Timothy Altom, M.S.
- Adjunct Lecturer, Human-Computer Interaction
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
