Danusia Szumowski

Ms. Szumowski has a 20-year background in market research and usability testing. As the founder of Test Kitchens, she has conducted research projects for over 100 companies, ranging from start-ups and non-profits to Fortune 500 companies in the US and Asia. Examples of clients include Samsung, THX, Yahoo!, FujiFilm, and Honda . Earlier in her career, Ms. Szumowski worked for Scientific Learning Corporation, as head of their User Experience group. During that time, she developed a rapid iterative testing / design process that allowed Scientific Learning to quickly bring user-centered web-based applications to market. She also headed up medical product design at GVO, a product design firm based in Palo Alto, California, and built the market research department at Alza Pharmaceuticals. Her overseas work included the World Health Organization and A.I.D. in Africa and Asia to develop products for illiterate audiences with a focus on understanding cultural differences as they relate to compliance with medications and health regimens. She studied neurophysiology at Stanford University and international public health at Columbia University.