Enthusiastic leader and team player.

EDUCATION

UX Design Program

Oct 2020 - May 2021
CareerFoundry

UI/UX Course

Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Udemy

B.A. Psychology
B.A. Journalism

Sept 2014 - May 2018
University of Maryland

Skills

Research

Interviews
Contextual Inquiry
Surveys
Card Sorting
Concept Testing
Usability Testing
Preference Testing
Data Analysis
Affinity Mapping
Competitive Analysis
Heuristic Evaluation

Design

Design Thinking
User Personas
Stories & Flows
Journey Maps
Wireframes & Prototypes
UX/UI Design

Tools

UserTesting
Zipline
Qualtrics
Respondent.io
Figma
Adobe CC
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office
Miro
‍Adobe CC

Work & Experience

Contract UX Researcher | Google

Oct 2022 - Present
  • Facilitate and support tight-turnaround qualitative research studies

  • Set up foundational team resources to improve research efficiency

Youth Leader | Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement

May 2015 - Present
  • Plan and teach weekly lessons to groups ranging from 10 to 30 students

  • Create and present entertaining, educational content for events

Contract UX Researcher | Microsoft

Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
  • Conducted independent research including 1+ monthly heuristic evaluations

  • Manually coded 300+ open-end responses from monthly survey for insights

  • Synthesized themes and user pain-points from 1000+ data responses

  • Disseminated monthly data to inform actionable decisions for stakeholders

Contract UX Researcher | Lextech Global Services

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
  • Worked with designers and managers to prioritize and plan research

  • Evaluated best research methods based on business goals and timeline

  • Designed, conducted, analyzed qualitative studies on existing and future products

  • Synthesized data to deliver insights for customer-focused outcomes

  • Communicated findings to inform actionable decisions to stakeholders

Freelance Volunteer UX Researcher, Designer | UX Rescue

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams

  • Defined, articulated, and strategized project needs and goals

  • Executed generative and evaluative research to inform designs

  • Created and interpreted surveys to gather user research insights at scale

  • Storyboarded and designed wireframes, flows, sitemaps, prototypes

Project Coordinator, Former CW | Discovery, Inc.

May 2018 - Nov 2021
  • Coordinated and balanced multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

  • Managed time effectively to consistently meet urgent deadlines

  • Facilitated communication with remote and onsite team members

  • Organized data and provided daily reports to regions

  • Contributed research and efforts to new streaming service rollout

  • Received 2 Stellar Awards for outstanding performance and accuracy