Experience

Particle Design, a Wind River Company

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior User Experience (UX) Researcher

  • Apr 2023 - 9 months

  Portland, Oregon, United States Returning to the team as a contractor, I led longitudinal research to assess user experience throughout the launch and adoption phases of a new software product to be used by people in various roles within engineering teams working on embedded technologies.



Particle Design, a Wind River Company

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior User Experience Researcher (at Wind River)

  • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area After Wind River acquired Particle, we became their in-house UX team, and I became the the lead UX researcher and strategist: •Developed and deployed user experience research strategy to drive internal product development •Guided a team of researchers and conducted dozens of interviews with internal stakeholders and end users •Crafted easily digestible narrative decks and highlight videos to communicate findings to stakeholders •Facilitated design thinking workshops to foster… Show more After Wind River acquired Particle, we became their in-house UX team, and I became the the lead UX researcher and strategist: •Developed and deployed user experience research strategy to drive internal product development •Guided a team of researchers and conducted dozens of interviews with internal stakeholders and end users •Crafted easily digestible narrative decks and highlight videos to communicate findings to stakeholders •Facilitated design thinking workshops to foster alignment and educate stakeholders on the UX process •Established a research repository for the UX team, providing quick access to user insights

• Senior User Experience Researcher

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

  Portland, Oregon, United States •Executed end-to-end UX studies, from early concept exploration to usability testing, for various global tech firms • Extracted valuable research insights and presented findings with design recommendations to stakeholders

• User Experience Researcher

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  Portland, Oregon Area



Friends of the Multnomah County Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Book Room Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

  Portland, Oregon •Managed volunteers, overseeing quality control and streamlining the processing of donated books •Analyzed data from seasonal book sales to pinpoint opportunities for enhancement



Abilities at Work

• Program Evaluator

  • May 2017 - Jan 2018

  Portland, Oregon Area •Assessed a disability employment services model as part of a grant report •Evaluated employee engagement and client satisfaction and summarized findings



Concordia University-Portland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Survey Translator

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2017

  Portland, Oregon Area •Translated survey into Spanish as part of research conducted at the Lab for Community and Social Change



Omedia Interactive

• United States
• Design Services

• User Research Facilitator for VR Study

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

  Portland, Oregon Area •Facilitated interviews and gathered data for a user study involving virtual reality systems



Grow and Make

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Strategist and Data Analyst

  • Nov 2015 - May 2017

  Portland, Oregon Area • Analyzed data to forecast sales, organize inventory, and increase productivity • Quality tested products and developed surveys to assess customer preferences • Designed, shot, and edited instructional and product videos



International Institute of Criminal Justice Research Ltd.

• Canada
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Analyst

  • May 2016 - Oct 2016

  Austin, Texas Area • Analyzed dataset of ~4,000 reported assault cases within Texas prisons for a policy report



ThoughtSTEM

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sound Designer for CodeSpells

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2016

  Austin, Texas, United States • Composed music and sound effects for an educational video game supported by Kickstarter funding



Bots Alive

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• User Experience Researcher

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  Austin, Texas Area • Conducted product testing involving both children and adults to evaluate a prototype of a robotic pet



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Taught research methods and statistics to undergraduate students • Evaluated student performance on exams, presentations, and written assignments • Engaged students with invited lectures on cognitive development

• Experimental Researcher and Lab Manager for The Imagination & Cognition Lab

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2015

  Austin, Texas Area • Developed and managed projects to investigate children’s cognitive development • Designed experimental conditions, questionnaires, and behavioral measures • Collected, organized, and analyzed data using various descriptive and inferential statistics • Presented scientific findings in talks and poster presentations at international conferences • Authored and published original articles in peer-reviewed journals • Trained and supervised teams of undergraduate research assistants