma. I&#8217;ve also worked in information systems security and network engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My consulting is limited to project groups that titillate several areas of my expertise and can drive not only business value but may also help make the world a bit better. A bit more usable. Working with companies like Cloudflare, AMD, Duolingo, and the top UX agency <a href=\"https:\/\/pushroi.com\">Push ROI,<\/a> is enough to make sure I wake up every morning with a feeling of purpose and a belief that I&#8217;m making the world better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human-Centered Design and Technology Consulting Greetings. My name is Joanna. I&#8217;ve had a passion for technology since I was very young. My professional work and interest have always fallen at the intersection of technology and human psychology. My deepest enjoyment is when design solves human problems. 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