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'''Jared Spool''' is an American writer, [[researcher]], [[Public speaking|speaker]], educator, and an expert on the subjects of [[usability]], software, design, and research.<ref name=BBC1>Ward, Mark. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15794881 "The long and winding road of e-commerce"], ''[[BBC News]]'', November 18, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.</ref> He is the founding principal of User Interface Engineering, a research, training, and consulting firm specializingthat specializes in website and product usability, and the largest usability research organization of its kind in the world.<ref name=UIE>[http://www.uie.com/about/ User Interface Engineering]. Retrieved December 5, 2011.</ref> He is also an amateur [[Stage magician|magician]]. Spool attended [[Niskayuna High School]] in [[Niskayuna, NY]].<ref name=NiskWar>[http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/nhs/warrior/issues/1978_1979/Issue10_Jun1979s.pdf "From Our Mailbag"], "Niskayuna Warrior", June 1979. Retrieved July 12, 2011.</ref>
 
Spool has been working in the field of usability and design since 1978, before the term "usability" was ever associated with computers.
==Career==
Spool has been working in the field of usability and design since 1978, before the term "usability" was ever associated with computers.
 
===Achievements and awards===
Under Spool's leadership, in 1996, UIE launched the ''User Interface Conference'', an annual [[user experience]] research and design conference, which he both chairs and delivers the keynotes for.<ref name=UXLON>[http://2012.uxlondon.com/speakers/jared/ UX London Speakers - Jared Spool]. Retrieved December 7, 2011</ref>
 
From 1998 until 2008, as an adjunct faculty member at [[Tufts University]], Spool created and taught a unique curriculum for the Experience Design Management course at the [[Tufts Gordon Institute]].
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===Current activities===
Spool spends time working with research teams, helpsconsults clientswith organizations so they can better understand how to solve their design problems, and explainsworks towith reporters and industry analysts whaton the current state of design is all about. In addition to being a top-rated speaker at more than 20 conferences every year,<ref name=UXLON2>[http://2012.uxlondon.com/speakers/jared/ UX London Speakers - Jared Spool]. Retrieved December 7, 2011.</ref> Spool presents almost weekly for various groups of any size.<ref name=LANYRD>[http://lanyrd.com/profile/jmspool/ Lanyrd Profile for Jared M. Spool]. Retrieved December 8, 2011.</ref><ref name=UXLX>[http://www.ux-lx.com/2010/speakers.html Speakers - UX Lisbon 2010]. Retrieved December 8, 2011.</ref> He is

Spool also sits on the editorial board for [[Rosenfeld Media]], a user experience publishing house.<ref name=RM1>[http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/about/editorial/ Editorial Board - Rosenfeld Media]. Retrieved December 6, 2011.</ref>
 
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