Melissa Aure Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Team GSD (Get Shit Done) is a growing community that supports job seekers looking to break into UX and grow as UX professionals. We promote the growth and success of our members by holding accountability meetings, workshops, Q&A panel discussions, and more to support them through their job hunt and career challenges.In the last year, we've successfully run 2 cohorts, hosted 50+ meetings, dedicated 100+ volunteer hours, and helped 20+ members either land their first role in UX or transition up the career ladder.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Collaborated with stakeholders and cross-functional leaders to help define UX product strategy and 90-day roadmap through research methods, workshop facilitation, rapid prototypes, data and metrics, and usability testing with users.• Developed and facilitated the implementation of several new processes and SOPs (i.e. design process documentation, hiring and recruitment process, and performance evaluation framework) that improved efficiency by 25%, effectiveness, and team morale of the product design team. • Designed multiple product solutions and interactive experiences across web and mobile (iOS) in an agile environment collaborating with a PM and developers to ship and improve the usability and user-friendliness of a social studying app for 250,000+ higher ed students.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Redesigned the user experience and information architecture of a study tool, which resulted in 35% increase in daily usage and was ranked the second top used feature on the application.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

• Designed and launched brand identities and/or websites for small business clients. Responsibilities included branding, web design, UX design, and UI design.• Operated across multiple facets of business, i.e., strategic planning, operations, marketing, and sales.

United States

• Communicated objectives, learning goals, and course materials determined by the professor to first-year college students.• Evaluated and graded student coursework and concluded with a grade average of 88.05% (B+) for the 12 discussion sections instructed.• Conducted 1:1 meetings with students and served as a peer mentor.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

• Taught and developed course curriculum for Biomechanics labs.• Evaluated and graded coursework and concluded with a class average of 95.5% between both lab sections.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Collaborated with internal teams and designed a variety of cross-media projects involving branding, communication design, web design, and UI design for small businesses and startups.

Henderson, Nv

• Designed and developed a new company website and marketing collaterals. 30% increase in traffic and leads. • Delivered individualized academic assistance to students and maintained a 9.7/10 satisfaction score with students.

Certificate, Ux/Ui Design

UX research (data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis), UX design, UI design, usability, and accessibility Projects.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Business Administration And Management, General