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Amy Thomas
Visual Designer, Rad/Radiology Finance and Administration
BioI'm a passionate designer with 19 years of experience in interface, print, and web design. I love to make things look, work, and act more efficiently. Some might call it compulsion...I like to call it passion. My mind and heart are always open to challenging design problems. I thrive on finding innovative solutions to complex situations.
I started my professional career as a Visual Designer at IBM for the Storage Systems Group. My work at IBM involved close interaction with our user experience designers. The team I was on developed a software interface to help facilitate storage administrators in monitoring their storage subsystems. We created an interface that allowed the admin to see storage system status at a glance using a drill down table as well as custom built icons. The work our team completed earned several US Patents.
In March 2008, I began my career at Stanford University School of Medicine. I started as a Temporary Visual Arts Specialist. In November 2010 I was hired on full time as the Web & Graphic Designer for the Department of Radiology. My work at Stanford is very gratifying. I never expected, as an artist, to have my work matter in a way that could help other people. With each new project, I am (in a small way) contributing to the research and development of new and innovative treatments for many of the most damaging diseases. My art helps the great minds of our department explain their thinking, their research, and their findings to others in their field. -
Abbey Thompson
Director, Educational Outreach, Genetics
Current Role at Stanford1) Directs the Stanford@TheTech program, which trains graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in science communication skills by running hand-on activities at The Tech Interactive in San Jose.
2) Works with The Tech Interactive to design new hands-on experiences for the Biotinkering Lab, as part of an NIH SEPA grant.
3) Runs "Ask a Geneticist" on the Understanding Genetics website, answering genetics questions submitted by people from around the world.
4) Serves as liaison between the Department of Genetics at Stanford University and The Tech.
