WORK History / CV

Kaiser Permanente

Business and Data Analyst – Designer
Apr 2021 – Current

• Developed over 30 Reports using Power BI

• Set a color scheme through a .JSON theming file, made all the logos and graphics for team using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Performed Data Analysis and validation using Microsoft Excel, by connecting to our model and using a PivotTable.

• Advocated for our users by designing Personas and generally using my background in UX/UI to listen to the Business Partners.

• Wrote all the content for our SharePoint site and made infographics as well.

• Sent out an external Outlook email communication each and every month to over 700 Business Partners.

Amgen 

Business Analyst – Technical Writer
Sep 2020 – Jan 2021

• Helped 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