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Mandel Listed in the Top 66 Usability Experts
Andrew Chornyy, CEO of Plerdy, a UX marketing company, posted a list on LinkedIn of the top 66 Usability Experts. I’m honored to be on the list. Check it out.
User Experience Design, User Research, and Expert Witness Consulting
Key Skills
- Over 30 years of experience and leadership in application, website and mobile app design, prototyping, user research and usability testing, applying psychology and consumer design principles.
- User research/usability testing of wireframes, prototypes, and products, providing quick and inexpensive feedback on product design, marketing, branding, interaction, navigation, content, and overall user experience
- Extensive experience creating corporate UX and UI guidelines and standards
- Expert witness experience in numerous cases, representing major clients such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Litigation topics include software patent, intellectual property, breach of contract, trademark litigation, and fraudulent or deceptive trade practices. Expert witness testimony in Federal Court.
- Eleven-year career in IBM’s leading-edge Common User Access (CUA) User Interface Architecture group. IBM team designed and prototyped IBM’s OS/2 object-oriented user interface. Consistently rated an outstanding performer at IBM
- Author of two well-known books – “The Elements of User Interface Design” (John Wiley & Sons, 1997) and “The GUI-OOUI War: The Designer’s Guide to Human- Computer Interfaces” (John Wiley & Sons, 1994). Author of numerous magazine and journal articles on Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), software and Web interface design, usability, and user research
- Conference and symposium keynote speaker and workshop presenter on user experience design, user research, consumer psychology and usability
Testimonials
Dr. Mandel suggested solutions that greatly improved the site
Clients
From the Blog
Attention to detail
"As one of the leading medical information networks on the Web, we chose Theo Mandel to set the tone for HospitalSoup.com's site. The attention to detail, professionalism and personal consultation with Mr. Mandel and his staff has paid big dividends for us." Paul...
Working with Theo is always a learning experience
"The importance of usability in systems design cannot be over emphasized. Systems are inherently expensive investments. A system with poor human factors is a constant drain on productivity, morale and budget. Theo Mandel has been instrumental in helping DTE to design...
Theo takes time to explain reasons behind approach
"Theo takes the time to explain the reasoning behind a certain approach. At the end of a project, you feel comfortable with the decisions that were made and can make your own usability decisions in future projects based on your experience working with Theo." Andy...