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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

o Led mixed-method research studies to identify user goals, needs and pain points, followed up with usability studies to evaluate potential solutions related to product design, interaction and competitive evaluation o Collaborated with cross-functional, and cross-geo, teams to conduct research projects with clear business impacto Conducted qualitative studies including user interviews, heuristic evaluation and focus group o Conducted quantitative research, designed surveys and conducted statistical analysis using Ro Conducted usability studies in collaboration with designers o Conducted and shared literature review to promote industry knowledge o Led and trained UX research team to implement Scrum using Jira

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

o Identified UX research opportunities and different research methods, considering technical requirements and business objectiveso Conducted usability research (qualitative and quantitative) to evaluate potential solutions related to product design, interaction, competitive evaluation.o Conducted quantitative analysis using advanced statistical modeling to understand user behavior o Authored technical documentation and drive data input into requirements, customer needs, user distraction, cognitive loado Conducted research studies for software features then synthesize findings and document them along with recommendationso Prepared +10 reports or presentations, summarized results or conclusions of human factors engineering activities, such as testing, investigation, or validationo Consistently collaborated with cross-functional, and cross-geo, teams to create and organize project plans that iteratively deliver product requirements, all of which had clear business and marketing impacto Expert in Agile and Scrum methodologies delivering into software development lifecycle

Amherst, Massachusetts, Us

o Lead end-to-end research project lifecycle from defining objectives, writing grant proposals, design experiments, running human subjects, analyzing results, preparing reportso Used advanced driving simulators, eye trackers, and VR headsets to conduct research projects regarding drivers safety with autonomous vehicleso Designed virtual scenarios, surveys, prototyped interface displays, and training tutorials to improve Human-Machine interaction. o Carried out focus groups, interviews, heuristic evaluations, and co-design sessions with human subjects.o Visualized and conducted advanced statistical analyses to investigate large datasets. o Published several journal articles and conference proceedingso Conducted end-to-end cognitive research project regarding young users with ADHD o Collaborated with various departments such as Umass Transportation Center and Psychology and Brain Science department

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Industrial Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering