WORK History / CV
I have three connected, but different branches of professional interest – UX/UI + User Testing, Technical Writing and Business/Data Analysis. I will bring all these skills to your team regardless of the role.
Resume – UX/UI | Technical Writing | Business Analysis
PDF Resume | Word Doc Resume
User Testing, Data Science, Wireframing, Technical Writing, Mockups, User Flows, Powerpoint Presentations, Competitive Analysis, Mobile App Development, Full Website and Mobile- Optimized Website development, HTML, CSS, Rapid Prototyping, Scrum and Agile teamwork, Can assist QA
Adobe CS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Tableau, After Effects, XD, Axure, Balsamiq, Marvel app, Omnigraffle, InVision, Origami, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Charts, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, Macros, VBA), Figma, Sketch
Amgen
Business Analyst – Technical Writer
Sep 2020 – Jan 2021
- I am currently on a short term assignment for Amgen that ends in January 2021. I am helping document their data source systems, help with tagging of tables, and leading an overhaul of their data governance methodologies.
NexCommC3 (Startup)
Technical Writer – Data Analyst
Mar 2020 – Sep 2020
- I have written all the content for this Startup’s WordPress landing site – https://www.nexcommc3.com
- You can see a Blog Post with Data Analysis I uploaded here
inVia Robotics (Startup)
Technical Writer – User Tester
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
- Wrote the Start Guide for this warehousing robotics B2B Startup
- User Tested the Start Guide with internal staff, and iterated upon the document after feedback
- Wrote internal-facing manuals explaining warehousing terminology for new hires
Amgen / Thinkbox Consulting
Senior UX Designer – Rapid Prototyper – Business Analyst
July 2019 – Nov 2019
- Made Rapid Prototypes in Axure to visualize Amgen’s Data Science Division’s design goals
- Supervised a junior employee on our team
- Made Roadmaps to help stakeholders make User Testing, Design and Persona processes
- Assisted Data Visualization Engineers by incorporating Tableau Visualizations into Rapid Prototypes
- As a Business Analyst, wrote and presented Competitive Analysis reports, and performed evaluations of Amgen’s current systems
- Filled in as Scrum Master when needed
Age of Learning
UX Designer – Agile Team Member
June 2015 – Feb 2019
- Oversaw User Testing on multiple projects – Developed tests with stakeholders, wrote scripts, made testable prototypes, analyzed results and delivered final reports with recommendations
- Acted as team communicator on this Agile team – made User Flows and Wireframes to communicate stakeholder deliverables to the developers, and vice versa
- Helped launch an update of My Hamster – from initial ideation to implementation with developers, to launch on Mobile and Desktop
- Made demos through Axure to help stakeholders visualize what they want, and to cut down on development time
- Wrote competitive analysis reports on various other apps, and made recommendations on how we can improve our own
- This is an Agile company, so hit sprint after sprint, and swarmed by helping QA when needed
City National Bank
UX Designer – Rapid Prototyper
Feb 2015 – June 2015
- Developed Rapid Prototypes with Axure to reconceptualize many of this banks’ risk management systems
- Facilitated internal user testing to assess these prototypes
- Led stakeholder discussions ensure that the deliverables met the Business Requirements
Spark Networks (ChristianMingle and JDate)
UX/UI Designer
May 2012 – Sep 2014
- Worked in Mobile department on both Apps and MobileOptimized (MOS) Sites
- I later transferred to the Full Website (FWS) Department
- In both cases, provided Wireframes, User Flows, Pixel Perfect Mockups and Styleguides for Dev
- Worked with Dev team to launch two apps, JPix and ChristianMingle QuickView – Provided Mockups Wireframes and Styleguides – Generated assets for iOS and Android, @2x style for Apple and 9-patch style
- Compiled Competitive Analysis reports and delivered Powerpoint Presentations to see where we can improve
- Manmaged two WordPress Blogs, JDate.com/JMag and JDate.com/blog
ParkMe (Startup)
General Associate
Sep 2011 – Mar 2012
I worked at this Mobile App Startup doing a variety of tasks including:
- QA / user testing
- Data organization (massive amounts of Parking Rate info) and analysis
- Competitive Analysis
Gabe Kontrovitz Studios
UX Lead
July 2011
- I’ve worked with Gabe K for a while now, and so far we’ve: Developed AllRightSite, a (still unlaunched) Php-driven aggregator of websites
- I helped generate Wireframes, User Flows and general UX methodology for this user-generated content sharing site
- Developed his iOS game Quiet Elise – you can see my wireframes in my portfolio
- Free to contact the Site Founder here
