Founder, Brilliant Experience
Bethesda, MD
John Whalen has a PhD in Cognitive Science with over 12 years of User-Centered Design experience. He currently leads Brilliant Experience – a fast-growing consultancy providing brilliant user experience design, mobile apps and information visualization.
John’s specialty is improving user experience using a mix of in-depth user study, business needs analysis, and expert knowledge of human vision, visual attention, memory and language. He has experience (and great stories to tell from) working with Fortune 500 clients in the financial, healthcare, ecommerce and government verticals. Prior to consulting, John was an award winning teacher and Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware and a Post-Doctoral Fellow at UCLA. John’s latest research interest is how mobile devices and persuasive design will change the user experience.