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Asheville, Nc, Us

Chicago

Assists in facilitating and teaching the User Experience Design Immersive cohort. Responsible for delivering lessons, building relationships, fostering communications, and reinforcing the design process. Assists in facilitating and teaching the User Experience Design Immersive cohort. Responsible for delivering lessons rooted in UX design principles and processes. Consulted and advised student designers on 50+ UX projects.

Chicago

10-week user experience design immersive utilizing hands-on projects utilizing the human-centered design process of empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing. E-Commerce Redesign: Research, wireframes, rapid prototyping and testing to redesign the online experience of a local pet store. Information Architecture - Sketches - Wireframes - User Testing Mobile Application and Kiosk: Built a tool to assist in the DIY process incorporating an in-store kiosk and employee application. User Researcher - UI Designer - Lo-Fi Sketches - Persona Building - Adobe XD - Prototypes - User Testing Service Redesign for Client: Restructured delivery service and website for a small farm in order to benefit all stakeholders. User Research - Project plan - Wireframes - Business Model Canvas - User Journey - Service Blueprint, High-Fidelity Prototype - User Testing Client Project: Gather Voices Video Kiosk: Worked with a team to define and design a kiosk interface for the iPad to improve overall recording experience. User Researcher - UI Designer - Information Architect - Sketch - InVison -User Interviews -Sketching- Stakeholder Interviews - Prototyping - User Testing - Client Communcations

Chicago, Il

Designed and implemented curriculum for academically diverse classroom. Managed and facilitated classroom with approximately thirty students in each section. Additionally, coached for a competitive soccer program and was head of the tennis program.

Chicago, Il

Worked to resolve product and service challenges by isolating unplanned pain points. Identified the cause of service problems; proposed and explained the best solution to resolve service interruption and expedited corrective measures within department policies. Further, acted as a liaison between resorts, customers, and management to negotiate a solution acceptable to all stakeholders.

Chicago, Il

Taught sections of American History to 1865, History of the American People from 1865, African-American History from 1865, and African-American Studies with approximately 25-30 students in each section. Integrated a variety of media and technology in the classroom. Designed, developed, and implemented relevant curriculum for an academically diverse classroom utilizing various multimedia primary sources such as films, audio recordings, visual art, and texts in addition to academic scholarship. Facilitate classroom while engaging students in significant, academic, and worldly discourse.

Chicago, Il

Prepared for and facilitated exiting nursing examinations for 200+ students. Coordinated and allocated Critical Skills Shortage Initiative/Workforce Investment Act grants to qualifying nursing students. Fielded community and stockholder inquiries regarding a variety of educational programs. Acted as the liaison between the department of Academic Affairs and the College Bridge Program.

Dubuque, Ia

Taught character-based curriculum focused on preventing high-risk behavior at the junior high level. Developed, coordinated, and implemented mentoring and tutoring program concentrating on students placed in, or at risk of entering, the juvenile detention system. Assisted in daily operation of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and AmeriCorps Partners in Learning program. Responsible for grant writing, raising money, and managing resources for a variety of youth programs.

Dubuque, Ia

Aided in the classroom at Central Alternative High School. Led educational programs focused on Eastern Iowa’s wildlife and environment. Created a community garden and headed programs focusing on the local production of food. Collaborated with numerous community and government organizations striving to improve the situation of marginalized youth.

User Experience Design Immersive

Activities and Societies: Participated in a ten week immersive program utilizing the human-centered design process of empathizing.

Master Of Arts, Center For International Studies

Activities and Societies: - Presented original research at Ohio University academic conference, April 2008 - Researched and participated.

Bachelor Of Arts, History

Activities and Societies: National Theatre Honor Society. Loras College Environmental Action Forum. Volunteered at Centre for the Study.