Zac Smith Email & Phone Number

From the skies to the digital landscape, I've embraced every challenge with passion, determination, and innovation. As a former paratrooper, I've been trained to adapt and thrive in high-pressure situations, and I now channel these qualities into my career as a UX Researcher.

Listed skills include Force Protection, Military Experience, Military, Security Clearance, and 45 others.

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  Ux Researcher

  Motion

  Jul 2022 - Present - Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

  - Lead the orchestration and execution of qualitative research initiatives, ensuring alignment with the Motion UX team's strategic goals in marketing and design. This involves meticulous planning, implementation, and insightful analysis of interview data, primarily leveraging the capabilities of Dovetail for nuanced data interpretation.- Expertly craft UX personas, drawing from deep insights into customer behaviors and experiences uncovered through qualitative research methods. This process is pivotal in creating user profiles that resonate authentically with our design objectives.- Champion the integration and endorsement of these UX personas within the organization, actively engaging stakeholders and team members to ensure widespread acceptance and understanding. This involves not just the presentation of personas but also nurturing an organizational culture that values user-centric design principles.- Manage and curate a comprehensive knowledge repository within Dovetail, meticulously archiving all prior interviews and research data. This repository serves as a strategic asset, offering invaluable industry insights and aiding in the formulation of data-driven marketing strategies.- Owned and managed the full UX research lifecycle from scope definition, project management, and participant recruitment to execution, data analysis, and reporting, ensuring research studies inform key design decisions and drive actionable insights.Skills: Specialization in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research, Proficiency in Various Research Methodologies, Expertise in UX Research and Data Analysis, Competence in Concept Generation and Development.