Summary
•Conducted five user studies that helped improve Apple's accessories (cable and audio)
•Created protocols to facilitate prototype/reliability testing, qualification of 3rd party accessories, and future user studies
Audio accessories project
•Conducted user studies assessing the reliability of an audio product
•Validated design and manufacturing improvements through study learnings
•Presented learnings during an executive review
•Created new format to guide future accessories user studies
iOS accessories projects
•Designed and conducted a 6-month user study assessing the robustness of Lightning cables
•Standardized planning process and maintenance of user studies for cable products
Internal hardware project
•Oversaw design, build schedule and allocation of internal test boards
Post-ramp quality project
•Managed program for post-ramp quality improvement
Audio accessories project no.2
•Coordinated a user study assessing the robustness of an audio product
Audio accessories project no.3
•Conducted a user study exploring hardware configurations for an audio product
•Learnings determined the optimal hardware configuration to inform industrial design decisions