Transferring Biases to A.I.
McFarlin, L. (2018). "Transferring Biases to A.I." Prototypr.io.
Resume
Education
- M.S. in Applied Human Perception and Performance, Loyola University Chicago, 2008
- B.S. Psychology, Certificate in Psychology and Biology of Perception, Minor in Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 2004
- B.A. in French, Loyola University Chicago, 2004
Work experience
- Wheels-Donlen - Feb 2020 to Current: Principal UX Architect
- Provide research and interaction design guidance for the FleetView platform.
- Lead the ResearchOps efforts for the Wheels UX Team.
- Mentor and assist junior UX team members with professional development.
- Establish a set of machine learning-powered support tools for the Wheels UX team that include sentiment analysis and text summarization.
- STLarchitects - July 2019 to January 2020: Senior UX Designer/Design Psychologist
- Provide design research support to architect and interior design team members.
- Create environmental design standards and digital style parameters.
- Provide business development support for growing the in-house UX practice.
- CA Technologies/Broadcom - April 2015 to June 2019: Senior UX Designer
- Thought leader within the AIUX group for research and strategy.
- Led redesign and information architecture revisions for Compliance Event Manager.
- Provided interaction design and information architecture support for Data Content Discovery.
- Geneva Tech/AIM Specialty Health - January 2012 to April 2015: Senior UX Designer
- Supported other product suites with usability testing and user research.
- Provided interaction design support for OptiNet product suite.
- Converted from contract to full time.
CME Group/TransTech, Chicago, IL - June 2011 to September 2011: UX Contractor
- TekSystems/Sears, Chicago, IL - June 2010 to June 2011: Sr. User Researcher
- Converted from contract to full time.
Artisan Talent/Hewitt Associates, Lincolshire, IL - March 2009 to June 2010: UX Contractor
- User Centric, Oakbrook Terrace, IL - November 2005 to February 2009: Sr. User Research/Usability Analyst
- Transitioned from intern to full time employee.
Skills
- Interactive protoyping
- Mixed methods research
- Surveys
- Qualitative research
- Quantitative research
- Statistical analysis
- Usability testing
Languages and Software
- Python
- R
- Rstudio
- JupyterLab
- Axure
- Omnigraffle
Publications
Positively Motivating A.I. Use in the Workplace
McFarlin, L. (2019). "Positively Motivating A.I. Use in the Workplace." UX Planet.
Supporting Mainframe Data Compliance: A UX Approach
McFarlin, L. (2019). "Supporting Mainframe Data Compliance: A UX Approach." User Experience Magazine. 19(2).
Talks
AI: Ethical questions, human interfaces and technology, and the future
Talk at Product Strategy and Design Group Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bridging the Physical and Digital World: Combining UX with Architecture
Talk at Concentric Conference 2020, Online