Plugging Away

My start date was delayed until Friday 4/20 due to some unforseen complications with my background check (nothing I did!), so today is my third on the job.  I have my own office(!) and am slowly learning more about the organization.  I know I have a steep learning curve ahead of me as I explore both the PeaceHealth culture and health care in general – but I’m very excited and interested in it.

Dawn has been of great help getting me set up and comfortable here, and everyone I’ve met has been very positive.  I’ve invited Dawn to participate on this blog, and hope that Jon (and others?) from WWU UDT will also be active – this will be a great way to keep our orgs informed and move us toward future collaborations.

Right now I’m working on a proposal for software we can use for remote and on-site usability testing.

-Miguel

New Job!

I’ve been hired as a Web Usability Designer at PeaceHealth here in Bellingham.  My last day at WWU will be April, Friday the 13th(!), and I start at PH on the following Monday.

 I’ll miss working with everyone here at WWU, but I’m really looking forward to this new position.  I’ll be able to focus solely on usability, and it will be challenging, meaningful work.  I’m excited about working in an environment that is striving to be patient and family centric, and that is working towards a healthy community.

PeaceHealth works with a group of hospitals from Alaska to Oregon, so my work may also involve some travel.  As well, part of my job will be introducing and promoting user centered design tenets to the designers, content creators and stakeholders of this organization.

I plan on keeping my ties with the UDT here at WWU strong, and hope that opportunities to collaborate present themselves.  I think we can all benefit from working together towards our usability goals.  I’ll continue posting to this blog, as will Jon, and probably my new co-worker Dawn.

Forward!

-Miguel