Elisabeth received her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Brown University where her research concentration was in the field of interface authoring systems.  She was an original member of the Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship and developed some of the initial prototype designs for IRIS’ Intermedia project (an early multimedia hypertext system).  Her research focused on the development of methodologies and tools to support scholars’ work.  Many of her pilot courses are now part of the university's computer science curriculum.

In 1985 she joined the Information Systems Division of Xerox Corporation as an Interface Design Engineer and in 1987 she moved to Claris Corporation (then a subsidiary of Apple Computer) as one of the company’s charter members.  As manager of the Claris Human Interface Group, Elisabeth was responsible for managing a four person inter-disciplinary design group, allocating projects and fiscal planning.  She directed the visual and interaction design of all Claris software products, resulting in a consistent and unique corporate software identity.  She established interface design as an integral part of the product development process, including creating user observation methodologies and interface design guidelines.  She designed the interactivity and visuals for such notable Macintosh products as Claris’ MacWrite II, MacDraw Pro, FileMaker Pro, and ClarisWorks.  Prior to leaving Claris she contributed to the design of Claris’ cross-platform interface strategy, including the design of FileMaker Pro for Windows.

In 1991, Elisabeth left Claris to establish an Interface Design consulting firm with Bruce Browne.  Together, they work in partnership with their clients to design and develop visual and interaction design strategies, processes, tools and product solutions for corporations. 

As a consultant, Elisabeth has worked with SUN Microsystems and Apple Computer on the design of future operating system interfaces, with 3Com/Palm Computer and Microcell Labs on the research, design and development of consumer electronic product interfaces, with Netcentives.com on the design of their e-commerce rewards program and with Remedy Corporation on the design of "Remedy@Work," a suite of web-centric enterprise applications, and on the design of Remedy's award-winning HelpDesk software.   Additional clients and design projects include U3’s portable flash drive, Intuit's Quicken for Macintosh, the Connectix Videophone, Global Village Communications, and Symantec Corporation.   In the area of user studies, evaluation and testing, Elisabeth has consulted with Stanford University, Palm Computer, Remedy, U3, and SUN Microsystems.

Elisabeth is a member of Sigma Xi, IEEE, ACM SIGCHI and BayCHI.  She is a founding member of the Women In Consulting networking association.  She has published work in AXIS Design Quarterly, American Center for Design Journal, and ACM Multimedia '95 Conference Proceedings.