Per Nilsson

Resume

I am a hybrid interaction designer-developer seeking to work with interactive media in a creative, idea-sharing team. I would like to develop my experience in ethnographic design research. My goal is to design products and services that support sustainable lifestyles.

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Education

B.Sc. Interaction Design
Malmö University, School of Arts and Communication
2007
Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology2006 - 2007
Lund University, Faculty of Human Ecology1999 - 2000
Uppsala University, dept. of Mathematics, dept. of Physics2001 - 2002

Skills

Design

  • Multidisciplinary knowledge means I have many ways to approach a problem
  • I can draw, model and animate to communicate abstract ideas
  • Focus on user needs and simplicity
  • Ethnographic research techniques
  • Participatory design techniques
  • User testing in field and in lab

Technologies

  • Rapid prototyping using Arduino microcontrollers and basic electronics
  • Standards-aware and clean HTML, XML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, PHP, SQL, Ruby, Processing, Java, C#

Software

  • Efficient multi-platform OS user — Window-based and Command-line
  • Comfortable with Apache webserver configuration in Linux/UNIX environment
  • Proficient in Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3, OmniGraffle, Sun Netbeans
  • Working knowledge of InDesign CS3, Dreamweaver 8, Visual Studio

Personal

  • Strong logic reasoning skills
  • Excellent social and empathetic abilities
  • Multilingual. Swedish and English + some German and Spanish
  • I thrive in team-based environments
  • Brainstorming facilitator, knowledgeable in ideation techniques
  • Passion for learning and understanding how things work

Experience

Professional

Frontend Developer, IA, and IxD, Challenge Games, Austin, TX
2008 - Present
  • Developed the architecture, and implemented final designs for a synchronous multiplayer online game.
  • Maintained and developed new features for live games
  • Facebook application development
Workshop Instructor, 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle WA
2008
  • Developed and and taught an adult introductory course (5 sessions) on the Arduino physical computing platform.
  • Variations in student experience required individual tailoring and support
Sessional Instructor, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC
2007
  • Outlining and teaching an introductory course (11 sessions) in the Arduino physical computing platform
  • Responsible for supplying and maintaining required hardware
  • Supporting students in production of deliverables
  • Giving students critique on deliverables
Freelance Web Developer
2006 — 2008
  • Developed .Net site management and database structure
  • Implemented with focus on search engine optimization
  • Integrated technologies: C#, Ruby, HTML, CSS, Javascript and MySQL
  • Created Interactive widgets using asyncronous Javascript and Google Maps API
User Tester, Shadowplay, University of Malmö, Sweden
2005 — 2006
  • Empirical tests of psychological effect of game lighting on players
  • Conducted lab user tests under strict guidelines
Teaching Assistant, Java programming, University of Malmö, Sweden
2005 — 2006
  • Prepared and executed lectures
  • Supported students individually in lab sessions

Interactive Exhibitions

¿interactivos? Media Lab Madrid, Spain
2006
  • Exhibited piece: XSense — wearable object featured on WMMNA
  • Design of sonar audio feedback system using Arduino
Implement! Malmö Tekniska Museum, Sweden
2006
  • Exhibited piece: Samba Meeting — social percussion instrument
  • Development of concept
  • Building and deployment of interactive installation using Arduino and appropriated materials

Photographic Exhibitions

Beautiful Machine, Turku, Finland
2005

Collaboration with Rachael Sage Payne telling a story in pictures. Opening exhibition for Studio Turku.

Stjärnbilder, Malmö, Sweden
2004

A selection of my black and white photographs was exhibited for three weeks at Papa Luna Arts Club.