Timothy Altom

Adjunct Lecturer, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Graduate Program
Alumni, Human-Computer Interaction

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Other Titles

• Adjunct Faculty, Computer Information Technology (CIT), IUPUI, August 2004-Present

Education

M.S. Human-Computer Interaction, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (2006)
B.A. English, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (1990)

Biography

Work Experience

Perficient, Senior Business Consultant, July 2005 - present
Systems Interaction Designer, IUPUI, January 2005-May 2005
Contract Position, Eli Lilly and Company May 2004-December 2005
Technical Communications Manager, Solutions Technology Inc. June 2001-May 2004
Vice President and Head Tech, Simply Written Inc. January 1995-June 2001

Publications

• Altom, T., Buher, M., Downey, M. and Faiola, A. (2004). Using 3D landscapes to navigate file systems: The MountainView interface. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Information Visualization, 645-649.
• Faiola, A., Altom, T., and Groth, D. (2005) Integrating the visualization of personal histories of file usage into 3D landscapes: Enhancing desktop file searching using TerraSearch+. Publication pending.
• Altom, T. (2003). XML in motion: the scalable vector graphic. Intercom. 50 (6): 10-13
• Columnist for Indianapolis Business Journal. 2002-Present. Return on Technology.
• Altom, T. (1999). Programming with Python. Prima Publishing.
• Altom, T., et al. (1999). Microsoft Office 2000 User Manual. Que Publishing.
• Altom, T., Chapman, M. (1999). Hands-On HTML. Prima Publishing.
• Altom, T. (1997). Designing for dyslexics. Intercom. 44 (4): 8-10
• Altom, T. 1996. How to get along with impossible co-workers Intercom. 43 (8): 16-20
• Altom, T. 1996. The future form of online help files. Intercom. 43(7):16-18