Erin Bruns
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Credentials
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Mapping & diagramming
MiroFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Miro essentials
MiroFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBMSep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jul, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Apexon
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior UX Researcher
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Nov 2022 - Present
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UX Researcher
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Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Infostretch acquired SaggezzaApexon merged with Infostretch
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fjorge
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solutions Architect
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May 2020 - Sep 2021
- Work with clients to understand their problem, needs, and wants in order to create a timeline, budget, and list of requirements for the product - Bridge the communication between clients, designers, and developers - Create development plans for meeting requirements within budget and timeline - Manage backlog for products and work with developers sprint plan - Work with clients to understand their problem, needs, and wants in order to create a timeline, budget, and list of requirements for the product - Bridge the communication between clients, designers, and developers - Create development plans for meeting requirements within budget and timeline - Manage backlog for products and work with developers sprint plan
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Brewbike
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Barista
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Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
I work as a barista for a coffee startup that originated out of the Garage at Northwestern University. Throughout my time at Brewbike, I worked to further the mission and growth of the company. For example with a small team, I ran a 5 week trial testing “brewbots” (self serve cold brew machines). I work as a barista for a coffee startup that originated out of the Garage at Northwestern University. Throughout my time at Brewbike, I worked to further the mission and growth of the company. For example with a small team, I ran a 5 week trial testing “brewbots” (self serve cold brew machines).
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Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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User Experience Researcher
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
- Intern at HABits Lab in the Preventive Medicine Department at The Feinberg School of Medicine - HABits Lab focuses on signal processing and machine learning techniques to process time-series data generated from passive sensors - Tested an application to track food consumption and collaborated with developers to improve the usability - Conducted a two-week user testing with ten users integrating the application into their lives and providing feedback - Validated the gold standard for tracking food consumption and energy, the 24-hour diet recall, using video data collected from 19 participants that wore a fish-eye lens camera - Coded video data to summarize the validation of the 24-hour diet recall - Lead author on a research paper for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Show less
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Sustainable Ocean Alliance
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Global Research Fellow
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
- Researched over 50 environmental startups with a tech focus - Recommended startups for the SOA Accelerator Program - Researched over 50 environmental startups with a tech focus - Recommended startups for the SOA Accelerator Program
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Northwestern University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2019
I am the computer science assistant for research occurring in the Industrial Engineering Department at Northwestern. We work for the D65 school district to optimize bus transportation. I work alongside two undergraduate students in Industrial Engineering and two graduate students in Industrial Engineering to create an interactive interface to visualize their optimization models. I use MapBox to create visual maps. I created the website using HTML and JavaScript. I am the computer science assistant for research occurring in the Industrial Engineering Department at Northwestern. We work for the D65 school district to optimize bus transportation. I work alongside two undergraduate students in Industrial Engineering and two graduate students in Industrial Engineering to create an interactive interface to visualize their optimization models. I use MapBox to create visual maps. I created the website using HTML and JavaScript.
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Flat&Point
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Chicago, IL
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Front Of House Manager
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Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
I was the Front of House Manager at a small restaurant in Chicago. My job included counting and ordering inventory for both the front of the house and the back of the house, organizing work schedules, and updating social media including Facebook and Instagram. I was the Front of House Manager at a small restaurant in Chicago. My job included counting and ordering inventory for both the front of the house and the back of the house, organizing work schedules, and updating social media including Facebook and Instagram.
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Education
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Northwestern University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science