Denisa Vlasache Email & Phone Number

United States

Oakland, California, United States

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:🌟 Collaborate with HR to enhance the readability of the Employee Handbook.🌟 Improve information architecture and establish a clear visual hierarchy.🌟 Ensure content is accessible and engaging for all employees.𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:🌟 Streamline document management for the Station Planning team.🌟 Implement user-friendly systems to enhance organization and facilitate easy access to critical information.🌟 Conduct a card sorting activity to align on folder organization, ensuring efficient access to reference files and project documents while reducing complexity.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗣𝗣𝗠𝗦):🌟 Conduct user research to identify a suitable Project Portfolio Management System (PPMS) that aligns with team needs, focusing on usability and efficient project tracking.

📖Case study: https://www.denisavlasache.com/bart🌟Redesigned the System Access Request process at BART to enhance simplicity, effectiveness, and accessibility.🌟Conducted comprehensive UX research including surveys, contextual inquiries, and usability studies to inform design decisions.🌟Developed user journeys, prototypes, and presentations to clearly communicate design concepts.🌟Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop creative solutions for technical challenges, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.🌟Championed user needs and advocate for UX Research & Design company wide.

Oakland, California, United States

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS:🌟Project Management & Coordination: Skills in planning, coordinating, and aligning project objectives with timelines are crucial in UX design for managing design projects, ensuring projects meet user needs and business goals within deadlines.🌟Cross-functional Team Management: Experience in managing diverse teams is valuable in UX Design for collaborating with various stakeholders, including designers, developers, and business teams.✅Spearheaded the acquisition of an additional work plan by cultivating a strong relationship with the System Access Committee at BART.✅Provided critical planning and coordination support for infrastructure improvement programs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines.✅Managed cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables within stipulated timelines.

💻https://www.DealsHQ.xyz/📖Case study: https://www.denisavlasache.com/dealshqℹ️DealsHQ is a responsive web app that offers a simple and intuitive interface for users to search for and find deals at various online stores.🌟Conducted competitor analysis and user research to inform the design of a responsive web application.🌟Utilized Figma to create user-centric designs that enhance user experience and operational efficiency.🌟Participated in code reviews with the designer to ensure alignment with design principles and user requirements.

💻https://www.referralhub.xyz/ℹ️ReferralHub is a responsive web app that aims to simplify the process of finding and applying for referral programs from various stores and brands.🌟Applied design thinking by performing competitor analyses, conducting user research, and designing a prototype using Figma.

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS:🌟Relationship Building and Networking: My ability to cultivate relationships with companies and organize career events is transferable to building user personas, understanding user needs, and networking within the UX community.✅Cultivated long-term relationships with established companies like Tesla and young start-ups like Aptiv to secure funding, promote talent, and broaden available career opportunities for engineering graduate students.✅Planned and organized career events such as info sessions, technical talks, and networking events to provide career resources for engineering graduate students.✅Planned and organized social events to foster a sense of community within the engineering graduate school.✅Managed social media presence to promote brand awareness and involvement in EGSA.

Los Angeles, California, United States

ℹ️YouPool is a mobile app solution to traffic congestion and climate change based in behavioral psychology.🌟Conducted user surveys and interviews, used results to inform design decisions.🌟Defined MVP requirements and designed a prototype.

Torrance, Ca

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS:🌟Technical Implementation: Implementing technical systems like the Keyence vision inspection system gave me the ability to understand and work with complex systems, a skill useful in grasping technical aspects of UX design.✅Led the implementation of a Keyence vision inspection system.✅Built an algorithm on the Keyence vision inspection system that would ensure compliance with customer requirements.

Morgan Hill

TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS:🌟Process Improvement & LEAN Six Sigma: I learned LEAN and continuous improvement methodologies, which are also applicable to UX design.🌟Data Analysis & Problem Solving: I strengthened my analytical skills, which are crucial in UX for analyzing user data, conducting usability tests, and solving design problems based on insights.✅Implemented process control documentation and conducted audits to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory agency requirements.✅Applied LEAN Six Sigma principles to identify gaps and opportunities for continuous improvement across various organizational processes.✅Reduced the variation in the acid digestion test by 15% by conducting a Gage R&R study, determining the major cause of variability, and optimizing test parameters.

Ucla

✅Participated in the design of a DCPD (dicyclopentadiene) composite to replace asphalt on vertical takeoff runways.✅Collaborated with IGLOO® on the design and fabrication process of a DCPD foam to be used asinsulation in coolers.✅Tested and analyzed the response of strength and electrical conductivity properties of DCPD with theaddition of CNTs (carbon nanotubes).✅Contributed on the development of a CNT coated microlattice with impact sensing capability andimproved absorbance; to be used as a sensor for force of impact in football helmets; funded by the NFL as part of the Head Health Challenge II.

Ucla

✅Tested electrical properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) tape.

Ucla

ℹ️The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation (ELFIN) is a 3U+ CubeSat mission under development by the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences department at UCLA. ELFIN will explore the mechanisms responsible for the loss of relativistic electrons from the radiation belts. ELFIN is funded jointly by the NSF CubeSat and NASA LCAS programs and has been a participant in the AFRL’s University Nanosatellite Program.✅Researched different ways of insulating spacecraft components and determined which method was most effective.✅Predicted how components would respond thermally to flight environment through modeling and simulation.✅Wrote progress reports and delivered presentations to NASA and Air Force representatives.

Certificate, Ux Design

An intensive course for UX designers, specializing in UX fundamentals and methodology, data and research-driven approaches to design.

Master'S Degree, Structural Materials

Activities and Societies: Engineering Graduate Student Association (EGSA), Social and Outreach Chair

Bachelor'S Degree, Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Materials Research Society (MRS), UCLA Chapter American Vacuum Society (AVS), UCLA Chapter Society of Women.