Charlie is an award-winning designer of user-experience with world-class skills in: strategic UX, product conceptualization, team management, integrating UX with agile, UI design, usability research, wireframes, and user-centered design. His designs are deep, blending simplicity with power and usability.
He is a thought leader, author and speaker, with over 60 publications. He has served as an expert witness in high-profile patent disputes.
A computer scientist and cognitive psychologist with experience managing hundreds of projects, Charlie brings wisdom, pragmatism and an ability to get cross-functional teams to work together effectively.
He is founding editor of User Experience Magazine. He served on the Boards of the User Experience Professional's Association, the Society for Information Management, the Computer Science Advisory Board for the College of New Jersey and the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland.
He holds an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Cognitive Psychology.