Andrew Wirtanen is a usability specialist in Cary, NC More »

About Me

Andrew WirtanenCurrently:

  • Human Factors Specialist at HumanCentric, an integrated product design firm headquartered in Cary, NC.
  • Contributor and editor of Enhancing Human Experiences, the HumanCentric blog..
  • Webmaster and Co-editor for CodBall.com, the unofficial blog of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
  • Founder and contributor to  UX Forward on Twitter. The latest User Experience (UX) links are shared about once a day.
  • Cape Cod Baseball League, RIT Tigers hockey, and Boston sports fan.
  • Member of Triangle Red Sox Nation.

Past:

  • Worked as a research associate at the Design and Usability Center (DUC) at Bentley College in Waltham, MA from May 2006 to January 2008. The DUC operates as a consulting group with clients from all over the world.
  • Graduated from Bentley College in December 2007 with an MS in Human Factors in Information Design.
  • Usability intern at The MathWorks in Natick, MA from February to December 2007.
  • Worked for Bose Corporation from 2005-2006 as an intranet Web and Web application developer.
  • Graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2004 with a BS in Information Technology. Completed coursework for the MS in Information Technology in 2005.
  • Graduate Assistant at RIT in the IT department from 2004-2005. Taught classes, improved coursework, and graded assignments in database courses.
  • Worked for internalDrive Tech Camps in 2004 (summer) as a Lead Instructor for 3D Game Animation.
  • Worked for Cybercamps in 2003 (summer) as an Instructor in Web Page Design and Video Game Creation.
  • Graduated from Cape Cod Community College in 2002 with an AA in Liberal Arts. Also earned a PC Service Technician certificate.
  • Graduated from Barnstable High School in 2001. Played basketball and was a member of the “Tech Team” fixing computers and troubleshooting problems.
  • Born and raised in Barnstable, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.