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Contact Info:
Daniel Gillette
Carnegie Mellon University
Silicon Valley
Building 23 (MS-11)
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Office: Bldg 19, #1028
Phone: 650-335-2811
Email: daniel.gillette@sv.cmu.edu
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Daniel Gillette, Project Scientist
Overview:
Dan Gillette is a project scientist at CMU, where he conducts design research and development in the areas of voting, disability and considerate systems. Dan also teaches and consults in this area.
Dan's previous experience includes R&D projects for WestEd's Schools Moving Up program, the Pearson Charitable Foundation, and the National Academy Foundation; research and teaching positions at Stanford University (product design, engineering, assistive technology), UC Berkeley (disability studies and product design), Mills College (computer science), and CSU Monterey Bay (assistive technology and curriculum development); and cofounding InWorld Solutions, a startup that provides virtual reality tools for the behavioral healthcare market. From 2002-2008, Dan was chair of the Innovative Technology for Autism Initiative, a grassroots consortium focused on developing better tools for individuals with autism and their assistants, teachers and relatives. Dan has accumulated over ten years of experience as a learning specialist, working at schools and universities with students of all ages. He has also been a college administrator, curriculum developer and museum exhibit designer.
Before getting involved in design, Dan had a decade-long career as a musician and composer, as well as a stint as a bicycle courier. Dan holds a B.A. in human development from the Lesley College Graduate School, and an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a concentration in cognitive science, psychology, and instructional design.
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