DFW UPA presents: The Age of User Experience (UX) June 19, 2007

The Age of User Experience (UX)
Uncovering the stories behind Designing Office 2007 UX and the Windows Vista Design Process and Philosophy

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Speaker: Joseph Paranteau, Microsoft
When: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Where: Central Market, Plano in the Community Room B upstairs.
320 Coit Road, Plano, TX

Schedule: 5:50 – 6:30 Socializing
6:30 – 7:00 Chapter Business
7:00 – 8:00 Microsoft Presentation, Joseph Paranteau
8:00… Discussion

$5 Non-Members
Paid events count toward $20 membership ($10 students)

Refreshments Sponsored by EDS

The Age of User Experience (UX)
Joseph Paranteau, an Application Platform Solution Specialist for Microsoft’s South Central US Region, will discuss the “Age of UX.” In his discussion, Joseph will talk about why UX matters to businesses today and give insight on how Microsoft designed for almost 1 billion users….uncovering the stories behind Designing Office 2007 UX and the Windows Vista Design Process and Philosophy. He will discuss elements of UX and share how Microsoft thinks about this topic and some very exciting ways designers and business are harnessing Microsoft UX solutions today to create new online advertising vehicles, groundbreaking new computing devices, mobile solutions, and mission critical applications.

About Joseph:
Joseph joined Microsoft in July 2004 and lives in Plano, TX. In his role as an Application Platform Solution Specialist, Joseph helps customers realize value from crafting solutions that span a wide range of technologies such as data management, SOA and business process, business intelligence, development, and user experience. He has spent the last 13 years in the high tech industry in both enterprise software and services companies. He has also very successful in the last great internet boom of the late 1990’s/early 2000’s having helped numerous high profile clients adapt new strategies and design philosophies for exploiting the power and promise of the internet and world wide web. During that time, he helped craft strategies for rebuilding some of the web’s most active sites.

Joseph also loves aviation and has been a private pilot for 8 years. His love of aviation came after 8 years service in the active duty US Air Force where he maintained ATC radar, weather, and navigation systems during the Cold and Gulf War eras.

As someone who has worked front-line with customers in technology for the last 13 years, Joseph prides himself on creatively applying technology to solve business problems.

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