About David
David Buckley is a graduate from University of Toronto in the Masters of Information program. He is studying both User Experience Design and Information Systems and design.
During his undergraduate degree David worked on a project aimed at improving a set of heuristic guidelines for designing systems usable for individuals suffering from the neurological disorder aphasia. This prompted a keen interest in designing for disability, accessibility and the concept of digital equity.
In his spare time David enjoys gaming, indoor rock climbing and performing improv comedy. He always aims to take the same freedom and collaborative mindset that is encouraged in improv (the infamous "yes and") and apply that to his personal and professional life.
Skills and Training
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Proficient in many different UX design software platforms (Balsamiq, Figma, Axure, OptimalSort)
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Practiced in planning and running usability testing observations and interviews
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Able to use a lean UX approach to take a project through the necessary stages of development, from concpetion, through research to the design phases
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Trained in best practices of a design thinking approach as defined by IBM and their Enterprise Design Thinking framework
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Familiar with Java, SQL, PHP, HTML5, CSS web programming languages
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Strong communicator within teams and towards clients, practiced and evidenced through group projects
Education
2021-2023
University of Toronto
2014-2017
City University, London
Studied on the Masters of Information course, in the UX fundamentals and Information Systems and design concentrations. The degree focuses on UX design and UX research skills, designing thinking practices, business system analysis and database design. Graduated with over a 3.9 GPA
Studied Business Computing Systems for 3 years, graduating with a 1st class grade and received a "Part 2 Outstanding Student" award for the project work completed during the second year.
The degree taught a wide range of skills, ranging from UX design, heuristic evaluation, project management, basic Java programming, database design and systems analysis.
Work Experience
2023 May - Aug
Boys Who Write
Following the completion of the capstone project, the client for the Boys Who Write project extended a contract to continue development work on the Boys Who Write prototype to three of the five members of the team. Combining both UI design and product design the team worked with the client to specify appropriate and industry standard features and scope for the platform and developed a sleek and eye-catching high fidelity vertical slice prototype of the Boys Who Write platform.