Background
Wichansky, Anna Marie Daughter of Walter Wichansky and Josephine Magdalene Nikodem.
director application developer
Wichansky, Anna Marie Daughter of Walter Wichansky and Josephine Magdalene Nikodem.
Doctor of Philosophy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.
Member, technical staff Bell Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1979—1984. Senior usability engineer Hewlett Packard, Palo Alto, California, 1984—1990. Founder, manager, usability labs Silicon Graphics, Mountain View, 1990—1994.
Founder, director, usability labs Oracle, Redwood Shores, 1994—1999, senior director, advanced user interface research, 2000—2007, senior director, applications user experience, since 2008. Director Board Certification Professional Ergonomics, Bellingham, Washington, 1998—2001. Postdoctoral fellow Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, California, since 1998.
With, Project Steering Committee The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, since 1998. Editorial board member International J. Human-Computer Interaction, London, 2000—2005. Consultant, space human factors engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, since 2003.
Volunteer, donor Humane Society Silicon Valley, Milpitas, California, 2007—2010. Board member Palo Alto Child Care Centers, 1992—1993. Founding board member Palo Alto Orchards Neighborhood Association, 2001—2003.
Schools committee member Harvard Club Silicon Valley, San Jose, 1997—2010. Member of Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (secretary, treasurer 1982-1983, executive council member 1984-1987, fellowship since 1998, 2005-2007).
Married Nicholas Filipp. Children: Christina Nicole Filipp, Adam Alexander Filipp.