✦ Nicole G. Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

✦ Product strategy, planning, and design✦ 0→1 product creation & innovation strategy✦ Game design - character and narrative design, progression systems, interaction mechanics✦ User, market, and competitive research✦ Physical prototyping & design✦ User testing, product release strategy✦ Product creation best practices & change management✦ Brand identity & voice, sizzle reels, marketing & SEO✦ User education, instructional design✦ Experience, event, & space planning✦ Multi-modal solutions: mobile, web, XR, immersive experiences, organizational design✦ Education on product creation, AI, innovation, and culture (speaking, workshop facilitation, etc.)Over the years, I've spearheaded work large and small - from creative direction, brand identity, & web design for local businesses, to full-stack XR game design and user testing, to organizational process deep dives and change management strategy, to consulting aeronautics C-suites on how to create more a human-centered workplace. I love working with passionate people & I'm always up for new challenges - drop me a line anytime.

Portland, Oregon

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Chicago, Il

Bloomington, In

• Created lesson plans, workshops, homework activities, and project briefs. Helped student teams set key milestones, check in moments, and testing plans.• Researched case studies and interviewed leaders in the field to create presentations and materials to teach undergraduates best practices in industry.• Gave project guidance and feedback and advice to undergraduates throughout the year. Regularly held open office hours and tutoring sessions.• Taught undergraduates about agile software development process and design and coding of iOS applications.

Bloomington, Indiana

Lead a team of 4 cross-functional partners to create an online course on diversity and inclusion, required for all Informatics instructors. Created and facilitated workshops, office hours, and certifications.• Created action plans for instructors to be change agents, promote inclusivity, and be champions of empathy and respect.• Aligned team members, professors, and other stakeholders to create an online course for Informatics instructors to become champions of inclusion inside and outside the classroom.• Designed and tested overarching lesson structure, content, and UI.• Facilitated multiple workshops, presentations, and in-person class sessions to train professors and associate instructors on cognitive bias, inclusion, and pedagogy.

Valparaiso, In

As the first multidisciplinary design hire, I was responsible for foundational product design, brand identity, front-end code, marketing outreach, and new business development. I was the key contact for our contract with the Environmental Protection Agency. I researched, designed, tested, and built multiple web and iOS apps for clients based on their needs.• Organized, facilitated, and analyzed user interviews, contextual inquiries, and usability testing.• Met with clients weekly to present and discuss research and prototypes.• Created & visualized strategies for concepts and presented to stakeholders, resulting in funded work.• Main point of contact and project liaison for work with the US Environmental Protection Agency.• Collaborated closely with engineers, sales, clients, and other stakeholders through all phases of work.

Bloomington, In

Associate Instructor and student mentor for IU's Informatics and HCI summer intensive courses.

Bloomington, In

Conceptualize, create all branding and marketing assets for, plan, coordinate, and facilitate residence hall events for a collection of 6 different dorms over the course of summer, fall, and winter seasons.When joining, the reputation of residence events was low - with students considering most official events as "lame". With the first event I conceptualized, marketed, and ran, their reputation skyrocketed to "the cool dorms" with massive student turn out.We were able to secure increased budgets based on turnout and student sentiment. Other dorm heads reached out to partner for future events. I championed multiple highly successful themed events throughout the year, in which hundreds of students attended and reviewed highly.

Bloomington, In

Master Of Science (M.S.)

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)