Michael Ledoux

Presenter: Michael Ledoux

Summary: I will be presenting an array of tools and techniques (simulated in the presentation) for deriving meaning from large amounts of data.The current graphical tool sets available from many software products fall short in helping decision makers clearly see the issues in the data.But there are tools & techniques that can help users better visualize answers.

Bio: Michael Ledoux is a Senior User Experience designer at EnerNOC (a leading demand response and energy management solutions company).His experience spans 27 years in software development, usability engineering (information architecture, usability testing, and user-experience design).Hehas worked for Varian Semiconductor, BMC Software, Harte-Hanks Data Technologies and IBM corporation.He holds a M.S. degree from Bentley in Human Factors and Information Design and a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University (where he also played varsity ice-hockey).His hobbies include playing acoustic blues guitar, snow-boarding and mountain climbing.

Michael Ledoux, a 46-year-old software engineer from Natick, is going to sing "Can't Make a Sound," from Smith's 2000 album, "Figure 8."
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"That song has a lot of meaning for me," says Ledoux, an amateur guitarist who first saw Smith perform in a Seattle nightclub in 1996.

Presenters: Michael Ledoux and Adam Hoffman
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Michael Ledoux has spent the last twenty years in software development as a programmer, an information architect and as a usability engineer.Over the years he has worked for IBM, BMC Software and Varian Semiconductor.Michael is currently the senior user experience designer for Nexus Energy Software.He will soon be graduating with his MS in Human Factors and Information Design from Bentley College and holds a B.S. from Northeastern University.Michael is an active member in the Boston UPA chapter; this will be his 3rd Boston UPA presentation.