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Greater Chicago Area

Built and executed customized user experience and quality assurance reports for individual projects.• Designed user experience and quality assurance protocols and methodology, customizing solutions for clients. User experience analysis provides informs future design changes.• User Experience and Quality Assurance was provided for B2B and B2C companies.• Produced weekly reports, and adapted future reports for agile projects.• Experience in Sketch, Selenium, and Katalon.

Greater Chicago Area

Worked with a fast-paced distributed engineering and design teams to test functionality and user experience of innovative technology products for a wide range of clients and industries. - Developed and streamlined protocols for QA, increasing development efficiency; reduced user friction by recommending changes using analytics and data from user behavior.- Ensured high quality of delivered solutions by performing QA of apps on Apple products (iPhone 4 - XS, iPad series), apps on various Android devices, Alexa voice assistants, Google Home voice assistants, and websites across all major browsers on Mac and Windows platforms.- Helped ship voice assistants for Amazon Alexa and Google home by designing and testing dialog trees and user flow voice experiences

Worked with a small team of doctorates and medical professionals in both independent and team settings to perform clinical duties in the Medical Hospital including protein assays, maintain and manage mass spectroscopy equipment, and provide accurate and timely reports for patients. I was never late in delivering test results. Listened carefully, executed complex new instructions, and collaborated with senior technicians and professionals when performing tests in group settings. Ensured high efficiency of the lab by calibrating spectrophotometers and other laboratory equipment.

Noyes Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

Responsible for receiving samples and performing ESI analysis (high resolution electrospray), as well as maintaining laboratory machines and laboratory inventory.

Cheviron Laboratory For Ecological Physiology And Functional Genomics

Ran and processed data from respirometry trials to measure physiological traits of Juncos (Junco hyemalis). Performed PCR gels of enzyme digestion and specified genes to map the hybridization zone of Black-Capped (Poecile atricapilus) and Carolina (Poecile carolinensis) chickadees. Mist-netted and banded Illinois birds in the field.

Sears Laboratory For Evolutionary Development

Prepared and cryosectioned samples to monitor the development of stapes, mallus, and incus bones in fetal marsupials (Monodelphis domestica). Used fluorescent dyes and kits to monitor programmed cell death in the ear.

Effert Laboratory For Field Ecology

Collected and identified microorganisms from the Illinois Prairie stream biome for the Illinois Natural History Survey. Gathered water samples, fish weight, and fish size of invasive Asian Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and endangered native Bluegill Fish (Lepomis macrochirus) to measure species competition.