Madeleine Schulz Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United Statesa

Leading user research on Microsoft365.com and the Microsoft 365 desktop app to inform product strategy.

Greater Seattle Area

Researcher on the Office Research & Planning team with exploring the future of M365 apps via both generative and evaluative research.

Seattle, Washington, United States

UX Researcher on the Microsoft Office Research and Planning team working on AI/ML features.- Conducted a series of foundational interviews on competitors to inform a long term internal project with high visibility- Prototype testing to support a range of product teams.- Built and ran a mixed methods study based on in-depth interviews and survey data that was included in a Senior Leadership Team presentation to Microsoft CEO.- Managing an ongoing "Office Hours" project for my team, where non-researchers can consult with us on research projects they're running on their own.

Greater Seattle Area

Focus: User ResearchCumulative GPA: 3.9Completed courses include:HCDE 518 - Intro to Human Centered DesignHCDE 517 - Usability StudiesDirected Research Group - Gender in HCIHCDE 599 - Psychology of UXHCDE 501 - Foundation of HCI TheoryHCDE 512 - International UX Design and CommunicationHCDE 516 - Experimental Research Methods / StatisticsHCDE 519 - Qualitative Research MethodsHCDE 530 - Computational Concepts in Python: Intro to Python with a focus in data analysisHCDE 598 - Special Topic: Designing & Building IoT productsHCDE 592 / 593 - Capstone

Greater Seattle Area

Contract position running a one-time usability study for one of Blink's Seattle clients.

Greater Seattle Area

This summer, I partnered with the Enterprise UX team at Nordstrom to conduct research for a high visibility internal tool. My main focus was to design and moderate a focus group of Nordstrom employees as part of the discovery phase for the new tool.

Seattle, Washington

• Managed logistical flow of purchase orders for high visibility Topshop/Topman business.• Partnered with buying team and Nordstrom leadership to make sure Nordstrom distribution centers receive the right product at the right time. • Continually evaluated and improved purchase order approval processes in an ever-changing, high volume business.• Provided training to incoming digital ops specialists.

Seattle, Washington

• As seller on Women's floor, build client portfolio and increase in-store conversion.• Work with General Manager to improve internal processes and streamline communications between management and selling teams. For example: develop monthly seller goals through data analysis.• Team up with Visual Merchandiser on ad hoc projects to improve Seattle store sales. For example: sales analysis by brand based on location in store.

Seattle, Wa

Research Lead at a market research & consulting startup whose key clients include hedge funds, private equity firms and private equity portfolio companies. Served as lead data analysis manager for research team on existing client engagements. Managed two direct reports as well as 100+ in-store research contractors around the world in a remote environment. Worked alongside the company’s President to draft insightful analyses as part of weekly client reporting. Mentored Recruiting and Operations teams to continually improve recruiting and onboarding processes, including consulting with Dev team on implementation of custom ATS.

Greater Seattle Area

Held leadership role in research design and execution of H&Co’s first proprietary research tool. Partnered with company President on design and build of Proffit®, a proprietary data product delivering footfall and conversion numbers for more than 60 key retail names, 26 times per year. Optimized cross-functional team communication with Operations team by consulting on Recruiting and Ops processes. Conducted or sat in on interviews as needed. Created and implemented custom hiring, training and onboarding process for Proffit® data collectors.

Berlin Area, Germany

Managed Europe-based ongoing research projects and conducted online in-store data collection and trend research to integrate into research design and analysis.

Greater New York City Area

Personally set up systems and processes for the day-to-day functioning of the brand.

Greater New York City Area

Worked on re-launch of Dana Buchman brand.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted on a special collaboration between New York artist Kehinde Wiley and Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci. The project was followed up with a documentary on PBS, which is available to see at the link below.

Assisted the Wovens Design Team in creating fashion lines for Target's private label brands.

Master'S Degree, Human Centered Design & Engineering

User Experience

Completed 5 week "Fundamentals of UX" course with instructor Laura Martin

Bfa, Fashion Design

Bfa, Fashion Design

Activities and Societies: 2 Semester Exchange Student. Designed two mini-collections for Italian design companies, and participated.