Anson Ho

ah3ho@uwaterloo.ca
ansonhsho.com

Discovering and translating user needs into visually appealing and intuitive products

Summary


Work Experience


May 2015 – August 2015 (co–op term)

Program Manager
Microsoft, Seattle, WA

May 2014 – August 2014 (co–op term)

Designer
Microsoft Canada, Vancouver, BC

August 2013 – December 2013 (co–op term)

Front-End Software Engineer
Yelp.com, San Francisco, CA

January 2013 – April 2013 (co–op term)

UI/UX Developer/ Information Architect
Rokk3r Labs, Miami, FL

May 2012 – August 2012 (co–op term)

Advanced Interface Design Lab – Research Assistant
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Burns

September 2011 – December 2011 (co–op term)

Advanced Interface Design Lab – Research Assistant
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Burns

January 2011 – May 2011 (co–op term)

Math Developer
Waterloo Maplesoft Inc., Waterloo, ON

Publications


Chilana, P., Alcock, C., Dembla, S., Ho, A., Hurst, A., Armstrong, B., Guo, P. (2015). Perceptions of Non-CS Majors in Intro Programming: The Rise of the Conversational Programmer. Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC '15). [to appear]


Ho, A., and Burns, C.M. (2013) Music as an Auditory Display: Interaction Effects of Mode and Tempo on Perceived
Urgency. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1, 1149-1153.

Education


September 2015 – Present

Masters of Applied Science
Systems Design Engineering: Focus in Human Factors / Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

September 2010 – June 2015

Bachelor of Applied Science
Honors Systems Design Engineering with Management Science Option

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Extra–Curricular Activities


September 2010 – Present

11th Toronto Scout Troop Leader, Scout Canada

November 2013 – Janurary 2015

Co–founder of Final Revision