www.carmenleiser.comPeople person and endlessly curious. Experienced qualitative researcher with a strong background in cognitive science, human factors, and design. One of my favorite things in life is gathering deep insights into the needs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of users and synthesizing findings to inform the design process. I excel at uncovering user insights and translating them into actionable strategies that drive product innovation and satisfaction. My decade-long experience spans tech, travel, and education, where I’ve led impactful research initiatives. Whether driving projects solo or collaborating closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineers, I ensure user needs are understood and addressed at every stage of product development. My expertise includes conducting field studies, interviews, diary studies, participatory workshops, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis to explore user behaviors and motivations. I advocate for human-centric, data-driven decisions that create useful, usable, and delightful products. I prioritize community-based and co-design approaches and combining rigorous research techniques with empathetic design practices, I strive to create products and experiences that truly benefit the communities they serve.I love the Bay Area and Berlin. Probably a DJ in a parallel universe.