Work Experience
July 2022 - Present
UX Researcher, Benefi
B2B startup that provides tools to attract and retain talent
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Inform product decisions through qualitative and quantitative research, including surveys, card sorts, usability testing, desirability testing, interviews, personas, and journey mapping
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Manage the timing, budget, and execution of multiple concurrent research projects in agile sprints
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Planned research projects, recruited participants, ran studies, analyzed findings, collaborated with engineering, product, and design to launch the employer and worker portals ahead of schedule
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Increased the task success rate by 60% for worker onboarding through usability testing
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Recommended adding tutorials and tooltips to the employer portal which reduced user errors
January 2022 - June 2022
UX Researcher, Lenders API
Fintech SaaS startup for alternative lending data
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Led research projects to provide actionable insights for website and product features, contributing to an increase of 70k applicant records per month submitted via the API and dashboard
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Advocated for a user-centered approach, established UX research best practices
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Shared product recommendations throughout the research lifecycle in meetings, emails, and presentations to constantly improve the dashboard, website, and API documentation
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User research methods: usability tests, A/B testing, personas, competitive analysis, interviews
June 2019 - November 2021
Client Experience Coordinator, Stritz Sound Studio
Music recording studio with online and offline services
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Measured traffic sources and bounce rates, led user interviews, developed customer satisfaction surveys, and implemented website changes to increase online bookings by 26%
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Redesigned the website based on competitive research to optimize the content for search engines and improve client messaging, which increased site traffic by 58%
March 2020 - January 2022
Accounting and Inventory, Mariner Seafoods
Administrative and operational services for fishing vessels
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Automated back office tasks for data entry, bookkeeping, payroll, and inventory tracking to save the company 100+ hours of employee time per month
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Analyzed data on internal costs and regulatory quotas, tracked profit and loss across fishing expeditions, and visualized data in reports and presented to management
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Handled payroll for 100+ employees and managed inventory for 40M pounds of fish per season
May 2018 - June 2019
Lab Research Assistant, UBC
Cognitive psychology research lab
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Ran meta-analyses and quantitative studies on physical stimulation and cognitive ability
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Published research and presented to professors from across Canada at UBC conferences
Tools
Figma, Jira, InVision, Google Analytics, Maze, UserTesting, JASP, Zoom, Pitch, Optimal Workshop, UXtweak