Kevin Wong, Artefact

Kevin Wong joined Artefact after graduating from the Information School at the University of Washington where he focused on applying an ethnographic approach to understand people and technology in various organizations. With patience and curiosity, Kevin carefully documents the patterns in human behavior using the art of still and motion photography to inspire fellow designers and business partners. In collaborative settings, Kevin champions the needs and desires of the people he studies.

Kevin joins Artefact focusing on the dynamics within socially enabled products and services including identity, information sharing, personalization and management. He has worked internationally with companies that help people with productivity, mobile communication, personalization, home entertainment and sales account planning.

The ASIS&T Annual Meeting / Conference is being held in New Orleans this year on October 9-12. This years theme is “Bridging the Gulf: Communication and Information in Society, Technology, and Work“. The meeting will be held at the New Orleans Marriot. For information about speakers and events, as well as tickets, visit the official web site: http://asis.org/asist2011/

Registration for InfoCamp Seattle 2011 is OPEN! To secure your spot at InfoCamp Seattle 2011, visit http://infocampseattle2011.eventbrite.com.

What: InfoCamp Seattle 2011
When: October 8 & 9
Where: Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington

This year we’ll be gathering at the University of Washington’s beautiful Seattle campus on October 8th and 9th. The Saturday opening festivities and keynote is in the Kane Hall auditorium. All other events, the sessions designed and led by you, our fearless InfoCampers, will happen in Mary Gates Hall (home of the UW’s Information School).

We are geared up for a fun and creative year! We will be recombining tried and true structures along with fresh new ideas to encourage engagement and collaboration. As always, it will be you, the participant, who drives the content of InfoCamp!

For more information, check out http://seattle.infocamp.org.

led by Kevin Cushman

Kevin is currently an Enterprise Information Architect in the Boeing Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Architecture (EA) group. During his 20-years at Boeing he has worked for two years in 747/767 Manufacturing Engineering, three years in 747/767 Tool Design Engineering, eight years in Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Information Systems and seven years in Boeing IT.

As a Data Management Specialist in BCA Information Systems Kevin held technical leadership positions within the Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) Data Conversion organization, DCAC/MRM Integrated Design Team (IDT) and BCA Information System Transformation (IST) program.

Since the formation of Boeing IT in 2004, Kevin has worked as an Information Architect and subsequently an Enterprise Information Architect supporting the 787 program, many application development projects and maturation of the Information Architecture discipline in Boeing. In his role, he focuses on a wide variety of subjects including:  enterprise information architecture, enterprise information management, Kevin is currently an Enterprise Information Architect in the Boeing Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Architecture (EA) group. During his 20-years at Boeing he has worked for two years in 747/767 Manufacturing Engineering, three years in 747/767 Tool Design Engineering, eight years in Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Information Systems and seven years in Boeing IT.

As a Data Management Specialist in BCA Information Systems Kevin held technical leadership positions within the Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) Data Conversion organization, DCAC/MRM Integrated Design Team (IDT) and BCA Information System Transformation (IST) program.

Since the formation of Boeing IT in 2004, Kevin has worked as an Information Architect and subsequently an Enterprise Information Architect supporting the 787 program, many application development projects and maturation of the Information Architecture discipline in Boeing. In his role, he focuses on a wide variety of subjects including:  enterprise information architecture, enterprise information management, data warehousing, business intelligence, governance, data quality, information asset management, master data management, content management, enterprise architecture and process development.

Beyond his normal assignments, Kevin has worked to stretch himself through continuing education, leadership development and university relations activities. Kevin graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from the University of North Dakota, in 1994 with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Seattle University and in 2005 with a Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) from the University of Washington.

Kevin is a 2008 graduate of BCA’s Leadership Development Excellence (LDE) program. He is the Boeing University Relations focal to the University of Washington Information School (2006-present) and also a member of the Information School’s Informatics/MSIM Advisory Board (2009-present).

Kevin is married to Kelly, they have one child (Kimberly – 2) and they live in Seattle, WA.

led by R. Bale

Sanjeevi Sturges is a recent graduate of the Master of Science in Information Management program at the University of Washington.  During the program, she started an internship at BlueKai and since graduating earlier this year, has continued to apply information management principles as one of BlueKai’s full-time Classifiers.  Within BlueKai’s taxonomy and classification team Sanjeevi specializes in project management and providing first class customer service to internal stakeholders.

Joel Shapiro graduated from the University of Washington in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Informatics with a focus in Human Computer Interaction. He built the video production department at the Daily of the University of Washington and was a long-term Intern at Apple while in school. Currently he is an Interaction Designer and Web Developer at BlueKai and a freelance designer/developer for small businesses, web startups, and number of popular technology blogs.

Tyler Scott has taught “Current Practices in Technical Communication” (HCDE 421) in the Technical Writing and Editing Certificate program for the Professional and Continuing Education program at the University of Washington and “Introduction to Technical Writing” (HCDE 231) for the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering. He has Bachelor of Arts degrees in English Literature and Philosophy and a Master of Science degree in Human Centered Design & Engineering from the University of Washington. He is currently a User Experience Engineer for BlueKai and freelance design consultant.

Robert Bale currently works at BlueKai as a Taxonomist, leveraging his MS degree in Information Management from the University of Washington. Also holding a BS in Speech & Hearing Sciences and a BA in Linguistics, he has worked in audio production for a voice portal, AolByPhone, and coordinated clinical research at the UW. He remains perpetually intrigued by topics of linked data, semantic web, and personal information/identity management.

Beth Foster & Susan J. Michi, Microsoft Corporation

Beth Foster has worked in the technology field since 1999. Her background includes technical writing, localization program management, content globalization, content management system consultation, and project management. She’s worked at several service based organizations, including Multilingual Translations and Wasser Studios. Since 2006, she has been working at Microsoft. She is a Senior Site Manager in the Windows Web Services group. Beth is a 2007 graduate of the UW eMSIM program.

Susan Michl has worked in the technology field since 1998. Her background includes project management, information architecture, human centered design, international site optimization, software development and systems implementations. She’s worked at a variety of companies including Visio, Chase Bobko, Nordstrom Online and now Microsoft where she is a Senior Site Manager in the Windows Web Services group. Susan is a 2007 graduate of the UW eMSIM program.