Valerie Remaker

User Experience Designer at Optimal Blue
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(386) 825-5501
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Seattle, Washington, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • User Experience Designer
      • Sep 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Researcher
      • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

      - Collaboratively developed a code book utilizing open coding methods to streamline intercoder reliability. - Qualitatively analyzed Tik Tok videos relating to “The Texas Freeze” to understand adaptations during times of crisis. - Collaboratively developed a code book utilizing open coding methods to streamline intercoder reliability. - Qualitatively analyzed Tik Tok videos relating to “The Texas Freeze” to understand adaptations during times of crisis.

    • Lead Data Collector
      • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

      - Refined study protocols and data collection methods in a study on the impact of varying degrees of virtual “nature”. - Guided participants from preliminary surveys, through a virtual experience, and then a semi structured interview. - Refined study protocols and data collection methods in a study on the impact of varying degrees of virtual “nature”. - Guided participants from preliminary surveys, through a virtual experience, and then a semi structured interview.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Engineering Ambassador
      • Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

      - Planned and facilitated K-14 outreach events for prospective engineering students at the University of Washington. - Led a team of 11 ambassadors by coordinating event planning sessions, assigning projects, and tracking shift attendance. - Planned and facilitated K-14 outreach events for prospective engineering students at the University of Washington. - Led a team of 11 ambassadors by coordinating event planning sessions, assigning projects, and tracking shift attendance.

    • United States
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • UX Designer
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      - Conducted competitive analysis, crafted user personas, and developed an app workflow. - Designed a high-fidelity mobile prototype in Figma for an easy-to-use troubleshooting application. - Conducted user testing on the troubleshooting application, where users rated the experience as 4.5/5. - Designed, conducted, and analyzed qualitative networking interviews which culminated in an infographic poster. - Conducted competitive analysis, crafted user personas, and developed an app workflow. - Designed a high-fidelity mobile prototype in Figma for an easy-to-use troubleshooting application. - Conducted user testing on the troubleshooting application, where users rated the experience as 4.5/5. - Designed, conducted, and analyzed qualitative networking interviews which culminated in an infographic poster.

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Full-stack Developer
      • Feb 2021 - May 2021

      - Developed landing pages for privacylock.io using vue.js with Bootstrap to helps users remove their data online. - Developed landing pages for privacylock.io using vue.js with Bootstrap to helps users remove their data online.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Instructor
      • Sep 2018 - May 2021

      - Taught fundamental coding skills in Scratch, JavaScript, and Python to students in after school classes, coder's ladder classes both in person and online. - Taught fundamental coding skills in Scratch, JavaScript, and Python to students in after school classes, coder's ladder classes both in person and online.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Apr 2019 - Sep 2020

      - Led section for 20 students twice a week on the topics of: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, and SQL. - Held office hours, and graded students’ programming homework and exams. - Led section for 20 students twice a week on the topics of: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, and SQL. - Held office hours, and graded students’ programming homework and exams.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Outreach Impact Researcher
      • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

      - Crafted and conducted a semi structured interview protocol to investigate the impact of co-design on its facilitators. - Transcribed and analyzed interview data using a modified bottom-up coding approach to inform our research paper. - Crafted and conducted a semi structured interview protocol to investigate the impact of co-design on its facilitators. - Transcribed and analyzed interview data using a modified bottom-up coding approach to inform our research paper.

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Instructor
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

      - Taught classes in robotics, drag and drop code, JavaScript, and Python to students aged 7 – 13. - Supervised campers who were staying in the dorms during the week and provided post-camp activities. - Taught classes in robotics, drag and drop code, JavaScript, and Python to students aged 7 – 13. - Supervised campers who were staying in the dorms during the week and provided post-camp activities.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Charette Researcher and Facilitator
      • Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

      - Facilitated an assortment 50 minute co-design charrettes with prospective UW students to show them the human centered design process.

    • Alternative Spring Break Researcher
      • Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

      - Developed a curriculum to teach physical computing to middle and high schoolers using the Circuit Playground Express mixed with drag and drop programming. - Spent Spring break teaching this curriculum on the Makah Reservation in Neah Bay Washington.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern
      • Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

Education

  • University of Washington
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Human Centered Design and Engineering & Psychology
    2017 - 2022
  • Archbishop Mitty High School
    2013 - 2017

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