David leads MAYA’s Human Sciences group. As an interaction designer, he is particularly interested in the positive effects that come from having the fortitude to resist feature creep and the insistence to focus on features that users truly need.
MAYA’s clients are convinced that David can transform any system, process, or product — no matter how complex — into something understandable and intuitive for users. He works directly with our clients and their customers to design products that are not only easier to build and support, but that also empower people to accomplish challenging tasks.
David understands implementation details as well as user models, and his skills range from making high-level uses of metaphor to understanding the subtleties and intricacies of custom controls.
He is proficient at usability testing procedures, including lab-based testing and paper prototyping, and has experience with user modeling and task modeling techniques, including heuristic evaluation and contextual inquiry. His thorough knowledge of user interface standards and methods extends to ISO 13407 and User Centered Design techniques (UCD).
He came to MAYA from Primavera Systems, Inc., where he was a designer of high-end project management software. He holds a B.S. in applied mathematics and computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.