UX EXPERIENCE

Contract UX Researcher (Part-Time)- Early-Stage AI Startup (Stealth)

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026

• Designed and launched an exploratory survey (100+ respondents) to assess workflow pain points, problem fit, and target segments; translated findings into product opportunities.
• Synthesized open-ended and quantitative inputs into themes, opportunity areas, and decision-ready recommendations (proceed vs. re-aim) with assumptions, risks, and next-step research plan.
• Converted insights into interview guides and early positioning language to align product direction with user needs and business goals.

Beroe Inc., Program Manager - User Experience

Oct 2024 - Jan 2025

• Led discovery research and moderated usability testing to improve internal and customer- facing enterprise workflows; partnered with PM/Design/Engineering to frame questions and prioritize work.
• Facilitated stakeholder workshops to align business outcomes, user problems, constraints, and success criteria; maintained documentation of decisions, scope, and trade-offs.
• Owned Pendo analytics implementation (tracking plan/taxonomy) and defined adoption/engagement KPIs; built stakeholder-ready dashboards to complement qualitative findings and measure impact.
  

Beroe Inc., UX Researcher/Designer

May 2022 - Oct 2024

• Investigated complex workflows and edge cases via interviews, surveys, and collaborative process mapping; produced personas and journey/workflow maps to guide feature definition.
• Planned and executed evaluative studies (moderated usability tests, concept validation) in iterative cycles; delivered prioritized recommendations to reduce build risk and improve task success.
• Worked in Agile delivery with PMs and engineers to clarify requirements, acceptance criteria, and evaluation signals; used Figma prototypes and clear narratives to influence product decisions.

Montplaisir Studio, UX Designer (Client)

• Worked with business owner to design mobile and desktop website.
• Conducted research, defined problems, devised design solutions and tested.
  

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, Associate Research Specialist
Designed creative materials for academic conferences presentations, and study website. Created appealing layouts using universal design concepts. Coordinated data collection of 400+ schools, edited and coded images for replication study. Worked with research leads to condense 50 years of data.

Freelance, Film/TV Camerawoman, Photographer
Created atmospheres using lighting, composition, color, movement, depth field, and space. Solved technical problems on the fly and under pressure. Crewed on Bizarre Foods D.D., Jim Gaffigan Quality Time, Orange is the New Black, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and many more productions.