Debbie Hill has been working in IT for over 20 years and has been in the Telecommunications sector for 15 years. She is a Solution Architect for one of the major Telecommunications companies in New Zealand. She has a passion for sharing knowledge and is interested in how people and work teams within enterprises leverage emerging technologies.
I give talks about various aspects of the user experience and usability, focusing mostly on human psychology & cognition.
About Me
Justine runs her own user experience consultancy - Userfaction - and wears many hats. Part usability consultant, part information architect, and part interaction designer, she’s helped a range of companies organise their information and develop more user-friendly websites and applications. Clients include the University of Auckland, the House of Travel, the Bank of New Zealand and the Ministry of Health.
I'm Managing Directrix of Mohawk Media, Geek Girl for Radio NZ, write the MsBehaviour Files for The Big Idea, with a slot on Radio Wammo for Kiwi FM. I'm also producer/host of the g33k show, and have been speaking about technology & the internet for over 12 years, in the UK and New Zealand.
I am a Mobile Solution Designer for one of the major Telecommunications company within New Zealand. I was apart of the engineering team that built the XT network within New Zealand. I have created and helped to maintain Gaming Generation a gaming website for all types of gamers (now closed). I have put together various websites in my spare time with open source software for non-profitable organisations. In my spare time I do Arts & Crafts including sewing, painting and any thing I can get my hands into. I'm currently teaching myself how to sew electronics into materials (smart crafting).
I am a Linux Technical specialist at IBM New Zealand and a long-term contributer to the open source project KDE. I also have been writing for Linux Journal for a couple years now and just all-round dig Linux, opensource, and supporting women in science and technology.
In my role at the State Services Commission, I'm an Advisor for Strategy & Policy within ICT. What that means in day-to-day is that I investigate Web 2.0 (whatever that means) trends, and figure out how the government can use new technologies to engage better with the public.
One of my major roles is acting as editor and project manager for the State Service Commission's blog, In Development - http://blog.e.govt.nz .
I'm interested in ways to engage participation, and how to build communities.