JP Carrascal

Consultancy and coaching on:
- Strategic UX leadership in technical and consumer domains
- AI for research and hi-fi prototype development
- Mixed-methods expertise
- Transition from academic to industry research

- Led a team of 9 researchers (4 FTEs, 2 dotted-line FTEs, 3 contractors), across 4 countries focused on developer experiences.
- Ran research on Azure developer tools and services, including AI integration, developed customer models, and communicated results to senior leadership.
- Products included compute and cloud platform services, agentic AI and cloud tools and integrations for VS Code and A

Worked as Senior UX Researcher and Manager at Microsoft.

- Conducted UX research for Azure Developer Tools and Services.
- Worked closely with program managers, designers and developers to improve the user experience of Microsoft's developer tools.
- Evangelized UX research, promoting data-driven, customer-centric product development across the division.

- Conducted UX research for Azure Developer Tools.
- Worked closely with program managers, designers and developers to improve the user experience of Microsoft's developer tools.
- Promoted research-driven, customer-centric product development across the division.

Contract via Waferwire Cloud Technologies.

(US-based on O-1 visa)
- Conducted UX research for the Developer Division (DevDiv), mainly on the .NET development platform.
- Worked closely with program managers, designers and developers to improve the user experience of Microsoft's developer tools.
- Conducted Mixed method study to inform the redesign of the .NET website (dotnet.microsoft.com/net), optimizing the main user journeys leading to

Postdoctoral fellow at the Human Media Lab, Department of Computing, Queen's University.
I worked on the design, development and evaluation of Organic User Interfaces and their associated interaction techniques. I designed hardware, software and haptic feedback sig- nals to enrich the interaction experience with flexible and cylindrical devices. My work was conducive to several publications in top

During a summer internship in the Mobile Sensing and Human Behavior Group, I worked on a research project aimed at understanding aspects of web search of mobile users. My work (under the supervision of Dr. Karen church) resulted in a top-tier conference publication that provided insights for improving the design of mobile search experiences. I also developed the mobile (with Cordova/Phonegap) and

I continued the work started with my internship working in the additional topic of ethics and persuasive computing, while continued working on personal information management applied to mobile communication (i.e. annotation of mobile phone calls).

My duties included:
- Development and deployment of user studies
- Web design and programming
- Data Analysis
- Academic writing

I worked on two projects related to valuation of personal information in web browsing and mobile communication (i.e. annotation of mobile phone calls). These studies were conducive to the publication of several papers and one patent, and served as the basis for my PhD thesis.

My duties included:
- Development and deployment of user studies
- Web design and programming
- Data Analysis
- Academic w

Spacebarman is my ongoing independent music and sound design project, where I compose, produce, and perform original music. In addition to writing and producing, I treat this project as a living lab for understanding musicians’ workflows, DAWs, and creative tools.

Highlights:
• Composed and produced multiple releases blending electronic and rock elements; performed as vocalist and guitarist.
• Ha

Course: Waves and Electromagnetism Lab

Music and sound design for independent audiovisual productions, TV and radio commercials, TV programs, documentaries, multimedia and film. More information at http://www.jpcarrascal.com

Composer, programming, producer, guitar, occasional singer

Tasks:
- Technology management and purchasing
- Director of sound department
- Music composition

Sound-related courses for communication students. Advisor for sound and music related projects and theses.
Courses:
- Sound workshop
- Radio workshop
- Basic Protools workshop
- Basic Adobe Audition workshop

Jan 2020

Emphasis in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

May 2014