Steve PortigalSteve Portigal is an experienced user researcher and consultant who helps organizations build more mature user research practices. Over the past twenty-five years, he has interviewed hundreds of people, including families eating breakfast, film prodution accountants, hotel maintenance staff, architects, realtors, home-automation enthusiasts, credit-default swap traders, and rock musicians. He has informed the development of commercial lighting controls, medical information systems, professional music gear, wine packaging, design systems, work-from-home practices, financial services, corporate intranets, videoconferencing systems, and music streaming services. Steve is the author of Interviewing Users and Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories. He's also the host of the Dollars to Donuts podcast, where he interviews people who lead user research in their organizations. Steve is an in-demand presenter who gives talks and leads workshops at corporate events and conferences around the world. Read More Read Less